Important Dates
Applications will open on-line on Monday 20th February 2012.
Applicants can apply on-line here: http://www.ucd.ie/apply/.
Please make sure to apply for course MSc Computer Sc (Conv) FT T195.
Application deadline will be Friday 29th June 2012.
Applicants will be notified on the outcome of their application approximately 2 weeks after the deadline.
Who is this degree for?
Now more than ever, skilled IT professionals are in high demand. At a time when sustainable employment is under threat, high quality graduates are still in demand in this area. UCD, in conjuction with the Institute of Public Administration, which is a recognised college of the NUI, is now offering non-computing graduates the MSc in Computer Science. This Masters is a skills conversion course for individuals who hold a primary degree in another discipline (e.g., Arts, Commerce), and would like to enter into an IT related career.
What is this programme about?
The MSc in Computer Science is a 15-month intensive postgraduate programme, which provides a thorough foundation in the practical aspects of the development and management of modern information systems. This MSc will run over four, 30-credit semesters, over 15 months from September 2012 to December 2013. Semesters 1 and 2 will run from September to April, Semester 3 will run from May to June, of Year One, and the final Semester will run from September to December of Year Two.
The 90 credits of Semesters 1, 2 and 3 are core credits. 70 of the 90 credits are at Level 4, and 20 at Level 3. Students must obtain more than a 50% average in order to continue in the MSc stream in Semester 4. Thus, students may exit at this point with either a Graduate Certificate (30 ECTS) or a Higher Diploma (60 ECTS), provided they have obtained the appropriate number of credits.
Semester 4 will be composed of 30-credits of modules chosen from a suite of modules that are part of the MSc by Negotiated Learning. This structure allows the students to specialise in a practical area in their 4th semester.
What will I learn?
Semester 1
- Programming and Data Structures [UCD]: 10 credits
- Databases and Information Systems (DBMS) [UCD]: 5 credits
- Certified Internet Web Professional Course [IPA] 15 credits
Semester 2
- Introduction to Computer Systems [IPA]: 15 credits
- Programming and Data Structures II [UCD]: 5 credits
- SQL Programming [UCD]: 5 credits
- Software Project - Part 1 [UCD]: 5 credits
Semester 3
- Systems Management and Networking [IPA] : 15 credits
- Software Project - Part 2 [UCD]: 15 credits
Semester 4
A sample timetable is provided as an attachment below.
Fees & Application Process
 This course is funded by the Irish Government‘s National Development Plan for EU nationals (satisfying the criteria available through the UCD fees office) and the course fees are €2,750 for eligible EU students (typically EU passport holders). Applications will be accepted online from 20th Feb 2012.
For more information on this MSc programme, please contact the Course Administrator, Clare Comerford, at .
Course Directors
Mr Damian Dalton (UCD), Senior Lecturer, email: damian.dalton@ucd.ie, Tel.: +353 (0) 1 7162477
Mr Gerry Grogan (IPA), Director of Studies, email: ggrogan@ipa.ie, Tel.: +353 (0) 1 2403672
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