
Computer science and informatics
We are a research-led school with a reputation for excellent teaching and our dynamic portfolio of contemporary degrees are taught by experts in their field.
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Introduction to Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University
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Why study with us
Range of degrees
We offer a range of both specialist and conversion degree programmes to suit a variety of backgrounds whether you have knowledge of the subject from your undergraduate degree or are moving into computing from another discipline.
Paid work placement
Gain valuable work experience on professional work placements and projects with leading industrial practitioners.
Assisting your study
All MSc students will be provided with a laptop during induction week that will remain with you throughout the duration of your course.
I originally gained employment after graduating with an undergraduate degree from Oxford University, but I soon realised I was on a career trajectory that I hadn’t actively chosen. I decided to do a conversion course so that I could start afresh with more options open to me. I chose Cardiff because the course modules seemed more relevant to the skills I would need in the job market than other conversion courses I looked at. Also, Cardiff seemed to have really good support for postgraduates. This MSc has definitely opened up job opportunities that were just not available to me at all before taking the course.
Our talks
I chose to study in Cardiff because of the open day. The atmosphere at Cardiff was friendly and inviting, the students showing us the university were enthusiastic about Cardiff, the facilities for my course were modern, and the labs were brightly lit, providing a good environment for study. Cardiff offers many career fairs to assist in getting a career, provides personal tutors to help with any course related issues and the high-quality teaching on offer by the professors.
Postgraduate taught programmes
We are proud to cater for a diversity of interests, backgrounds and aspirations for graduates from the UK and overseas. As a School we have significant experience of running MSc programmes, both conversion and specialist.
Course | Qualification | Mode |
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Advanced Computer Science | MSc | Full time, Part time |
Advanced Computer Science with a Professional Placement Year | MSc | Full time with sandwich year |
Artificial Intelligence | MSc | Full time |
Computational and Data Journalism | MSc | Full time |
Computing and IT Management | MSc | Full time, Part time |
Computing and IT Management with Placement | MSc | Full time with sandwich year |
Computing | MSc | Full time, Part time |
Computing with Placement | MSc | Full time with sandwich year |
Cybersecurity | MSc | Full time, Part time |
Data Science and Analytics | MSc | Full time, Part time |
Software Engineering | MSc | Full time |

Data Science Academy
A number of our MSc degrees are taught at the Data Science Academy which was established to respond to the demand for highly-skilled and employable graduates in areas including data science.
By working together with industry, we aim to expose students to a broad range of techniques for understanding data and use these to apply cutting-edge analytical methodologies to a range of real-world problems.
Postgraduate research programmes
We have a global reputation for our strong and dynamic research culture, along with dedicated, multi-platform teaching facilities.
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