Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, The University of West Indies at Mona

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OBJECTIVES
	To give successful students a broader knowledge of the field of Computer Science, including some of the more modern developments within the field, and a more in-depth knowledge of one specialised area within the subject.
	Students will typically go on to research work, or take on technical positions within the local Information sector.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
	The programme will normally last one year full-time study or two years part-time study.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	This course is for graduate who have an honours degree (1^st or 2^nd class) in Computer Science from a recognised institution.

CRITERIA FOR GRADUATION
	To graduate a student must do a total of 36 credits as follows:
		7 courses @ 4 credits each	= 28 credits
		a project @ 8 credits	= 8 credits

COURSES
Codes in brackets are the old codes.

Core
Students must do all of following:

Code	Title	Credits
COMP6720 (CS61Q)	Advanced Database Systems	4
COMP6730 (CS61R)	Cryptography	4
COMP6710 (CS61U)	Advanced Operating Systems	4
COMP6420 (CS61V)	Parallel Computing	4

Electives
Students must do three of the following:

COMP6220 (CS62S)	Expert Systems	4
COMP6110 (CS62Z)	Advanced Software Engineering	4
COMP6210 (CS63S)	Advanced Artificial Intelligence	4
COMP6410 (CS63Z)	Formal Methods of Software Design	4

Project
Every student must do an individual project. This is normally done as the very last course after a student has passed all other examinations.

COMP6810 (CS68O)	Research Project	8