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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2012/2013
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Degree Programme Table: Informatics (MInf) (UTINFMT)

Year 1, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR08012 Informatics 1 - Computation and Logic As available 10
    INFR08013 Informatics 1 - Functional Programming As available 10
    INFR08014 Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming As available 10
    INFR08015 Informatics 1 - Data and Analysis As available 10
    MATH08057 Introduction to Linear Algebra As available 20
    MATH08058 Calculus and its Applications As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:This refers to all level 7 and 8 courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Third Year requires passes at 50% or above at the first attempt in at least 40 credit points' worth of the Informatics 2 courses listed together with passes in all remaining compulsory courses, or the permission of Head of School.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 7 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR08008 Informatics 2A - Processing Formal and Natural Languages As available 20
    INFR08009 Informatics 2B - Algorithms, Data Structures, Learning As available 20
    INFR08010 Informatics 2D - Reasoning and Agents As available 20
    INFR08018 Informatics 2C - Introduction to Computer Systems As available 10
    INFR08019 Informatics 2C - Introduction to Software Engineering As available 10
    MATH08067 Probability with Applications As available 20
    INFR08023 Discrete Mathematics and Mathematical Reasoning As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.




    Year 3, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Fourth Year requires an average of 55% at the first attempt across courses taken in third year, or the permission of the Head of School.

    With the permission of the School Curriculum Approval Officer, 10 points may be taken at level 10 to assist the student in preparation for the MInf project.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR09018 AI Large Practical As available 10
    INFR09032 System Design Project As available 20
    INFR10022 Professional Issues (Level 10) As available 10
    INFR09035 Computational Cognitive Science As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR09019    Introduction to Vision and Robotics   10  
    INFR09028    Foundations of Natural Language Processing   10  
    INFR09029    Introductory Applied Machine Learning   10  
    INFR09031    Logic Programming   10  
    INFR09035    Computational Cognitive Science   10  
    INFR09036    Agent Based Systems (Level 9)   10  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 30 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR09006    Algorithms and Data Structures   10  
    INFR09007    Compiling Techniques   10  
    INFR09008    Computability and Intractability   10  
    INFR09009    Computer Architecture   10  
    INFR09010    Computer Design   10  
    INFR09011    Database Systems   10  
    INFR09014    Language Semantics and Implementation   10  
    INFR09015    Operating Systems   10  
    INFR09016    Software Engineering with Objects and Components   10  
    INFR09025    Computer Security   10  
    INFR09027    Computer Communications and Networks   10  
    INFR09029    Introductory Applied Machine Learning   10  
    INFR09031    Logic Programming   10  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedule O, as available

    Notes:This refers to all level 9 courses within the School of Informatics.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:This refers to all level 9 courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies.
     


    Year 4, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Fifth Year requires an average of 40% at the first attempt across courses taken in fourth year and passes in both MInf Informatics Project Planning and MInf Project Phase 1, or the permission of the Head of School.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR10037 MInf Project Planning As available 20
    INFR10038 MInf Project Phase 1 As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 70 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule O, as available

    Notes:This refers to all level 10 courses within the School of Informatics.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:This refers to all level 10 courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies.
     


    Year 5, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR11063 MInf Project Phase 2 As available 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 50 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedule O, as available

    Notes:This refers to all level 11 courses within the School of Informatics.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 10 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:This refers to all level 11 courses in all schools other than Medicine or Veterinary Studies.
     


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