The School of Computer Science is based in the Kilburn Building on Oxford Road
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Established | 1964, with history back to 1947 |
Head of School | Robert Stevens |
Students | ~800 |
Location |
Manchester, United Kingdom Coordinates: 53°28′03″N 2°14′03″W / 53.4676°N 2.2343°W |
Affiliations |
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Manchester |
Website | cs |
The School of Computer Science at the University of Manchester is the longest established school of Computer Science in the United Kingdom and one of the largest. It is located in the Kilburn building on the Oxford Road and currently has over 800 students taking a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses and 60 full-time academic staff.
The School current offers a wide range of undergraduate courses from Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Master of Engineering (MEng). These are available as single honours or as joint honours degrees within the themes of Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computer systems engineering, Software engineering, Mathematics, Internet Computing, Business applications and Management. Industrial placements are offered with all undergraduate courses.
At postgraduate level the school offers taught Master of Science (MSc) degrees, at an advanced level and also through a foundation route. Research degrees, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) are available as three and four year programmes through the Doctoral Training Centre in Computer Science, the first of its kind in the UK.