Information Technology
Why choose this degree?
Information Technology (IT) pervades our lives. If you are a graduate and you are equipped with advanced IT skills, you will enjoy a significant advantage in pursuing your career, whatever your previous degree subject. Our MSc programme teaches the knowledge and skills needed to develop substantial software products, including web-based applications and information systems.
If you have a good undergraduate degree in a subject other than computing and you want to learn advanced IT skills, then our MSc Information Technology programme is designed for you.
The programme is very intensive, but also very rewarding. Even if you only have basic IT skills, this programme will help you to develop your ability in this area very quickly and you will be able to complete a substantial IT project within twelve months.
Excellent teaching
Our teaching is excellent. You need not take our word for it. Every year, the National Student Survey gives all final-year students in UK universities a chance to rate the quality of teaching they have received. The key question is “Overall, how satisfied are you with the education you have received?” In the Computing Science subject area, the University of Glasgow regularly receives a satisfaction rating of around 95%, and was ranked 1st in the UK in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011.
Excellent research
Our research is excellent. Again, you need not take our word for it. Every 5–6 years, the Research Evaluation Framework rates the quality of research in each subject area in universities throughout the UK. In the Computing Science subject area, the University of Glasgow was ranked 8th in the UK (with 30% of our research rated world-leading and a further 50% ranked internationally excellent) in the most recent research evaluation (2008).
We have seven major research groups: computer vision and graphics; embedded, networked, and distributed systems; formal analysis, theory, and algorithms; human computer interaction; inference, dynamics, and interaction; information retrieval; software engineering and information security. Most MSc students choose projects offered by these groups, giving them an opportunity to go on to PhD study. You can find details of our research at www.glasgow.ac.uk/schools/computing/research.