City University London
School of Informatics

The School of Informatics provides internationally excellent education and research for the information and computing professions. The close involvement of industry in the design of the courses ensures an accelerated start for those beginning their careers, as well as the vital skills and knowledge required for those seeking development in their profession. The majority of the School's courses are accredited by the main professional body in their field.

As a postgraduate student at the School, you have an unrivalled opportunity to gain up to six months of professional IT experience as part of your degree and complete a client-based project.

Our graduate employability ranking is excellent with over 86% of our computing and information science graduates employed within six months of graduation, compared to the national average of 73.5% (HESA data).

The School of Informatics offers an extensive and innovative range of Master's courses, greatly enhanced by input from the School's research expertise.

Open Evenings
2012/13

• Wednesday 21 November 2012
• Wednesday 13 February 2013
• Wednesday 27 March 2013
• Wednesday 26 June 2013

To book your place, visit this page.

Courses

• MSc Business Systems Analysis and Design
• MSc Computer Games Technology
• MSc e-Business Systems
• MSc/MA Electronic Publishing
• MSc Health Informatics
• MSc Human-Centred Systems
• MSc Information Management
• MSc/MA Information Management in the Cultural Sector
• MSc Information Science
• MSc Information Security and Risk
• MSc Information Systems and Technology
• MSc/MA/MInnov Innovation, Creativity and Leadership
• MSc/MA Library Science
• MSc Social Media
• MSc Software Engineering

Why Study Computing and Information Science at City?
Exceptional Employment Prospects
Over 87% of our postgraduate students were employed within six months of graduation - compared to the national average of 78% (HESA statistics, 2010).

Flexibility and Choice – common first year
You may change to another computing degree at the end of your first year. This allows you the time to make an informed choice about which degree you want to study and exposes you to all the different aspects of computing before you select your specialist programme.

Accredited by the British Computer Society
This exempts you from their professional examinations and offers a pathway to Chartered status – the highest level of accreditation available for honours degree students.

Excellent Industrial Placements
We have offered one-year placements in the IT industry for more than 20 years, enhancing the employability of our graduates. We are highly successful in helping students secure paid placement employment in sought-after IT companies.

Professional Pathway – unique to City
The Professional Pathway is an innovative combination of paid placement employment with part-time study after good performance in the first year of your degree. It offers accelerated entry into the IT profession as well as improving your finances during degree study.

Industry Links
The School has professional links with industry across the globe.

Academic Excellence and Research
Our academic research in artificial intelligence, information management and human-computer interaction is respected international. City University London is also a European centre of excellence for software engineering research.

Central London Location
We are located in the heart of London, in a vibrant cultural area of central London which includes the Barbican Centre and Sadler’s Wells theatre as well as numerous cafes and restaurants.

City University London
City University London is different. We provide exceptional graduate employment prospects as a result of our commitment to academic excellence, focus on business and the professions and the benefits of our central London location.

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Contact
Postgraduate Office
School of Informatics
City University London
Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7040 0248
Email: pgenquire@soi.city.ac.uk
Website and online application: www.city.ac.uk/informatics