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Department of Computer Science, Programme Catalogue 2008/09


USCM-AKB14: BSc (hons) Computer Science with Mathematics

Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH MATHEMATICS

Mode of attendance: Thick sandwich (Full-time on campus)


Year 1, Academic Year: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory units
CM10192 Programming I 24 Credits

Year 1, Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory units
MA10001 Numbers 6 Credits
MA10002 Functions, differentiation & analytic geometry 6 Credits
MA10003 Integration & differential equations 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1

Compulsory units
MA10004 Sets & sequences 6 Credits
MA10005 Matrices & multivariate calculus 6 Credits
MA10006 Vectors & applications 6 Credits

Year 2, Academic Year

Compulsory units
CM20221 Programming IIa 12 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Compulsory units
CM20217 Foundations of computation 1 6 Credits
CM20219 Fundamentals of computer graphics 6 Credits
MA20007 Analysis: Real numbers, real sequences & series 6 Credits
MA20008 Algebra 1 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Compulsory units
CM20218 Foundations of computation 2 6 Credits
CM20220 Fundamentals of pattern analysis 6 Credits
MA20011 Analysis: Real-valued functions of a real variable 6 Credits
MA20012 Algebra 2 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic Year

Compulsory units
CM20105 Industrial placement 60 Credits

Year 4, Academic Year

Compulsory units
CM30082 Triple module project 18 Credits

Year 4, Semester 1

Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
List A
CM30070 Computer algebra 6 Credits
CM30078 Networking 6 Credits
CM30142 Music & digital signal processing 6 Credits
CM30174 Intelligent agents 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
List B. Note - students wishing to take MA30051 must have studied MA20014 as an additional unit in Year 2 Semester 2.
MA30039 Differential geometry of curves & surfaces 6 Credits
MA30041 Metric spaces 6 Credits
MA30051 Numerical linear algebra 6 Credits
MA30087 Optimisation methods of operational research 6 Credits
MA40038 Advanced group theory 6 Credits

Year 4, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
List A: Students must select 3 units from the combination of List A and List B in Semester 2 (either 1 unit from List A and 2 from List B or 2 from List A and 1 from List B).
CM30071 Logic & its applications 6 Credits
CM30073 Advanced algorithms & complexity 6 Credits
CM30080 Computer vision 6 Credits
CM30173 Cryptography 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
List B: Students must select 3 units from the combination of List A and List B in Semester 2 (either 1 unit from List A and 2 from List B or 2 from List A and 1 from List B).
MA30055 Introduction to topology 6 Credits
MA30056 Complex analysis 6 Credits
MA30172 Conjecture & proof 6 Credits
MA40037 Galois theory 6 Credits
MA40054 Representation theory of finite groups 6 Credits
MA40188 Algebraic curves 6 Credits