Bio-Energy
The aim of the MSc in Bio-Energy is to produce graduates with an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge, with a highly developed research capability and innovation skills to enable their professional development as leaders in the bio-energy industry.
Students undertaking the MSc in Bio-Energy programme will undertake a substantial research project. In the Research Project module, the student will implement appropriate research techniques to address/solve a chosen bio-energy related problem.
Four modules, aimed at providing the student with specialist knowledge, are undertaken along with the Research Project module.
Data Analytics
The aim of this programme is to produce highly-skilled graduates with expertise that cuts across the core disciplines of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. It emphasises the critical connection from data to information, from information to knowledge, and from knowledge to decision making, encompassed in the Data-Lifecycle.
The educational aim is to develop students’ analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills and to foster their research capabilities and innovation skills in the area of Data Analytics.
The primary aim is to develop expert knowledge in aspects of data required to become highly-skilled Data Analysts: with modules in Statistics, Data Visualisation, Time Series, Data Architecture, Machine Learning, Statistical Programming and Ethics in Data.
Entrepreneurship & Marketing
The aim of the MBS in Entrepreneurship and Marketing is to produce independent minded, self-reliant graduates with the theory, practice and research capability for employment as managers in both specialist and non-specialist roles across a broad range of industry sectors, with a specific specialism in the areas of Entrepreneurship and Marketing.
This programme is available on a one year full-time basis (attending 2 days per week), or a two-year part-time basis (attending 1 day per week). The period of structured tuition is September to May (2 semesters), with the dissertation submitted in August. Examinations will take place in January and May.
Graduates should also be capable of pursuing further studies to Ph.D. level.
Marine Renewables
The aim of the MSc in Marine Renewables is to produce graduates with an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge, with a highly developed research capability and innovation skills to enable their professional development as leaders in the marine renewable energy industry.
Students undertaking the MSc in Marine Renewables programme will undertake a substantial research project. In the Research Project module, the student will implement appropriate research techniques to address/solve a chosen marine renewable energy-related problem.
Four modules, aimed at providing the student with specialist knowledge, are undertaken along with the Research Project module.
Music Technology
Comprising taught and research components, the programme is modular and structured over three semesters. The taught component of the programme (Semesters 1 and 2) consists of five mandatory modules in each semester.
Important features of the Masters programme are the balancing of theory and practice, and technological competence and musical creativity. At the core of the programme is hands-on training at computer music workstations where students are exposed to computer-based musical composition, sound synthesis and manipulation, programming and development, and music production.
The Department’s Music Technology Centre is a state-of-the-art teaching, learning and research environment dedicated to the musical applications of technology. It comprises fully-equipped and networked music labs, a recording studio, and a multichannel room.
Renewable Energy Systems
The primary aim of the M.Sc. in Renewable Energy Systems is to produce effective engineers and technical workers for a professional career in energy and, in particular, renewable energy.
The programme spans a minimum of three semesters, i.e. beginning in September of the first year and ending in following September (one calendar year).
Solar Energy
The aim of the MSc in Solar Energy is to produce graduates with an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge, with a highly developed research capability and innovation skills to enable their professional development as leaders in the solar energy industry.
Students undertaking the MSc in Solar Energy programme will undertake a substantial research project. In the Research Project module, the student will implement appropriate research techniques to address/solve a chosen solar energy-related problem.
Four modules, aimed at providing the student with specialist knowledge, are undertaken along with the Research Project module.
Music for Screen
This is a career focused Masters degree, offering an exceptional opportunity for students to create a professional portfolio of original compositions for media and screen content and help expose their talent to audio-visual communities world-wide.
The objective of this course is to prepare individuals for self-employment within the visual media industries. Participants will gain an understanding of how music composition and scoring integrates with the wider visual media sector and will be provided with insights into potential new technical opportunities therein. Graduates will be conversant in various compositional methods, gaining knowledge in traditional scoring techniques alongside exploration in sound design, which will be merged with knowledge gained in multimedia production and in writing narrative works through sound. These experiences allow students to score using a variety of techniques and practices, with the opportunity to employ experimental practices through both instrumentation and technology.
The Master of Arts in Music for Screen offers students the opportunity to write for and record with a full Orchestra. Students will be taught by a distinguished staff comprised of professional composers, music producers, sound engineers, and eminent international guest lecturers from the broader Hollywood film, TV and games scoring communities. Students will also have the opportunity to travel as part of a foreign research trip centred around two international film scoring symposia. Over the duration of the research trip, students will learn, participate, and network in important ways that prepare them for numerous career options in this multimedia marketplace, while researching and liaising with the wider international scoring community with a view to finalising their Major Project research proposal.
Specific scoring skills covered by the programme include: fundamental and advanced scoring techniques, experimental music composition principles and technologies, score analysis, orchestration and arranging, music and audio-visual technology, studio conducting and score supervision, as well as preparation for industry and business planning.
Upon completion of this course, participants will either be ready to establish themselves as self-employed professional composers or join an established visual media industries company. The programme is targeted at skilled and qualified individuals across the creative music industries looking to further their creative careers.
Wind Energy
The aim of the MSc in Wind Energy is to produce graduates with an advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge, with a highly developed research capability and innovation skills to enable their professional development as leaders in the wind energy industry.
Students undertaking the MSc in Wind Energy programme will undertake a substantial research project. In the Research Project module, the student will implement appropriate research techniques to address/solve a chosen wind energy-related problem.
Four modules, aimed at providing the student with specialist knowledge, are undertaken along with the Research Project module.
in Mathematics and Data Science
Data Analytics is identified, both nationally and internationally, as a key future skill and the demand for Data Scientists, Data Analysts and highly numerate graduates continue to grow alongside the massive amounts of available data. The course is well suited to numerate students who are looking to develop a more applied, industry-focussed skillset than offered by traditional mathematics courses.
The course takes an integrative approach, focusing on first building strong foundational knowledge in the areas of Mathematics, Statistics and Programming, and later facilitating the synthesis of knowledge and practice from high-tech areas within the data and computing domains. The primary aim is to develop specialist knowledge in aspects of data required to become highly-skilled sought-after Data Analysts:
Fundamental and Advanced Statistics techniques
Applied Probability
Data Visualisation techniques that bring the data to life
Time Series Analysis to investigate copious amounts of time data and trends
Machine Learning, the fast-paced and popular technique that is big data-driven.
These skills will be built alongside essential programming capability and Systems knowledge: Programming in R & Python, Data/Big Data and Distributed Data Systems, while developing strong mathematical reasoning and in-depth understanding in areas of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Analysis: Logic, Number Theory, Linear Algebra, Calculus and Mathematical Modelling.
