Master of Science (Hons) in Computer Science with Games Technology

at City, University of London United Kingdom

This degree encompasses the disciplines of material sciences, thermodynamics, solid and fluid mechanics and robotics. Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, it is your quickest way to achieve Chartered Engineer status.

You’ll develop the skills and expertise to design and build advanced machines, such as:

• Driverless cars
• High-speed trains
• Robotic manufacturing systems
• Tidal power stations
• Solar-powered generators.

A fourth year at master’s level prepares you for professional practice through an in-depth individual design project and a focus on business and management.

• Apply your interest in science and mathematics to solve engineering challenges and develop innovative solutions
• Learn from academic staff from our active Research Centres, supported by specialist professionals from industry
• Study in specialist facilities including our flight deck, motion simulators, wind tunnels, optical compressors, formula car simulator and more
• Boost your employability with a work placement – past hosts have included TfL, Nissan, Interserve, AECOM and Network Rail
• Benefit from our industry connections and outstanding reputation from 120 years of engineering teaching.

The History and Politics joint degree will appeal to ambitious students interested in developing a deep understanding of politics and political processes rooted in both the past and the present.

Through a selection of modules from the City History and Politics programmes, and core seminars designed exclusively for the joint degree, you will examine key historical and political developments in a range of nations, societies and cultures.

• Work closely with world class academics to develop the tools and techniques of historical research
• Acquire an international and global perspective on politics and power
• Develop skills in independent research, critical analysis, communication, public speaking and policy writing
• Apply your skills to the real-world – work with digital information, engage in independent research projects of your own design, and practice developing policy positions on current events
• Prepare for your future career with an optional work placement and professional development opportunities embedded in the course
• Engage with contemporary politics and policymakers

Gain a strong grounding in modern history, political theory, the history of ideas and the study of politics.

Your learning will bridge three research and clinical disciplines.

Clinical neuroscience will give you an understanding of mental health and neurological, psychological or psychiatric illness via their neural and cognitive antecedents.

Social neuroscience will let you investigate brain processes that help us communicate, feel, learn, and interact with others.

Cognitive neuroscience will enable you to explore human cognitive functions such as memory, perception and language in healthy and clinical states.

Who is this course for?

You will be well suited to our programme if you have an undergraduate degree in psychology or a related discipline and want to advance your knowledge and gain skills that are highly valued in research and clinical professions.

We give you a strong preparation for further professional training in clinical psychology. You will also be well equipped for progression to PhD studies in fields such as cognitive neuroscience or social neuroscience, and to research positions outside academia.

On this four-year degree, you will develop advanced knowledge of game engine architecture, computer graphics and game design.

You’ll become an expert in industry-standard engines that power game development, as well as computer game architecture, and the games development process.

You will study at master’s level in your fourth year, learning alongside our internationally renowned researchers at the cutting edge of the subject.

• Gain the skills for a career in the thriving computer games sector, applying your computing expertise in a creative, dynamic and desirable industry
• Boost your professional credibility, employability and earning potential with a degree that satisfies the academic requirements for CEng status
• Become proficient in a broad range of programming languages and cutting-edge games programming techniques
• Boost your employability with an optional one-year work placement: past students have worked for Sony, PlayStation, Disney, Microsoft and Goldhawk Interactive
• Study in City’s computing labs, which include the latest hardware and software, such as state-of-art NVidia GPUs
• Gain three years of professional experience with our innovative Professional Pathway Scheme, combining paid employment and study.

Ask your own questions about how the world works and form reasoned arguments to address where you feel it fails. Your perception of international news may change forever after studying International Politics and Human Rights with us here in London.

During this programme you will learn to challenge yourself, your specific ideas and why you hold them.

We help you to unpick complex concepts that shape our understanding of the world and identify their impact on global events.

This is a constantly evolving subject in a rapidly changing world. As such you will explore unique specialisms supported by up to the minute research.

You will graduate with the ability to undertake in-depth research, confidently challenge explanations of social and political life, and evaluate international relationships between major bodies including governments and transnational networks.

This degree will help you explore and understand modern mathematics, economic theory and financial structures.

Our Mathematics with Finance and Economics graduates are in high demand, especially in the financial sector.

To help you prepare for your future career ambitions, this course places an emphasis on applied mathematics and real-world problem solving.

• Become a graduate in demand – our students are highly sought after in financial sector
• Learn to solve real-world problems and develop the highly valued problem-solving and communication skills
• Master a wide range of mathematical topics and techniques, including computing and computational mathematics, statistics and probability – and how to apply them to real-world problems
• Develop in-demand expertise in financial and economic theory, such as financial markets, corporate finance, and micro- and macroeconomics
• Boost your employability with an optional paid one-year work placement – past students have secured placements at organisations such as Axa, Barclays, Bloomberg, Disney, GE Capital, IBM, J.P. Morgan, Microsoft and Toyota.

Learn from a multidisciplinary team combining expertise from our Department of Mathematics, the Department of Economics and our Business School.

Explore the events, forces, and ideas that have shaped modern and international history with this fascinating three-year degree.

You will develop a strong understanding of major political, cultural, social and economic forces that have shaped the world, and will learn about a wide array of societies and cultures.

• Study topics ranging from Conflict in world history to the United States in the twentieth century, and Digital storytelling to Women in popular music
• Gain experience in the tools and techniques of historical research and engage in independent research projects of your own choosing
• Learn from research-active academic experts in British, European, Asian, American, Russian, transnational and global history
• Broaden your expertise with elective modules from City’s respected courses in international politics, sociology, English, journalism, psychology, and creative and cultural industries
• Prepare you for a wide range of postgraduate study and career options in areas such as publishing, the cultural sector, museums and heritage, consultancy, and public policy
• Develop vital skills such as independent research, teamwork, critical thinking and analytical reasoning, leadership, time-management, and written and oral communication.

A pioneer in defining the cultural landscape for over four decades, this programme lets you design and navigate your own learning of culture, policy and management. You can investigate your own specialist area and shape your own professional path.

What you will learn:

• How to identify and apply analytical frameworks to your own research and professional practice
• Ways of evaluating theories and practices of cultural policy and management
• Methods of analysing key factors affecting cultural policymaking and management
• Approaches to evaluate research and methodologies within the cultural sector
• Forms of theorising and communicating principles of cultural policy and management to stakeholders
• How to undertake a credible research project in independent cultural policy or management.

This master’s degree is ideal if you have an undergraduate degree and a passion for the arts. You may also have experience working in the cultural sector and wish to study a specialist field.

This course is flexible and suits a range of interests. Previous subjects have included policies for the creative city, the democratisation of opera and the motivations of young fashion entrepreneurs.

Acquire academic research training and a diverse mix of highly valued career skills with this flexible English MA programme in the centre of London. You may focus exclusively on English Literature or combine English Literature with Creative Writing, Publishing or both.

Our distinctive degree enables you to combine literary scholarship with related subjects including professional and creative writing.

By graduation you will be a versatile researcher, an effective communicator and a reflective learner. You will have subject-specific transferable skills which can be applied in the workplace.

We hope you will take forward and champion our conviction that English makes a significant contribution to cultural life across the world.

This degree prepares you to support women through diverse experiences of pregnancy and childbirth. You’ll learn about more straightforward births, as well as complicated and emergency situations many women experience.

Alongside practical midwifery skills, you’ll develop your critical thinking and abilities to assess other factors affecting pregnant women and new mothers, such as their psychological wellbeing, social environment and culture.

• Develop practical professional skills through simulated practice in our specialist Clinical Skills Centre, before moving on to clinical placements
• Learn with specialist equipment that simulates birthing situations from normal to emergency, developing the skills you need no-matter the birthing situation you are supporting
• Study with experienced practitioners and research-active academics, providing you with skills and knowledge from the forefront of the discipline
• Spend approximately 60% of your degree on clinical placement in London's leading hospitals and community settings such as Barts Health NHS Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Learn in diverse settings including midwifery-led units, home births, birthing centres, delivery suites, maternal and fetal assessment, and special care baby units.