This broad degree programme provides a solid foundation for a number of IT careers, including programming and systems analysis and design. You will cover core topics such as software engineering, computer systems and applications. You can specialise in subjects such as computer graphics, artificial intelligence and distributed systems. You will gain practical experience in building a variety of computer systems in progressively more demanding contexts. The Industrial Experience option allows you to spend a year working in industry. The MSci follows the same structure as the BSc, with the inclusion of a team project in the third year. Our excellent teaching facilities include an award-winning Informatics Teaching Laboratory with over 300 networked workstations, a dedicated workspace for laptop Wi-Fi access and a ‘quiet space’ for final-year students. We also have innovative research facilities, including an Augmented Human Interaction Laboratory, enabling full-body and multi-person motion capture, and virtual and augmented reality systems. Assessment for most modules is through a combination of examination and coursework. Coursework can take many different forms appropriate to the individual module. Laboratory-based modules are often assessed through practical assignments, while more theoretical modules may be assessed through exercise sheets or written assignments. Project work, both group and individual, forms a significant component of assessment in your programme. During your second year, you will undertake an extended group project and during your final year, you will undertake a substantial individual project. You will be guided in your project work by a supervisor, who will meet with you regularly and advise you on both academic content and project management issues. Projects are normally assessed through a combination of written report, practical demonstration and oral examination. Throughout the course, students have access to an annual QM Careers and Enterprise Centre programme, to prepare them for internships and graduate level work. This includes employer led workshops on job applications and interviews as well as over 90 employer events to facilitate networks and help students to explore their options. Recent careers events open to students from the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science include the IT and Technology Fair, featuring thirty organisations such as Barclays Capital, Logica, IBM, and Transport for London, ‘Start Up, Stand Up’ led by QM Careers and QM Entrepreneurs, to inspire entrepreneurship in Technology and ‘Meet a Mentor’, networking with professionals from the QM Graduate Developer Community, set up by the School. There is tailored support for those wishing to do a year in industry as well as in-School workshops training students in job search and recruitment skills.