MSc (PGCert, PGDip exits) Computer Science
University of Brighton, Brighton
Overview
A taught master's at the Moulsecoomb campus open to graduates of any subject, covering programming, applied artificial intelligence and cyber threat intelligence, with a major project.
Highlights
- Programming and Data Structures
- Applied Artificial Intelligence
- Cyber Threat Intelligence and Security Operations
- Major Project
Entry requirements
- Academic
- Normally a good honours degree in any subject. Applicants without a degree but with relevant industrial experience usually attend an interview.
- English language
- IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element.
- Experience or portfolio
- Relevant industrial experience considered in place of a degree; no minimum length shown.
- Applicants from Pakistan
- Brighton's Pakistan page states: four-year bachelor's degree with GPA 2.5 to 2.8 or 55 to 60%; or a master's degree following a three-year bachelor's with GPA 2.5 to 2.8 or 55 to 60%. The same page states Brighton will not accept a Pakistani English language qualification as meeting its English requirement. Source
Careers
The course page lists destinations including cyber security analyst, AI developer, software engineer and business analyst.
Working after you graduate
Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.
Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.
Scholarships for this course
- Chevening ScholarshipsTuition fees, monthly living stipend, economy return flight, arrival and departure allowances and visa application cost
- Commonwealth Master's ScholarshipsFull tuition fees, return airfare, monthly stipend of GBP 1,712 (GBP 2,000 in the London area) and a study travel grant
- Deans' Global Talent Award (Postgraduate)GBP 1,000 for the School of Business and Law or the School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering; GBP 500 for other schools
- Future STEM Scholars' Award (Postgraduate)GBP 2,500 tuition fee reduction, applied in the first year
- Vice-Chancellor International Postgraduate ScholarshipGBP 2,000 reduction on tuition fees, first year of study only