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MSc Computer Science (Negotiated Learning)

MSc (NFQ Level 9)
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This course is available through the following application route(s)

Duration:
1 Year
Attendance:
Full Time
Delivery:
On Campus
NFQ Level:
9 (90 credits)
Level:
Graduate Taught
Award:
Master of Science
Next Intake:
September
Country Specific Entry Requirements:
Visit the UCD Global Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage.
Other School Leaving Requirements:
See www.ucd.ie/admissions
Curricular information is subject to change.

Duration:
2 Years
Attendance:
Part-Time
Delivery:
On Campus
NFQ Level:
9 (90 credits)
Level:
Graduate Taught
Award:
Master of Science
Next Intake:
September
Country Specific Entry Requirements:
Visit the UCD Global Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage.
Other School Leaving Requirements:
See www.ucd.ie/admissions
Curricular information is subject to change.

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The MSc in Computer Science by Negotiated Learning is a uniquely flexible and innovative programme. It offers a customisable learning model for students with an ICT background, allowing you to tailor your educational path to meet your specific needs and career aspirations.
Students can choose from a wide selection of approximately 80 modules, organised into 5 streams: Foundations of AI, Networks and Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Machine Learning and Data Science, and Information and Communication Sciences and Languages. You have the option to specialise in a specific stream by selecting modules exclusively from that stream or to combine modules from multiple streams.
Upon acceptance into the programme, each student will participate in personalised faculty-led Student Needs Assessment (SNA) sessions. These sessions are designed to evaluate your prior experience, identify any knowledge gaps, and clarify your career goals.

Course Highlights

Approximately 80 modules are offered in collaboration with various UCD Schools and Centres, including Mathematics and Statistics, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Business, Sociology, Geography, Information and Communication Studies, and Centre for English and Global Languages.

Negotiated Learning: Student and academic discuss goals, and tailor a suitable programme for the student.

  • The student has the opportunity to select modules, from a suite of diverse module offerings, that best align with their own individual needs and career goals. 
  • Over 80 Modules to choose from - more information on Negotiated Learning modules listed

About This Course

  1. Work effectively within a small team of specialists to achieve specific practical goals in solving problems within the IT domain and in cooperation with other stakeholders
  2. Effectively marshall a variety of expert skills towards focussed goals within the student's chosen IT domain
  3. Develop an awareness of the current state of the art within their specific domain of expertise, including future prospects and opportunities
  4. Communicate technical work effectively to both a specialised and a general audience in word and in text, through writing and in public presentations
  5. Achieve competence across a broad range of foundational subject matter within the IT domain, while developing advanced expertise in one or two selected areas
  6. Develop the ability to assess and critique state-of-the-art developments within their chosen field
  7. Recognise and manage the theoretical diversity found within the many specialties within information technology

Previous graduates are in demand, with recent employers including Google, SAP, Intel, PayPal, Deloitte, Microsoft, Salesforce, Pfizer, Ericsson, and others.
Graduates have secured roles in artificial intelligence, software engineering and QA, data programming and analysis, commercialisation of technology, teaching and training, security and forensics consultancy, and bioinformatics R&D.

Students are offered the opportunity to undertake an internship during the course. The following internships are examples of past placements: Amazon, SAP, Dell, Ericsson, HubSpot, HealthBeacon, Autodesk, Microsoft, Equifax, Spanish Point, Vectra AI, Adaptemy and Deciphex.

*Placements are secured through a competitive process and are not guaranteed.


Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module Type Module   Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
To Focus in Machine Learning & Data Science (ML&DS), you must select 25 credits from the ML&DS module list. Please note that COMP47670, COMP47470, and COMP47750 can be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester. You must then choose your remaining 35 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47460 Machine Learning (Blended Delivery) Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
To Focus in Machine Learning & Data Science (ML&DS), you must select 25 credits from the ML&DS module list. Please note that COMP47670, COMP47470, and COMP47750 can be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester. You must then choose your remaining 35 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47790 Optimisation Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
To Focus in Machine Learning & Data Science (ML&DS), you must select 25 credits from the ML&DS module list. Please note that COMP47670, COMP47470, and COMP47750 can be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester. You must then choose your remaining 35 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47470 Big Data Programming Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
To Focus in Machine Learning & Data Science (ML&DS), you must select 25 credits from the ML&DS module list. Please note that COMP47670, COMP47470, and COMP47750 can be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester. You must then choose your remaining 35 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47670 Data Science in Python (MD) Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
To Focus in Machine Learning & Data Science (ML&DS), you must select 25 credits from the ML&DS module list. Please note that COMP47670, COMP47470, and COMP47750 can be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester. You must then choose your remaining 35 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47750 Machine Learning with Python Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
To Focus in Machine Learning & Data Science (ML&DS), you must select 25 credits from the ML&DS module list. Please note that COMP47670, COMP47470, and COMP47750 can be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester. You must then choose your remaining 35 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47590 Advanced Machine Learning Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
To Focus in Machine Learning & Data Science (ML&DS), you must select 25 credits from the ML&DS module list. Please note that COMP47670, COMP47470, and COMP47750 can be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester. You must then choose your remaining 35 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47650 Deep Learning Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
To Focus in Machine Learning & Data Science (ML&DS), you must select 25 credits from the ML&DS module list. Please note that COMP47670, COMP47470, and COMP47750 can be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester. You must then choose your remaining 35 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47990 Machine Learning with Python (Online) Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of:
To focus in Distributed Systems, select 35 credits from the Distributed Systems module list.Please note that COMP47470 may be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester.You must then choose your remaining 25 credits from Section E below.
 COMP41720 Distributed Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of:
To focus in Distributed Systems, select 35 credits from the Distributed Systems module list.Please note that COMP47470 may be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester.You must then choose your remaining 25 credits from Section E below.
 COMP41770 Blockchain & Decentralisation Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of:
To focus in Distributed Systems, select 35 credits from the Distributed Systems module list.Please note that COMP47470 may be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester.You must then choose your remaining 25 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47780 Cloud Computing Autumn  10
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of:
To focus in Distributed Systems, select 35 credits from the Distributed Systems module list.Please note that COMP47470 may be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester.You must then choose your remaining 25 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47470 Big Data Programming Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of:
To focus in Distributed Systems, select 35 credits from the Distributed Systems module list.Please note that COMP47470 may be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester.You must then choose your remaining 25 credits from Section E below.
 COMP40010 Performance of Computer Systems Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of:
To focus in Distributed Systems, select 35 credits from the Distributed Systems module list.Please note that COMP47470 may be taken in either the Autumn (AUT) or Spring (SPR) trimester.You must then choose your remaining 25 credits from Section E below.
 COMP40660 Advances in Wireless Networking Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of:
To focus in Software Engineering, select 30 credits from the Software Engineering module list. You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP41670 Software Engineering Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of:
To focus in Software Engineering, select 30 credits from the Software Engineering module list. You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP41720 Distributed Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of:
To focus in Software Engineering, select 30 credits from the Software Engineering module list. You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47530 Exploring Ruby (Mixed Delivery) Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of:
To focus in Software Engineering, select 30 credits from the Software Engineering module list. You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47500 Advanced Data Structures in Java (O/L) Spring  10
Stage 1 Options - C) Min 0 of:
To focus in Software Engineering, select 30 credits from the Software Engineering module list. You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47860 Ethical Hacking Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of:
To focus in Artificial Intelligence, you must select all modules from the Artificial Intelligence module list.You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP41400 Multi-Agent Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of:
To focus in Artificial Intelligence, you must select all modules from the Artificial Intelligence module list.You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP41730 Text Analytics (5 credits) Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of:
To focus in Artificial Intelligence, you must select all modules from the Artificial Intelligence module list.You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP41740 Human-Centred AI Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of:
To focus in Artificial Intelligence, you must select all modules from the Artificial Intelligence module list.You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP41760 Artificial/Human Intelligence Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of:
To focus in Artificial Intelligence, you must select all modules from the Artificial Intelligence module list.You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47700 Speech and Audio Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - D) Min 0 of:
To focus in Artificial Intelligence, you must select all modules from the Artificial Intelligence module list.You must then choose your remaining 30 credits from Section E below.
 COMP47980 Generative AI: Language Models Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 ACM40290 Numerical Algorithms Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP20350 Object-Oriented Programming Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP30040 Networks and Internet Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP30250 Parallel Computing Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP30390 Enterprise, Innovation & Entre Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP30690 Information Theory Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP30940 Information Security Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP30960 Human Computer Interaction Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP40370 Data Mining Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP40610 Information Visualisation Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41390 Connectionist Computing Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41400 Multi-Agent Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41670 Software Engineering Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41720 Distributed Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41730 Text Analytics (5 credits) Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41740 Human-Centred AI Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41760 Artificial/Human Intelligence Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41770 Blockchain & Decentralisation Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP47460 Machine Learning (Blended Delivery) Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP47530 Exploring Ruby (Mixed Delivery) Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP47780 Cloud Computing Autumn  10
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP47790 Optimisation Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP47930 Augmented and Virtual Reality Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 EEEN40050 Wireless Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 EEEN40060 Digital Communications Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 EEEN40680 Intro. to Quantum Computing Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 GEOG40820 GIS Principles and Applications Autumn  10
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 MEEN40820 Technical Comms (Online) Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 PHIL41980 Foundations of Cognitive Science Autumn  10
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP47470 Big Data Programming Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP47670 Data Science in Python (MD) Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP47750 Machine Learning with Python Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP30110 Spatial Information Systems Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP30540 Game Development Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP31010 Recommender Systems Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP40010 Performance of Computer Systems Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP40400 Bioinformatics Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP40660 Advances in Wireless Networking Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP40725 Introduction to Relational Databases and SQL Programming Spring  10
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41680 Data Science in Python Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41960 Advanced Information Security Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
Use this option list to select any additional modules required to bring your total module selection to 60 credits.Additional modules may also be available on the NL Themes Website. If you wish to take any of the modules not captured in this form, please contact the Programme Administrator and obtain approval from the module coordinator where required. Details are available on the MSc NL website. www.ucd.ie/cs/study/postgraduate/nlstreams/
 COMP41990 Foundations of Cog. Psychology Spring  10
Stage 1 Options - E) Min 0 of:
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 COMP42000 Sustainable Computing for AI Spring  5
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 COMP47480 Contemporary Software Development Spring  5
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 COMP47500 Advanced Data Structures in Java (O/L) Spring  10
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 COMP47590 Advanced Machine Learning Spring  5
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 COMP47650 Deep Learning Spring  5
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 COMP47700 Speech and Audio Spring  5
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 COMP47860 Ethical Hacking Spring  5
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 COMP47950 Quantum Machine Learning Spring  5
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 COMP47970 Information Visualisation (Blended Delivery) Spring  5
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 COMP47980 Generative AI: Language Models Spring  5
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 COMP47990 Machine Learning with Python (Online) Spring  5
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 EEEN40280 Digital & Embedded Systems Spring  5
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 IS30370 Digital Media Ethics (formerly Information Ethics) Spring  5
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 IS30380 Digital Storytelling Spring  5
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 IS40560 Digital Libraries Spring  5
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 IS40970 AI & Ethics Spring  5
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 IS41510 Social Networks Online and Off Spring  10
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 LING40500 Cognitive Linguistics Spring  5
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 MEEN40670 Technical Communication Spring  5
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 MIS30010 Decision Analytics Spring  5
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 SOC40640 Social Simulation: Methods and Models Spring  10
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 SOC41130 AI and Society Spring  10

Graduate Testimonial

Dujnapa Tanundet, Government Officer at Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Thailand
UCD stood out to me because the course offers flexibility in choosing modules, allowing me to focus on areas that align with my career goals.
The internship is also particularly important, as it provides real exposure to industry practices and how these skills are applied in a working environment. Studying in Ireland also gave me exposure to a different regulatory and data environment, particularly within the EU context, which helped broaden my perspective.

MSc Computer Science (Negotiated Learning) (T150) Full Time
EU          fee per year - € 9720
nonEU    fee per year - € 31780

Computer Science (Negotiated Learning) (T151) Part Time
EU          fee per year - € 5245

***Fees are subject to change

Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please visit International Scholarships.

  • This programme is intended for applicants with a Computer Science or ICT background. An upper second class honours degree, or the international equivalent in computer science or a related area or a minimum of three years’ relevant industrial work experience is required.
  • Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.
  • These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes 
You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.

Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EU) applicants: Yes

Part Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants: No


The programme is attractive to industrial workers coming from related computer science and IT disciplines, and/or national and international students with relevant computer science undergraduate degree qualifications, who have specific workplace needs or requirements for continuing professional development.



Once an applicant has accepted his/her place on the programme there is a student needs assessment for each individual student and the establishment of a negotiated learning contract between the UCD School of Computer Science (represented by the Programme Director) with the student.


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