{"id":177,"date":"2018-08-06T09:05:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T08:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2018-08-06T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T08:05:08","slug":"bsc-computer-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/ug-programmes\/bsc-computer-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"BSc Computer Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BSc Computer Systems Programme is available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/edinburgh\/\">Edinburgh<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/dubai\/\">Dubai<\/a> and through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/alp\/\">Approved Learning Partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programme Director:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/smitha-kumar.htm\">Smitha Kumar<\/a> (Dubai)\u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/Kumar.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Programme Code: F2CC-CSE<\/p>\n<p>For further information about course choices consult:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/macshome\/structures18\/F2CC-CSE_201718.pdf\">Programme Structure and Progression Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BSc Computer Systems Handbooks:\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/BScCompSys_Handbook_201819_Edin_FINAL.pdf\">(Edinburgh)<\/a> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/BScCompSys_Handbook_201819_Dubai_FINAL.pdf\">(Dubai)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year\u00a01<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/michael-lones.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/LONES.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Year 1 Year Co-ordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/michael-lones.htm\">Dr Michael Lones<\/a> (Edinburgh)<\/p>\n<p>Year 1 Year Co-ordinator: Adrian Turcanu (Dubai)<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f27sa-software-development-1\/\"> F27SA Software Development 1<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f27sb-software-development-2\/\">F27SB Software Development 2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f27is-interactive-systems\/\">F27IS Interactive Systems<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f27sg-software-development-3\/\">\u00a0F27SG Software Development 3<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f27px-praxis\/\"> F27PX Praxis<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f27cs-introduction-to-computer-systems\/\">F27CS Introduction to Computer Systems<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>(Optional &#8211; Choose 1)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f27wd-web-design-and-databases\/\">\u00a0F27WD Web Design and Databases<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/maths\/courses\/f17lp-logic-and-proof\/\">F17LP Logic and Proof<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/ElectiveTimetable.pdf\">Elective Course<\/a> (Edinburgh Only)<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 2<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/BergPic.jpg\" width=\"116\" height=\"155\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/Kumar.jpg\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Year 2 Year Co-ordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/tessa-berg.htm\">Dr Tessa Berg<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(Edinburgh)<\/p>\n<p>Year 2 Year Co-ordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/smitha-kumar.htm\">Smitha Kumar<\/a>\u00a0(Dubai)<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f28in-interaction-design\/\"> F28IN Interaction Design<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f28sd-software-design\/\">F28SD Software Design<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f28wp-web-programming\/\">F28WP Web Programming<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f28dm-database-management-systems\/\">F28DM Database Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f28da-data-structures-and-algorithms\/\"> F28DA Data Structures &amp; Algorithms<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong>(Optional &#8211; Choose 2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f28pl-programming-languages\/\">F28PL Programming Languages<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f28hs-hardware-software-interface\/\"> F28HS Hardware-Software Interface<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/maths\/courses\/f17sc-discrete-mathematics\/\">F17SC Discrete Mathematics <\/a>(Edinburgh &amp; Dubai Only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f28cd-creative-design-project\/\">F28CD Creative Design Project<\/a> (Edinburgh &amp; ALP Only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C18OP_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C18OP Operations Management<\/a> (Edinburgh Only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 3<\/h3>\n<p>Year 3 Year Co-ordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/frank-broz.htm\">Dr Frank Broz<\/a> \u00a0(Edinburgh)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/Broz.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Year 3 Year Co-ordinator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/talal-shaikh.htm\">Talal Shaikh<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(Dubai)<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f29so-software-engineering\/\">F29SO Software Engineering<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f29pd-professional-development\/\">F29PD Professional Development<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f29dc-data-communications-and-networking\/\">F29DC Data Communications &amp; Networking<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f29oc-operating-systems-concurrency\/\">F29OC Operating Systems &amp; Concurrency<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f29ai-artificial-intelligence-and-intelligent-agents\/\">F29AI Artificial Intelligence &amp; Intelligent Agents<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f29lp-language-processors\/\">F29LP Language Processors<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f29km-knowledge-management\/\">F29KM Knowledge Management<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f29ss-sociotechnical-and-soft-systems\/\">F29SS Sociotechnical &amp; Soft Systems Methodologies<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Year 4<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/gray-135x180.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/img\/Hani-Ragab.jpg\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Year 4 Year Co-ordinator:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/alasdair-j-g-gray.htm\">\u00a0Dr Alasdair Gray<\/a>\u00a0(Edinburgh)<\/p>\n<p>Year 4 Year Co-ordinator:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/uk\/macs\/hani-ragab-hassen.htm\">Dr Hani Ragab Hassen<\/a>\u00a0(Dubai)<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20pa-research-methods-requirements-engineering\/\">F20PA Project: Research Methods &amp; Requirements Engineering<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20pb-design-implementation\/\">F20PB Project: Design &amp; Implementation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>(Optional &#8211; Choose 3)\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20pc-project-testing-and-presentation\/\">F20PC Project: Testing &amp; Implementation<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20cl-computing-in-the-classroom\/\">F20CL Computing in the Classroom<\/a> (Edinburgh Only)<\/td>\n<td><strong>Optional (Choose 2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20cn-computer-network-security\/\"> F20CN Computer Network Security<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20ad-advanced-interaction-design\/\">F20AD Advanced Interaction Design<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20dv-data-visualisation-and-analytics\/\">F20DV Data Visualisation &amp; Analytics<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20bd-big-data-management\/\">F20BD Big Data Management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?post_type=cs-course&amp;p=6123&amp;preview=true\">F20DT Design Techniques for Tuition Systems<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20de-digital-and-knowledge-economy\/\"> F20DE Digital &amp; Knowledge Economy<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20ga-3d-graphics-and-animation\/\">F20GA 3D Graphics &amp; Animation <\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20ec-e-commerce-technology\/\"> F20EC E-Commerce Technology<\/a> (Edinburgh Only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20if-information-systems-methodologies\/\">F20IF Information System Methodologies<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20gp-computer-games-programming\/\">F20GP Computer Games Programming<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2018-19\/cs\/courses\/f20mc-mobile-communications-programming\/\">F20MC Mobile Communications &amp; 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