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Applicants for the course are required to hold a 3-year university degree, or its equivalent, recognized by the Senate of the University with computing as one of its subjects. (Examples include BA degrees with Computing and degrees where Computing is a minor subject). Graduates with less computing than required are recommended to apply for the Higher Diploma in Software Development MHG70. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements:

• IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
• TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
• TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
• PTE (Pearson): 62

Maynooth Unversity’s TOEFL code is 8850

Online application only http://www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity

PAC code
MHG58

The following information should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway or uploaded to your online application form:

Certified copies of all official transcripts of results for all non-Maynooth University qualifications listed MUST accompany the application. Failure to do so will delay your application being processed. Non-Maynooth University students are asked to provide two academic references and a copy of birth certificate or valid passport.

Students choose, subject to module prerequisites, 9 modules; modules chosen must not have been covered at this level in a previous qualification. In addition a project is required.

Duration: 1 year Full-time

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 1

COMPUTER SCIENCE CSF500 - COMPUTER SCIENCE Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ADVANCED CONCEPTS & ISSUES IN COMP.SCI. 1 CS430 5 1 ADVANCED CONCEPTS & ISSUES IN COMP.SCIENCE 2 CS431 5 2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & LANGUAGE PROCESSING CS404 5 1 AUDIO & SPEECH PROCESSING CS425 5 2 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTICS CS427 5 2 COMPUTATION & COMPLEXITY CS370 5 1 COMPUTER GRAPHICS CS426 5 2 COMPUTER VISION CS410 5 1 CRYPTOGRAPHY CS416 5 1 DIPLOMA PROJECT CS451 15 Year-Long MACHINE LEARNING & NEURAL NETWORKS CS401 5 1 NUMERICAL COMPUTATION CS417 5 2 PARALLEL & DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS CS402 5 2 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE DESIGN & SEMANTICS CS424 5 1 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES & COMPILERS CS310 5 1 READINGS IN THE FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE CS434 5 2 ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION CS422 5 1 THEORY OF COMPUTATION CS355 5 2

Joseph Duffin 
Assistant Lecturer 

Course coordinator for the Springboard programme 

Higher Diploma in Software Development & Higher Diploma in IT.
Computer Science Department, NUIM
Maynooth University
Tel: 01 474 7549

email: joseph.duffin@mu.ie

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The course brings graduates to a level equivalent to a 4-year degree in computer science and to apply for jobs intended for such graduates. Graduates will be eligible to apply for further postgraduate study including taught MSc in Computer Science and MSc/PhD by research.

Graduates could commence either a MSc or PhD programme in Computer Science.

For further information on Postgraduate options please go to the Graduate Studies site