MSc Computing & Information Technology at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

A master's degree blending technical expertise with strategic IT planning, leadership and project management, open to computing graduates and to graduates from other disciplines moving into the field. Learning is hands-on through projects and case studies, culminating in a Technology Dissertation.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Technologies | Duration: 12-18 months full time depending on start date; 2 years full time with industrial placement; 3 years part time | Intake: September and January intakes | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory 20-credit modules: Technology Project Management, Advances in IT Management, Business Process Analysis, Research & Professional Practice, Information Security, Data Analytics & Visualisation and Programming for Data Analysis, plus a 40-credit Technology Dissertation (or a 40-credit Industrial Placement Project on the sandwich route). 180 credits in total; PgC and PgD exit awards available.

Career pathways

ICT manager, project manager, consultant, business and systems analyst, teacher and lecturer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate honours degree or equivalent with a minimum 2:2 classification, or a suitable professional qualification from an appropriate professional body. Relevance is judged by the Programme Director from the transcript and, if required, an interview; equivalence for overseas applicants is judged by the Admissions Team. Applicants with extant level 7 qualifications may apply for admission with credit via recognition of prior learning (maximum 120 credits). International applicants are assessed on academic qualifications, English language proficiency and overall suitability.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time home Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed; period not stated in the table. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time international Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed. Source

Intake: September and January intakes

Duration: 12-18 months full time depending on start date; 2 years full time with industrial placement; 3 years

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