ERASMUS MUNDUS MSc in Network and e-Business Centered Computing

Course length: full-time 18 months

Start Dates: October

This is a joint MSc programme between University of Reading (UoR), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M) and Trinity College Dublin.

Course aims

• To prepare the future professionals for the digital economy to be capable of understanding the technical underpinnings and business opportunities of the new economy
• To provide in-depth study and training encompassing state-of-the-art principles and techniques in students chosen specialist e-business route. This is provided through having a set of in-depth specialist modules
• To provide students with research and development skills through a substantial 6-month research and development project undertaken in one of the participating institutions
• To provide the students with an opportunity to study in a multi-cultural environment sharing knowledge with other students from different background.

Course content

Term 1: University of Reading (UoR)

• SEMC01: Advanced Operating Systems & Programming in Unix
• SEMC02: Network Computing
• SEMC03: Computer Architectures or SEMC05: Internet Software Environments
• SEMC06: Transferable Skills

Term 2: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)

• SEMC51: Human-Computer Interaction
• SEMC52: Computational Intelligence and e-Business
• SEMC53: Databases and knowledge mining
• SEMC54: Introduction to e-Business

Term 3: University Carlos III Madrid (UC3M)

• SEMC61: Network Infrastructure
• SEMC63: B2B Technologies
• SEMC64: B2C Technologies
• SEMC65: Network Security and Electronic Payment

Term 4: Project placement

• Project placement, which can take place in any of the three universities.

Studentships and Admissions

Applications for the 2009/2010 academic year are now closed. Information about the 2010/2011 academic year will be available in October.

For more information, please contact:

Nia Alexandrov
MSc Program Coordinator
ACET Centre
Philip Lyle Building
The University of Reading
Whiteknights
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 6AY

Tel: +44 (0) 118 378 7628
Fax: +44 (0) 118 378 5224
Email: nebcc@reading.ac.uk