one of a range of degrees from the taught master's programme at the department of computer science this course will enhance your career prospects or prepare you for a programme of research that requires knowledge of one or more of these sub-discipline areas. you will benefit from wide range of taught modules from which to choose, and will be expected to complete a major project that extends and applies what you have learnt in one or more of the taught modules you have taken. one of a range of advanced courses within our postgraduate master's programme in computer science, this particular course provides you with a specialism combining theoretical knowledge and practical skills in advanced computer science. this msc will enable you to develop skills in using and critically evaluating a range of methods and tools currently employed in at least two specialist topics of computer science to advanced depth. taught by a highly-regarded and long-established computer science department with strong links to business. half the research outputs in computer science at the university of hertfordshire have been rated at world-leading or internationally excellent in the research excellence framework (ref) 2014.