Part Time Research Masters Degrees in Information Systems

An MPhil/PhD is an advanced postgraduate research degree that requires original research and the submission of a substantial dissertation of 60,000 to 100,000 words. Read more

A Masters by Research in Operations Management offers an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research. Read more

Join us for your MPhil or PhD in Computer Science. Your research will be supported by an experienced computer scientist within a research group and with the support of a team of advisers. Read more

The maximum duration for an MSc by Research is 1 year (12 months) full-time or 2 years (24 months) part-time with an optional submission pending (writing-up) period of 4 months. Read more

Expertise in the School of Computer Science spans computing technologies and information systems, including robotics and autonomous systems, computer vision and image engineering, medical applications of technology, games computing, VR/AR, data science/ML/AI, and human-computer interaction. Read more

A research degree gives you the opportunity to complete a piece of original research with expert guidance from world academics. Study for your Masters by research in a dynamic and challenging department, where academic rigour and excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Read more

You will undertake an individual computer science research project over one, two or three years, supported by our internationally renowned experts. Read more

The MSc by Research in Theoretical Computer Science allows you to undertake a year-long individual programme of personally and professionally enriching research. Read more

Research programmes can be full-time or part-time with starting dates in January, April, July and September. The academic staff in the Applied Computing Department (ACD) are all engaged in research and publications. Read more

Undertake postgraduate research while drawing on university expertise. Our specialisms include VR, AR and MR, IoTs, mobile technology, gamification and serious games, user experiences and user interface development. Read more

Our research cuts across the intersection of theoretical and applied computing. In the UK's 2014 independent research exercise, we were rated top in Scotland for research impact. Read more

Our main areas of Computer Science research include Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Cyber Security, Data and Network Science, Evolutionary Computing and Optimisation, High Performance Computing and Networking, and Machine Learning. Read more

Our research activity and supervision for our standard one year MSD Computer Science is concentrated in the following principal research areas: artificial intelligence, biologically inspired architectures, educational technology, e-learning, natural and evolutionary computation, natural language engineering, software agents and software engineering. Read more

Our research activity and supervision for our standard two-year MPhil Computer Science is concentrated in the following principal research areas: artificial intelligence, biologically inspired architectures, educational technology, e-learning, natural and evolutionary computation, natural language engineering, software agents and software engineering. Read more

Our MPhil Data Science is an advanced research degree within our School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science and we have staff members available to act as supervisors across a number of areas within data science. Read more