Admissions
We pride ourselves on producing good quality, highly employable graduates.
To maintain our reputation, and the perceived value of the degree, we require
a good standard of our applicants. In general, we are looking for people
with a previous degree which contains a substantial element of computer science,
and a reasonable grade (at least equivalent to a II:i - upper second class - in a UK
University, or else at least two years of experience per grade lower than that).
Successful candidates will have good programming skills in C/C++ or Java, and we
would expect candidates to have at least some knowledge of both of these.
Checklist for admissions: all applicants must provide a
completed application form accompanied by:
- A full transcript, in English, for their previous degree(s) (see below)
- Two references, in English
- Evidence of their profiency in English if required (see below)
Applications can not be processed until all of these documents
are received.
Please note that all applicants must provide, with their application forms,
certified transcripts of marks for all degree/diploma programmes that have been
completed. If you are currently enrolled on a programme then you should provide
certified transcripts of your marks so far.
All students are required to demonstrate proficiency in English. For those whose
first language is not English a number of qualifications are acceptable. A score of
at least 590 (or 260 in the Computer-Based Test) in TOEFL together with a score of at
least 4.0 in the Test in Written English (TWE) is acceptable as is a score of 6.5
in the IELTS examination with a minimum score of 6.5 in each of the four sub-tests.
The language requirement is very important: there is some group work within the programme
including a group project, and so it essential that all students admitted to the programme
can communicate well in English, including spoken English.
From November 2009, we will be accepting applications for
entry to September 2010. The deadline for application
submissions is 1 June 2010. However, please be aware that
we assess applications and make offers as applications are
submitted from now until this deadline. The programme
is extremely popular - we normally have about 15
applicants for each place on the programme. Early
application is strongly recommended. It normally
takes approximately 6-8 weeks to process an application, but
up to 10 weeks is possible, at times, due to the large numbers
of applicants. All applicants should be notified of a decision
regarding admissions by the end of May 2010. We have an online
version of the application form, together
with guidelines for completing it here.
For further information, or to obtain a form by post please
contact the Central
Admissions Office at UCL on +44 (0)20 7679 7742. International
students should look here
for further advice.
The Departmental Senior Advanced Programme Administrator
is:
Tracy
J Williams
t.williams@cs.ucl.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 7679 7287
The Programme Director is:
Mark Handley
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