Creative Software Systems MSc-Diploma

Comments about Creative Software Systems MSc-Diploma - At the institution - Edinburgh - Scotland

• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements Applicants require a first or second class honours degree or its equivalent in a numerate, science or technology discipline with some object oriented software engineering content. Candidates holding less than a good honours degree or its equivalent but with compensating qualifications or experience may be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma course. Transfer to the MSc will be possible later on if exam and course work are at MSc level.
• Academic title
  Creative Software Systems MSc/Diploma
• Course description
  Duration
  
  This full-time course starts in September and lasts one year. The course can also be taken part-time over 2 years or as a 9 month Postgraduate Diploma.
  
  Overview
  
  Software systems - especially real-time interactive graphics - have become an essential basis for creative work in computer games, edutainment applications, virtual and augmented reality, and animation. The aim of this MSc and Postgraduate Diploma course is to equip students with the theory, skills and techniques required to design and realise advanced software systems in these areas.
  
  CORE MODULES
  
      * 3D Modelling and Animation
      * Advanced Interaction Design
      * Computer Graphics
      * Virtual Environments
  
  OPTIONAL MODULES
  
      * Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents
      * Biologically Inspired Computation
      * Computer Games Programming
      * Software Engineering in C++
      * Software Engineering in Java