Master of Science - Computing (G40073)

MSc Computing (G40073) is DMU’s conversion master’s for graduates whose first degree touched information systems without going deep — the source entry list ranges from business information systems and IT through software engineering to business administration. The curriculum builds practical breadth: programming fundamentals, database design and SQL, systems analysis, networks and security essentials, web technologies, and a professional practice strand covering ethics and project delivery.

Teaching happens in the Gateway House computing labs, where the emphasis stays on building working artefacts — a database-backed application, a secured small network, an analysed and redesigned business system — rather than theory exams. Both September and January cohorts run per the source data, on a 12–18 month structure whose longer variant adds an extended project stage, and the final project unifies the year around one substantial build or investigation.

For counselling purposes the entry gate is this course’s defining feature: the portal export lists business administration and management degrees among acceptable backgrounds, making G40073 one of the few genuine commerce-to-IT bridges in the sheet, and the January cohort provides a second annual window. DMU’s computing buildings run 24-hour lab access in assessment periods, which conversion students — who need the hours most — use heavily.

Set expectations candidly: a conversion MSc opens IT-adjacent roles — business analysis, systems support, IT coordination at £24,000–£28,000 — more readily than pure development seats, which favour candidates with deeper portfolios. UK IT hiring remains steady in the Midlands. The taught award confers Graduate Route eligibility: applications lodged by 31 December 2026 receive two years of open work permission, while later applications receive 18 months, and dependants cannot accompany students on taught programmes.