About this program
Applied Computational Science and Engineering
Our MSc in Applied Computational Science and Engineering will educate future domain-specialists in computational science.
This course will expand your knowledge of numerical methods, computational science, and how to solve large scale problems by applying novel science and engineering approaches. It is suitable for graduates of disciplines including maths and physical sciences, geophysics and engineering, and computer science.
This immersive, hands-on MSc course will enable students to develop their skills and techniques for a range of science and engineering applications utilising High Performance Computing resources. Students will learn alongside world-class researchers in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering.
There will be a strong emphasis on high productivity problem solving using modern computational methods and technologies, including computer code development and parallel algorithms.
Admission requirements
Language requirement
All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the College.
For admission to this course, you must achieve the standard College requirement in the appropriate English language qualification.
For more information about the requirement please visit the university website.
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Program content
You take all of the core modules below.
- Advanced Programming
- Applied Computational Science and Engineering Project
- Applying Computational Science
- Inversion and optimisation
- Machine learning
- Modelling Dynamical Processes
- Modern Programming Methods
- Numerical methods
- Patterns for parallel programming
- Research Computing Primer (non-assessed; pre-session)
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Tuition
The tuition fee for Home and EU Students 2020 entry is £14.000 per year.
The tuition fee for Overseas and Islands Students 2020 entry is £32,500 per year.
Career paths
Graduates of this course will fill the market demand for those with applied, hands-on computational experience who can solve real world problems.
Through the combination of programming, foundational domain knowledge and advanced numerical literacy that this course provides, graduates will be highly sought after to work as expert analysts in industry, for example oil and gas, mineral exploration and climate science.
Graduates will be in an ideal position to pursue academic careers in fields such as computational techniques, optimisation and inversion, fluid mechanics, and machine learning applications.
About this institute
Imperial College London
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