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Computing - MPhil
Full program details & costs, with admission requirements. Discover your dream program.
Program facts
Portsmouth,
UK
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Program typeMaster's
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Duration2 years
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Annual tuition fee24,622 USD
Fee in university's local currency 17,600 GBP
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Language taught inEnglish
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Start dateOctober, February
Program Overview
What the University of Portsmouth says about their program:
"If you're ready to start your journey towards a postgraduate research qualification – and put your skills in Computing and Information Systems to work solving the pressing issues of the future – look no further than Portsmouth.
As a postgraduate researcher here, you could research everything from cyber security and digital infrastructure for business, to the ways in which computational intelligence, paradigms and algorithms can be used in robot-enhanced therapy, limb motion recognition, and autism spectrum disorders intervention.
Our research is already creating impact and helping address issues facing organisations, businesses and individuals, with 100% of our research impact in Computer Science and Informatics was rated as outstanding or as very considerable in terms of reach and significance in the Research Excellence Framework 2014 – and when you study for a postgraduate research degree with us, you'll play your own part in turning our expertise into impact."
Admissions requirements
We will guide you through the application procedure; please see the details below.
Undergraduate
- IELTS
6.0, with no component below 5.5
- TOEFL
79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing
- PTE
51 points with a minimum of 51 in each component
NOTE: Some programs require higher scores. The Dental Academy require an IELTS band of 7.0 with no component score below 6.5.
Graduate
- IELTS
6.5–7.0, with no component below 6.0
- TOEFL
91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing
- PTE
61 points, with a minimum of 54 in each component
Undergraduate
Most courses require around 96-120 UCAS points and between 24 and 31 points in the International Baccalaureate (IB), depending on the degree you apply for.
Graduate
Most courses require at least a 2.1 undergraduate degree
Fees and Funding
- Undergraduate tuition
£15,500 / year
- Graduate tuition ranges from £15,000 - £17,600 / year
Vice Chancellor's Global Development Scholarship
For September 2020 entry onwards, eligible students will be able to receive the Vice Chancellor's Global Development Scholarship. This scholarship will take the form of a £1,600 fee reduction that will apply to your first year of study.
All self-funding, full-time, on-campus students with annual fees over £14,300 pa from the following countries are eligble for this scholarship in their first year of study and will automatically receive the fee discount: Afghanistan; Algeria; Angola; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei; Cambodia; Cameroon; Colombia; Cote d'Ivoire; Dominican Republic; DR of the Congo; Ecuador; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Haiti; India; Indonesia; Iraq; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Lebanon; Libya; Macau; Mauritius; Malawi; Malaysia; Mexico; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nigeria; Pakistan; Panama; Philippines; Russia; Rwanda; Senegal; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syrian Arab Republic ; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Uganda; Ukraine; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
Chancellor's Global Academic Merit Scholarship
This scholarship will take the form of a £5,000 fee reduction that will apply to your first year of study. This scholarship is merit based and applicants would need to have met all their offer conditions by 1st June 2020 (for September 2020 entry).
All self-funding, full-time, on-campus students with annual fees over £14,300 pa from the following countries are eligble to apply for this scholarship in their first year of study: Bangladesh; Egypt; Ghana; India; Kenya; Malaysia; Morocco; Nigeria; Pakistan; Tanzania; Vietnam; Zimbabwe.
- School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG) Scholarship If you're a self-funded international student, achieve a first or upper second (2:1) from your Bachelor's degree at the University of Portsmouth and accept an offer onto a Master's course before Monday 6th July 2020, you could get 50% off your course tuition fee with our Master's Scholarship.
Eligible programmes: MSc Engineering Geology; MSc Geological and Environmental Hazards; MSc Environmental Geology and Contamination; MSc Crisis and Disaster Management; MSc Geographical Information Systems; MSc Coastal and Marine Resource Management.
Faculty of Business and Law Postgraduate Scholarship
If you're a student from the European Union (EU) joining our Faculty of Business and Law on a full-time or part-time postgraduate course, you may be eligible for a 40% discount on your tuition fees. You can apply to be considered for the scholarship if:
- You're fully self-funded
- You have UK or EU nationality
- You've been offered a place on a campus-based full or part-time 180 credit postgraduate course, excluding distance learning or 'top-up' courses
- You've achieved, or are predicted to achieve, a 2:1 from your undergraduate degree, or have significant, relevant managerial or professional work experience
- You haven't started your postgraduate course at the University of Portsmouth
- You must apply for this scholarship before you start your course
Alumni Discount
Self-funding students who have previously studied an undergraduate course at the University of Portsmouth or at a collaborative institution and eligible for a 20% on most postgraduate courses, provided the course is not at a lower level than their highest qualification. Students who studied at Portsmouth under the Study Abroad programme are also eligible for the alumni discount.