Degree title: The title of Master of Science in Web and Mobile Development is awarded directly from the University of York
Duration: 1 year (full time) or 2 years (part time)
Mode of delivery: Classes take place during weekends (16 weekends from October to June)
Language of instruction: English
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The software industry has a steadily increasing demand on practitioners who are specialized in web and mobile application development. The programme equips students with a multi-faceted professional profile covering Front-end and Back-end development, as well as, Mobile development. It provides students with excellent knowledge of the technological advancements in these areas, as well as, with invaluable knowledge of agile software development practices (Continuous Integration and Delivery) and a solid comprehension of software engineering design (Design Patterns) and implementation techniques. The industrial project provides students with the opportunity to work with real clients on real projects and greatly enhances the graduate’s portfolio.
Front-end application development
Mobile application development
Human Computer Interaction and User Experience
Continuous and Agile Software Engineering
Advanced Software Development Techniques
Back-end application Development
Industrial Project
Research Skills and Dissertation Preparation
DissertationAnd one unit from the following:
Advanced Software Engineering
Information Security Engineering
Cloud Engineering
DevOps Engineering
Front-end application development
Any website and web application consists of layers: structure, data, design, content and functionality. Front-end development deals with the aspects of a web application that a user sees and interacts with. This unit aims to provide students with necessary skills and knowledge to create an environment that will enable users to interact with and experience a web application effectively and efficiently.
Mobile application development
This unit is concerned with the design, implementation and testing of applications for mobile devices using the Android operating system. Students work at all stages of the development life-cycle from inception to testing, whilst considering usability and device capabilities for a mobile application capable of meeting a functional specification. Students are introduced to the programming environment for application development and have a hands-on approach to programming using appropriate programming languages.
Human Computer Interaction and User Experience
This unit intends to introduce students to Human Computer Interactions (HCI) principles and how they can be applied in the software development process, what is User eXperience (UX), and how these can be applied to create effective UIs for mobile and web applications. Specifically students see what usability is and how it can be measured, how HCI can be used in all phases of the software development process, how HCI can be used to evaluate the usability of a software system, how to systematically design usable UIs, what is UX and how to achieve it.
Continuous and Agile Software Engineering
This unit aims to help students acquire skills and knowledge for project-based software development in the industry. The unit provides fundamental knowledge on agile processes and continuous software quality management practices as well as hands-on experience on industry toolkits for continuous integration, deployment and delivery of software artifacts.
Advanced Software Development Techniques
This unit presents advanced software development techniques within the context of a real world business environment. It focuses on: software engineering principles; agile development processes; object oriented analysis and design techniques (using the UML notation); object-oriented principles; and well-known design practices as design patterns.
Back-end application Development
Any modern web application requires data needs to be stored and retrieved, business logic and rules need to be followed, and results need to be calculated. Often called the ‘back-end’, this behind-the-scenes functionality is crucial for any reliable and scalable web application. The unit aims to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge in order build reliable, scalable, fast and robust back-ends for web applications.
Industrial Project
The purpose of this unit is to provide students with the opportunity to integrate and apply the skills and the knowledge they have acquired so far in their studies to a realistic problem. Students are exposed to the processes involved in the team-based development of software through real projects that are provided by companies from the software industry.
Research Skills and Dissertation Preparation
Through this unit develop their research skills and get prepared for working on their MSc dissertation. With the guidance of their supervisors, students are introduced to the research topics and techniques that are commonly employed in software engineering research. Students are exposed to and exercise the principles and practices of report writing, literature reviewing, and research designs and approaches.
Advanced Software Engineering
The aim of this unit is to present contemporary topics in Software Engineering. It starts with a brief overview of software engineering principles and then focuses on modern approaches to software development and management, software architecture, and advanced techniques as formal methods. Students will actively contribute to the lectures, by reviewing and presenting material on contemporary software engineering topics.
Information Security Engineering
This unit introduces the field of information security as an important area of advanced computer science and provides a broad overview of information security. The course will provide a solid theoretical foundation, as well as real-world examples, for understanding computer security. Fundamental theoretical results, foundational models, and salient examples will be covered. Security in computer data, operating systems, and networks will be covered, with emphasis on applied cryptography and program security.
Students can expect to leave the class with an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings for information and computer security, an appreciation of the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of the major theories, and an understanding of the application of computer security theory to real-world systems. Students will also gain experience and insight into the application of theory to practical systems.
Cloud Engineering
The unit aims at introducing students to a range of foundational –as well as more advanced– topics pertaining to cloud engineering, including:
DevOps Engineering
This unit explores a range of the most relevant topics that pertain to devops engineering scope. Main aspects and challenges of the contemporary DevOps Engineering field will be addressed by introducing relevant theory and practices in the areas of infrastructure and configuration management (on-premises and cloud), continuous pipelines, containers and orchestration. Additionally, this course provides a detailed description and hands-on experience to the cutting-edge open-source platforms that are used for the aforementioned purposes.
Candidates should hold an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related degree. For candidates from other disciplines their substantial professional experience in software development will be considered.
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Students do not only acquire a sound theoretical understanding but they also gain practical experience, by applying their knowledge on real life projects. Students benefit from the research-led environment, since they are exposed to not only the well-established fundamentals in their courses, but also to the most advanced theories and techniques currently under consideration and they are encouraged to be involved in academic research activities. Students are taught by academic staff members who are passionate about developing and delivering high quality innovative and inspirational learning and teaching methods. Students benefit from the provision of personal support, which ensures their successful learning development.
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Graduates of the MSc in Web and Mobile Development may be employed as front-end developers, back-end developers, full-stack developers, mobile application developers, UX/UI designers, software engineers, software architects, software project managers and Technology consultants.
The Career, Employability and Enterprise Centre, focuses on helping students to set attainable career goals. It offers advice on CVs and cover letters, and on how to effectively handle job interviews. Through career fairs, and different internship programmes, the department aims at constantly bringing students in contact with prospective employers.
Every spring we organize the Annual Career Fair presenting with an opportunity to get a first feel of job seeking. During the event students and alumni have interview opportunities with corporate recruiters and present their skills and abilities to potential employers. Large companies, organisations and multinationals from different industries across S.E. Europe participate every year in our Career Fair and offer employment and internship opportunities to our students and graduates.
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