Computer Science - Informatique (Swansea)

Entry requirements

A 2:1 in a computer science undergraduate degree (or equivalent).

Months of entry

September

Course content

Swansea University and Université Grenoble Alpes offer two dual award MSc degrees in Computer Science: Informatique.

Both courses lead to degrees from both universities and both are two academic years long, involving one year in Swansea and one year in Grenoble. The year in Grenoble is usually taught in English but can be taken in French if you are sufficiently fluent.

The Swansea route starts in Swansea and finishes in Grenoble. The available specialisms are:

• Advanced Information Systems and Software Engineering
• AI and the Web
• Graphics, Vision and Robotics
• Data Science
• High-Confidence Embedded and Cyberphysical Systems
• Parallel, Distributed and Embedded Systems
• Ubiquitous and Interactive Systems

Our £32.5m Computational Foundry lies at the heart of the Swansea course. Sophisticated teaching and research equipment include a Vision and Biometric Lab, a Maker Lab, a Theory Lab, a Cyber Security/Networking Lab, a User Lab and Visualisation Suite.

Did you know?

Computer Science at Swansea University is widely acknowledged as a leading UK department, with rankings reflecting teaching and research excellence.

• Top 150 in the World Computer Science and Engineering (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024)
• Top 251- 300 in the world (THE World University Rankings 2026)
• 201-250 in the World for Computer Science and Information Systems (QS World University Rankings 2026)
• 100% world-leading and internationally excellent ratings for research impact - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
• 90% of our research is world-leading and internationally excellent - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

You will be taught by inspiring computer science experts such as Professor Matt Jones, widely recognised as a leader in the empowerment of rural digital communities in the UK and across the developing world.

Your Computer Science - Informatique (Swansea) Experience

This course starts in Swansea and finishes in Grenoble. You build 120 credits from a selection of 15-credit modules in the first part of the course at Swansea. In the second part of the course you take a compulsory 60-credit project module, and select a further optional 60-credit module depending on your specialisation.

Over the course of this degree you will be taught by staff from internationally renowned research groups. Their knowledge of constant developments in computer science helps to keep your learning fresh and relevant to the wider industry.

Our commitment to keeping up with the technological curve is reflected in the hardware you will be working with every day.

Swansea laboratories are continually upgraded to ensure equipment is never more than three years old, and rarely more than two. Three fully networked laboratories are currently in use.