Training and Education
Training and Education within Manchester Informatics.
Graduate Education and Training
Manchester Informatics draws together expertise in informatics research across the University - in a wide variety of subject areas in many Schools.
The size and diversity of our research and its interdisciplinary nature makes Manchester a centre of excellence in the provision of informatics research and teaching. Manchester Informatics provides a multidisciplinary research environment, in partnership with commercial, industrial and public sector organisations, in this exciting and rapidly expanding field.
Postgraduate Research programmes
Postgraduate research students are vital to Manchester Informatics, contributing novel understandings and techniques to all areas of informatics research.
Areas of notable strength include:
Manchester Business School
MBS has considerable experience in the design of information software and systems and in the analysis of the impact of such systems on individuals, organisations and society. Specific research areas include:
Information about research opportunities is available here
School of Computer Science
Computer Science research is increasingly taking place at the intersection with other disciplines, driven by the challenges presented by new areas of application in medicine, business, humanities and the physical sciences. Consequently research opportunities exist across a whole host of interdisciplinary topics, from bio-health informatics to text mining.
Information about computer science research and study opportunities can be found here
Programmes:
A comprehensive list of postgraduate research programmes across the University can be found at opportunites for postgraduate research
Taught Programmes
The University of Manchester offers a wide range of taught programmes with informatics content.
Informatics courses at Manchester School of Computer Science 2008/9
Imparts advanced knowledge across a broad range of Computer Science and offering training in advanced skills.
Designed for students who want to increase their technical knowledge of Computer Science, but are also interested in learning how to use IT to help develop organisations.
Teaches the practical skills required for the development of software engineering applications for data-intensive, distributed, and highly parallel systems.
Introduces students to issues involved in the construction of these large information systems, equipping them with state-of-the-art concepts, methods, techniques and tools for the engineering of such systems.
Develops skills ranging from the analysis of genotypes and gene expression data to advanced image processing techniques, advanced information management, clinical terminology, and healthcare records.
Computer Science conversion programme for graduates without a background in computing or IT. The programme equips students with in-depth knowledge of information and communications technologies and methods and techniques for constructing software systems.
Designed for students who have a good degree in a Science or Engineering subject but little formal training in Computer Science at degree level. The first year of study is taught via E-Learning.
Informatics courses at Manchester Business School 2008/9
Looks more closely at the technology itself and how it fits into the business context.
Focuses on how ICT and the internet are changing the processes of business and how to utilise these technologies.
Looks at the impact of ICT and the internet on the public sector.
Focuses on the softer issues of using ICT to achieve and develop an organisation’s strategic objectives.
Look at the rise of Google, or the transformation of the financial services sector. Think about the big suppliers of software to business, or the impact of the internet on personal leisure time, households and learning. Consider the broad social impact of new information technology. The study of information systems (IS) provides a fascinating route into all of these issues. These four inter-related courses provide entry points for graduates from the computing and management sciences to acquire an understanding of the uses of information systems and the internet across the private and public sectors.
A comprehensive list of taught postgraduate programmes across the University can be found here taught postgraduate programmes .
Undergraduate Study
Manchester University offers a wide range of programmes with informatics content.
Informatics courses at Manchester Business School 2008/9
The goal of the course is to provide a thorough grounding in IT, project management, and entrepreneurial and innovative ways of thinking. The aim is to develop graduates who are capable of entering and leading IT management in the public and private sectors. The course has been designed in collaboration with e-skills UK.
These degree courses take a general management degree and build within it a coherent core studying information systems. Thus they aim to develop managers who are knowledgeable of and sensitive to the opportunities provided by information and communications technology.
A comprehensive list of all undergraduate programmes across the University can be found here undergraduate programmes .