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About Information Technology Msc in University of Glasgow

The Masters in Information Technology is an intensive, practically oriented taught postgraduate programme which will equip you with advanced IT skills. This is a conversion degree programme intended for students without a computing science background. You will apply your knowledge and skills by conducting a development project.

• The School of Computing Science is ranked 7th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2020).

• The School is a member of the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance: SICSA. This collaboration of Scottish universities aims to develop Scotland's place as a world leader in Informatics and Computer Science research and education.

• The School of Computing Science has extensive contacts with industrial partners who contribute to several of their taught courses, through active teaching, curriculum development, and panel discussion. Recent contributors include representatives from IBM, J.P. Morgan, Amazon, Adobe and Red Hat.
• During the programme students have an opportunity to develop and practice relevant professional and transferrable skills, and to meet and learn from employers about working in the IT industry.
• You will have opportunities to meet employers who come to make recruitment presentations, and often seek to recruit our graduates during the programme.
• You will benefit from having 24-hour access to a computer laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of a 2.1 Honours degree of equivalent (eg GPA 3.0 or equivalent) in a subject other than computing science.

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)

• 6.5 with no subtests under 6.0.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. 

Common equivalent English language qualifications

All stated English tests are acceptable for admission to this programme:

TOEFL (ib, my best or athome)

• 90 with minimum of R 20, L 19, S 19, W 23.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. 

PTE (Academic)

• 60 with minimum of 59 in all subtests.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date.

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