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About Advanced Computer Science With Internet Economics Msc in University of Liverpool

This programme, formerly MSc in Computation and Game Theory, is intended for you if you already have a first degree in Computer Science, or in Economics, or a closely related subject.

The programme is suitable for you if you wish to extend your knowledge with more advanced specialised material reflecting current research at the cutting edge of the discipline of Algorithmic Game Theory, which lies at the intersection of economics and computer science.

It is a novel and unique programme, the first of its kind in Europe, offering a range of modern topics that range from optimisation and computational game theory to network games, and modern applications in electronic commerce, such as Google sponsored search auctions.

It is offered by the Computer Science Department, with contributions from the University of Liverpool Management School.

This programme is also available as Advanced Computer Science with Internet Economics with a Year in Industry MSc.

The programme is organised as two taught semesters followed by an individual project undertaken over the summer. During each semester MSc students study a number of modules adding up to 60 credits per semester (120 in total). This will be followed by a dissertation, also 60 credits, making an overall total of 180 credits.

Career prospects

Here are some of the fields/jobs in which our MSc graduates of this programme can work:

• IT Consultant

• Enterprise Risk Consultant

• Network Optimisation Engineer

• Data Analyst

• Information Analyst

• Business Analyst

• IT Impl. Support Analyst

• Customer Service Adviser

• Software Developer

• Software Engineer

• Sales & Marketing

• Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Academic qualification equivalents

• Successful completion of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with minimum first division (high second division from some universities).

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS:  6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each component.
• TOEFL iBT: 88 overall with 20-Listening, Writing, Reading, 22-Speaking.
• PTE:  62 with minimum scores of 51 in each component.

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