MRes in Informatics

Informatics = management and utilisation of information.

This research programme is designed to address an increasing demand for interdisciplinary professionals in the area of information management A student is required to complete four taught modules followed by a substantial dissertation in the chosen application domain: Business Informatics, Biodiversity Informatics, Construction Informatics, Computing Informatics, Health Informatics

This course builds on the strengths of prospective students and adds value and employability by teaching relevant methods and techniques in the areas of information management and research. The dissertation, a major piece of applied research, enables students to demonstrate a detailed understanding of informatics concepts and methods in the chosen, often commercial, subject domain. Our employable graduates have gone on to pursue successful multi-disciplinary careers for companies including: Accenture, Avaya, CapGemini, Citibank, Deloitte, IBM, etc. Job roles include business / management consultants, information specialists / advisors, researchers, software engineers, IT operations managers, systems analysts and developers.

Entry Requirements: Applicants are generally expected to have obtained an upper second-class honours degree, or the international equivalent, in a related science field, or in a social science and humanities with basic IT knowledge and skills. Relevant industry experience is also acceptable, subject to the University of Reading’s APEL rules. Applicants whose first language is not English are expected to have obtained IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 570. We provide a presessional English course for those who have achieved IELTS 5.5 with excellent academic results.

Fee, Expenses and Scholarships: Details of tuition fees can be found at: www.reading.ac.uk/study/fees/pg-feestable.asp. For up-to-date information regarding living costs, please see: www.reading.ac.uk/life/life-livingcosts.asp.  Studentships are available for all outstanding and non-EU applicants. For further details please see: www.reading.ac.uk/irc/irc-studentship.asp

Contact: Miss Nicky Jones

Email: irc.enquiries@reading.ac.uk
Tel.: 0118 378 4417
Postal address:
      Informatics Research Centre
      The University of Reading
      Ground Floor, Building 42
      Reading, RG6 6WB, UK