School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics

The School is home to two of the UK's highly-rated departments - Information Systems & Computing, and Mathematical Sciences, with a large and thriving student population of over 1300 undergraduates, over 180 Masters students, 140 PhD students and over 80 academic staff. The School hosts seven world-class research centres and one University Interdisciplinary research centre, in which our academics come together to pursue the cutting-edge research for which they are internationally renowned.

Postgraduate study

Our research feeds directly into our MSc and PhD programmes, ensuring that content remains as up-to-date as possible. Employability is at the heart of our programmes and courses are regularly reviewed to reflect the changes in the economy and the world of education. This has led us to introduce a new Master’s course for 2012 - MSc in Advanced Computing – with a strong emphasis on technical skills, small group project work and the opportunity to work closely with a one of our research centres.

We also work closely with our Industry Advisory Board, a group of employers drawn from a wide range of private and public industries who advise us on the relevance and impact of our research and teaching, as well as on employability strategies.

Selected students on our Computing courses have the opportunity to carry out dissertation projects with industry. These students gain valuable industrial experience that is highly valued by employers of IT specialists.

Across these two departments we offer a wide range of courses:

Advanced Computing Msc* (new for 2012) (PT/FT)
Business Systems Integration (with SAP Technology) MSc (PT/FT)
Computational Mathematics with Modelling MSc (FT)
Information Systems Management MSc (PT/FT)
Modelling and Management of Risk MSc (FT)

PT part-time FT full-time
*(course Approved in Principle)

Be part of our success

The Department of Information Systems and Computing is ranked top in the country in its area in terms of 'Research Power', while almost 60 per cent of the research in the Mathematical Sciences Department has been rated 'World-Leading' or 'Internationally Excellent'. More RAE 2008 information...

Facilities

Brunel is a vibrant, friendly, safe and self-contained campus. It has a great location close to London with affordable living costs, an international community, world-class sports facilities and a thriving arts community and social scene.

The majority of your needs are catered for on-site:

UEFA-class football facilities, competition-standard athletics complex and refurbished sports and fitness centre;
Extended library building, holding a hugely increased book and journal collection, more computer workstations and group study areas, an Assistive Technology Centre for disabled students, and a café;
halls of residence, including a new residential complex that brings our on-campus accommodation up to 4,549 rooms;
Student facilities complex with a stunning atrium entrance opening onto a dining space, bars, the Students' Union and retail outlets;
Award-winning Placement and Careers Service, which will help you to achieve your career aims in today’ competitive employment market

Entry requirements and application procedures

Please refer to our website www.brunel.ac.uk/siscm

Career opportunities

Career Opportunities within Computing and Information Systems

Business analysis, Systems development analysis
Technology project management, Business change management
ERP implementation and customisation
Systems integration and support
Systems programmers
Knowledge engineers
Web architects
Analysts and systems integration specialists
Consultancy

Career Opportunities within Mathematical Sciences

Researcher in mathematical, physical and engineering sciences within universities and in industry
Quantitative financial analyst and modeller
IT specialist
Financial and environmental risk analysis
Crisis management
Risk management in corporate treasuries
Quantitative and modelling analysis.

Student profile:

Alan Hay - MSc in Business Systems Integration (with SAP Technology)

"Brunel University provided me with the flexible learning environment I required to step back from operational IT consultancy and take a broader view of relevant subjects from the IT world. Research-based Masters degrees offer a structure and guidelines, but students are required to develop their understanding of a subject and find their own focus to demonstrate a deep understanding of a topic. I took a year out to learn and found myself challenged more than ever before to look beyond proprietary products to the concepts and possibilities behind the technologies.

"I have the opportunity to undertake my thesis research with SAP Research. I have a central role, in a joint project with Intel, integrating state of the art technology with cloud computing. The ability to move deeper into a topic and apply academic research principles to real world problems is my objective.

"Information Technology is not static and continual development is required to make sure you remain relevant to today’s business. This Master’s degree is making sure that I can stay ahead of the game."