Programme

Advanced Computer Science MSc — The University of Manchester

A programme listed in The University of Manchester's own catalogue. Everything below is either taken from that official source or marked as not reviewed.

Last reviewed 13 September 2026 · How we review

Institution: The University of Manchester
Location: Manchester, the United KingdomWhere the institution is based. U4S does not record which campus this programme is taught on unless the official source says so.
Degree level: Master's
Study mode and duration: Duration not reviewed

Subject area

Computer Science

Subject areas are U4S’s own grouping of the official title, so that comparable programmes sit together across countries. They are not the institution’s faculty structure.

The official title

Advanced Computer Science MSc

This is the programme name exactly as it appears in the institution’s own catalogue. U4S does not translate, shorten or standardise a programme title.

What U4S has verified

Reviewed

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Programme exists: Confirmed by the official catalogue named below.
Degree level: Stated by the official catalogue this programme was read from.
Teaching language: Not reviewed. U4S does not infer a language from the language a web page is written in.
Duration: Not reviewed. U4S does not infer a duration from what is usual in the country.
Study mode: Not reviewed.
Campus: Not reviewed. U4S does not take a campus from the city the institution is registered in.
Tuition: Not reviewed for this programme. Check the institution’s own fee page.
Admissions: Not reviewed for this programme. Requirements must be checked on the official admissions page.

Next verification step

Open the official programme page and record the teaching language, duration and campus only where that page states them explicitly.

Official programme page

Everything that actually governs an application — entry requirements, deadlines, fees and the language of instruction — lives on the institution’s own pages and can change without notice. Check there before you rely on anything.

Open the official programme page

Read from University of Manchester — A-Z list of master’s courses on 2026-09-13.

Admissions

Institution-wide admissions pageSource located

Published by the institution for applicants generally. The programme may require something different, and this page does not say so either way. 9 U4S programmes at this institution cite it.

Official admissions page: www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/admissions/
Application portal: Not located. Apply through the admissions page above.
Language requirements: www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/admissions/language-requirements/
Required documents: Not located.
Intake and deadlines: Not reviewed. U4S publishes no deadline without the intake it belongs to, and has not read this page’s dates.

Entry requirements change between intakes and differ by programme, by the qualification you hold and by where you are applying from. U4S records where the official requirements are published and when that page was last retrieved — nothing more. Students should verify current requirements on the official admissions page before relying on anything.

Next verification step

Open the official admissions page and record, only where it states them explicitly: the intake it applies to, the deadlines with their years, and the applicant categories it covers. U4S records no grade, test score or acceptance rate at any point.

Source located 2026-09-12, from a link on the institution’s own site.

What the institution asks for

Read from the institution’s own admissions pages, in the institution’s own words and units. U4S does not decide whether anyone meets any of it.

U4S never converts between grading systems or between language tests. A GPA is not a percentage, a UK classification is not a German Note, and an IELTS band is not a TOEFL score — institutions decide what they accept, and only the institution’s own published threshold governs an application. Everything below is recorded in the units the institution itself used.

Prior qualification

A qualification the institution says applicants must already hold.

Institution-wideNamed without a value
Master's degree entry requirements
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13

Academic threshold

A grade the institution states, on its own scale. U4S does not convert between grading systems.

Institution-wideStated, but more than one value applies
Applicants with a cumulative grade point average of 16/20 in the High School diploma will be considered for entry onto our Foundation Programme.
U4S records no single value here: the page names a grade point average without stating the scale it is on, and a GPA without its scale means nothing.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13 · this page is cited by 2 U4S programmes

Language requirement

A language test the institution names, with its own threshold. U4S does not convert between tests.

Institution-wideStated, but more than one value applies
We require all international applicants to have obtained a suitable English Language qualification equivalent to IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.5 in each component.
U4S records no single value here: the page states more than one IELTS threshold (4, 6.5), so which one governs this programme is for the institution to say.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13 · this page is cited by 2 U4S programmes
Institution-wideStated, but more than one value applies
The minimum IELTS score required to consider your application is 6.5 overall with no element below 6.0.
U4S records no single value here: the page states more than one IELTS threshold (6, 6.5), so which one governs this programme is for the institution to say.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13
Institution-wideNamed without a value
We are also not able to accept a combination of two test scores or TOEFL 'MyBest' Scores - you must meet our minimum requirements in one sitting.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13
Institution-wideStated, but more than one value applies
Cambridge Advanced (CAE/C1 Advanced) and Cambridge Proficiency (CPE/C2 Proficiency);
U4S records no single value here: the page names more than one Cambridge qualification (C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency) without settling which applies.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13
Institution-wideStated, but more than one value applies
Candidates applying for programmes with an IELTS 7 (or higher) requirement will need to offer an alternative acceptable qualification or test.
U4S records no single value here: the page states more than one IELTS threshold (6, 6.5, 7, 8), so which one governs this programme is for the institution to say.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13
Institution-wideNamed without a value
Pearson PTE Academic (UKVI) .
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13
Institution-wideNamed without a value
If required to offer an acceptable English language test (see below), please note that unless explicitly stated otherwise on this webpage, acceptable English language tests (such as IELTS, TOEFL, Pearson and Trinity ISE etc) are deemed to be valid for two years after the test date, and must be valid on the start date of the course, which is the first day of Welcome Week.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13

Interview

A stage the institution says forms part of selection.

Institution-wideNamed without a value
Depending on your course choice and your individual circumstances, our admissions staff may invite you for an interview, or to take an additional test.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13 · this page is cited by 2 U4S programmes

Written statement

A written statement the institution asks for.

Institution-wideNamed without a value
How to apply Advice on your UCAS application and personal statement
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13 · this page is cited by 2 U4S programmes

Reference

A reference or recommendation the institution asks for.

Institution-wideNamed without a value
We recommend that information on mitigating circumstances that have affected, or are likely to affect, your academic performance is included in your referee’s report.
Official page · retrieved 2026-09-13 · this page is cited by 2 U4S programmes

Requirements marked as institution-wide were read from a page that covers more than this programme. They are what the institution publishes for applicants generally, and the programme’s own requirements may differ.

Everything above is a partial reading of one page. The official admissions page is the only complete statement of what this institution asks for: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/admissions/

Before you read this page

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Sources

University of Manchester — A-Z list of master’s courses
University of Manchester · retrieved 2026-09-13 (HTTP 200)
Advanced Computer Science MSc — official programme page
University of Manchester
listed by the official catalogue; U4S has not separately retrieved this page, so nothing on it supports anything published here