ACS Advanced Web Technologies: The University of Manchester

Course description
The Advanced Web Technologies pathway is centered around a theme of the same name, Advanced Web Technologies, and combines it with a choice of closely related yet complimentary themes, namely Software Engineering, Learning from Data, and Data Management. Students following this theme will gain  an understanding and insight into the technologies that deliver the Web as they see it today.
This theme aims to provide students with an overview and understanding of a number of advanced web technologies, which are being used to facilitate the move from a web from a web of documents, to a web of documents, data and applications. The theme will cover technological aspects, such as languages for representing documents (HTML/CSS), for working with semi-structured data (XML/XSLT) and for knowledge representation (OWL/RDF), along with the theory and methodologies behind the use of such languages. The theme also discusses human factors issues surrounding the Web and investigates the use of advanced web technologies to support science. This is not a course aimed at those who wish to build web sites, but is for those students who are seeking a deeper understanding of the technologies that are being used to support the continuing evolution of the Web.
Career opportunities
Students following the Advanced Web Technologies pathway have all the career choices and options as described for general Advanced Computer Science.
In addition, students of this pathway are ideally placed to work in positions requiring an understanding of modern Wed infrastructure, ranging from the obvious Web developers and system providers to basically all companies employing or developing Web technologies.
Entry requirements
Academic entry qualification overview:
They require a First or Upper Second class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in computer science, or in a joint degree with at least 50% computer science content. Applicants with extensive computer science industrial experience and a good honours degree, or its overseas equivalent, may also be considered for admission.
English language:
All students are required to be proficient in spoken and written English. In order to be accepted onto an MSc programme in the School of Computer Science applicants need to provide evidence of having achieved the required level in one of the following english language qualifications:

• IELTS score of 6.5 minimum (writing 6)
• Internet based TOEFL 100 with 24 in writing
• Computer Based TOEFL 250 with 5 in TWE
• Cambridge Proficiency Grade 'C'