Course Structure

The MSc VIVE runs for one calendar year starting in the last week of September and ending one week into September the following year. It is not possible to take the courses on a part-time basis.

The MSc course consists of three elements, all of which must be completed and passed for the student to obtain a degree:

• a core component consisting of essential advanced material for all students. All material in this part is compulsory.
• options to allow some tailoring of the material to students' individual interests. Students choose three topics from the list below.
• a research project.

The full scheme of award for the MSc VIVE is here.

Taught courses consist of about 30 hours of lectures. In addition, most have associated practical sessions and coursework. Here are the courses covered (click the course code to see the syllabus):

Core Components

• MMAI: Mathematical Methods, Algorithmics and Implementations (GV01 Term 1)
• IP: Image Processing (GV12 Term 1)
• GMV: Computer Graphics (Graphical Modelling and Visualization) (GV10 Term 1)
• GI03: Mathematical Programming and Research Methods (GI07 Term 1 first half and Term 2 first half)

Options (select 3)

• MV: Machine Vision (GI14 Term 1)
• NDSP: Geometry of Images (GV11 Term 2)
• VE: Virtual Environments (GV07 Term 1)
• ARA: Advanced Rendering and Animation (GV14 Term 2)
• Opt: Optimization (GV08 Term 1)
• MSC: Medical Scientific Computing (GV09 Term 2)
• IPMI: Information Processing in Medical Imaging (MPHYGB06 Term 2)
• ES: Evolutionary Systems (GI06 Term 2)
• GM: Graphical Models (GI08 Term 1)

The project work (GV99), which starts after the exams in the second term and occupies students full-time from the end of the second term until early September, is intended to provide an extended opportunity to plan, execute and evaluate a significant piece of work. Projects will either be related to a problem of industrial interest or to a topic near the leading edge of research.

Additional Support

Mathematics revision material is available in the Resources section and, if needed, additional assistance with programming, for example, for graphics, can be made available on an individual basis. Revision material is also available in the Resources section.