Computer and Machine Vision option - MSc in Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering

Why this course?

This option of the MSc in Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering aims to develop your skill base for the rapidly expanding engineering IT industry sector, not only in the UK but all over the world. Graduates who undertake this option have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of careers embracing telecommunications, the automotive industry, medical imaging, software houses and industrial research, where demand for skills is high.

This course additionally forms part of the ESTIA (Ecole Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées) Cranfield MSc programme which gives ESTIA students the opportunity to study this degree based either at Cranfield University or ESTIA in Bidart, South-West France.

Cranfield University is very well located for visiting part-time students from all over the world, and offers a range of library and support facilities to support your studies. This enables students to complete their qualification whilst balancing work/life commitments.

To study for a formal award at Cranfield you will need to demonstrate that you can communicate effectively in English in an academic environment. You can meet this requirement in the following ways:

• If you have previously obtained a higher education level qualification from a UK university and have been taught and assessed in English (note that international applicants applying for Master’s courses in Cranfield’s School of Management are required to have studied in the UK for the full duration of the course).
• If you are a national of or have a obtained a higher education level qualification from a country on the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) list of majority English speaking countries:
  
  

  Antigua and Barbuda	Ireland
  Australia	Jamaica
  The Bahamas	Malta
  Barbados	New Zealand
  Belize	St Kitts and Nevis
  Canada*	St Lucia
  Dominica	St Vincent and the Grenadines
  Grenada	Trinidad and Tobago
  Guyana	United States of America

  
  
  *You will usually be required take an English test if your studies were not taught and assessed in English.
• If you have been continuously employed in the UK for a minimum of five years immediately prior to the start of the course, providing you are able to supply a reference from your current employer which explicitly confirms you are able to communicate effectively in English.
• By providing a satisfactory English test certificate that meets the requirement of the course you have applied for.

Your career

The MSc in Computer and Machine Vision attracts enquiries from companies all over the world who wish to recruit high-quality graduates. There is considerable demand for students with expertise in engineering software development and for those who have strong technical programming skills in industry-standard languages and tools. Graduates of this course will be in demand by commercial engineering software developers, automotive, telecommunications, medical and other industries and research organisations, and have been particularly successful in finding long-term employment.

Some students may go on to pursue degrees on the basis of their MSc research project. Thesis topics are most often supplied by individual companies on in-company problems with a view to employment after graduation - an approach that is being actively encouraged by a growing number of industries.

A selection of companies that have recruited our graduates include:

• BAE Systems,
• European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS),
• Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl),
• Orange France,
• Microsoft,
• EDS Unigraphics,
• Delcam,
• GKN Technology,
• Logica,
• Oracle Consulting Services,
• National Power,
• Altran Technologies,
• Earth Observation Sciences Ltd,
• Oracle Consulting Services,
• Easams Defence Consultancy,
• Xyratex.