St Martin's launches Master's in IT

St Martin's Institute of IT, in collaboration with the department of engineering, Queen Mary College of the University of London, will be launching four Master's programmes in IT. Professor Laurie Cuthbert and Dr Athen Ma held an information meeting for prospective students at St Martin's Institute of IT last month.

These M.Sc. degrees enable students to build on their first degree without giving up on their full time employment. The subjects dealt with during these degrees are highly topical, enabling graduates to embark on research in areas that are much in demand in the ICT arena in Malta and internationally, now and in the future.

Through the provision of the M.Sc. degrees, St Martin's Institute of IT is offering further opportunities of study for those who have already completed a first degree in IT. Also, all the degrees on offer give the opportunity to graduates in areas such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering and Education of Science to transfer to the ICT industry without having to read for the same level degree.

The M.Sc. may be studied over a minimum of two years, and a maximum of three years. Students following these degrees will benefit from participating electronically in the lectures going on in London as well as attending local face-to-face seminars led by experts in the area of discussion.

Part-funding of these programmes may be attained through the My Potential scheme where, on graduating, the costs incurred while studying for the degree are refunded to the graduate.

M.Sc. Telecommunications (Networks)

The Networks pathway of the Telecommunications M.Sc. degree provides postgraduate training in the principles and applications of telecommunications, particularly in the way the subject is moving towards integrating voice and data applications with the Internet.

It builds on the internationally acknowledged research expertise of the Department at Queen Mary, as well the substantial amount of teaching given by staff at the University of London BT M.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering. This pathway puts emphasis on telecommunications technology, especially mobile technology.

At the end of the programme, graduates will be equipped with the skills needed for a wide range of jobs in the expanding telecommunications industry, from designing infrastructure and services for the new 3G mobile networks to working on the expansion of the Internet with new technologies and protocols.

M.Sc. Telecommunications (Internet Computing)

The growth of the Internet has led to the emergence of new industries, services, and products that were unimaginable only a few years ago. With the rapid growth of the Internet has come the need for employees to have the special skills needed to build, and deploy, industrial-strength Internet computing systems. Such employees are currently in very short supply.

The Internet Computing pathway is designed to equip students with the skills needed to succeed in the Internet computing industry. This programme is intended both for graduates in a related discipline, who wish to enhance and specialise their skills in the area, and also for industrialists with some experience of working in the information technology or telecommunications sectors, who wish to obtain a formal qualification.

On completing the programme, graduates will have gained advanced skills in the application and underlying theory of Internet computing technologies. Taught courses include the basic principles of digital networks, through courses that describe the software technologies that drive the Internet, to those that describe research-level technologies, techniques and services.

M.Sc. Telecommunications (Applications)

This M.Sc. provides postgraduate training in the principles and applications of software and telecommunications, as applied to e-Commerce applications. It offers an integrated curriculum, capable of responding to rapid developments in the discipline, and attempts to satisfy the needs of good graduates with degrees in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or related subjects.

This pathway has a similar structure to the Internet Computing pathway and aims to help fill the skills gap for e-Commerce specialists, as demand continues to grow in all sectors of industry and commerce. It emphasises both e-Commerce applications and the underlying information and communication technologies.

By the end of the programme, graduates will be able to construct software to deliver e-Commerce applications over the Internet, understanding how different types of infrastructure affect design and commercial decisions.

M.Sc. in Wireless Networks

A convergence of technologies is occurring right now. The technologies behind wide-area wireless networking and mobile telephony infrastructures are in the process of merging to provide an infrastructure that offers ubiquitous access to information, anywhere, anyplace, and any time.

In the networks stream, students will study the architectures, applications and protocols for modern wireless networks, including mobile networks, wireless LANS, WiMax and ad hoc networks. Also included is security (a crucial aspect of making these networks safe to use, for users and operators alike) and the latest concepts in mobile services, including personalised location-based services.

At the end of the programme the graduate will be equipped with the skills needed for a wide range of jobs in the expanding telecommunications industry, especially those for network operators, service providers and content providers.

For more information e-mail info@stmartins.edu or call 2123-5451.