Web Science

Course Overview

The MSc Web Science programme from the University of Southampton addresses two aspects of the web: engineering techniques and technologies that are used to build it, analytical techniques from economics, psychology, law and sociology that are used to understand how it is changing society, Since the inception of the web, there have been two major developments: social and collaborative applications, and the semantic web. You will explore these through core modules, web technology and your own social and collaborative websites. You will have the opportunity to study web technologies, such as data and knowledge representations, e-business, agents and information system design, in the context of economic theory, legal practice, linguistic analysis and sociological evaluation. The programme has been designed to maximise student choice by allowing you to tailor the structure to suit your own interests. You can choose areas that reflect your personal interests and work on an individual project. You will however, also take a number of compulsory modules to ensure you are exposed to key topics in all areas. Key Facts: University of Southampton is in the top 10% in the UK for the volume and quality of our Computer Science research 100% of our Computer Science research impact is world-leading or internationally excellent University of Southampton is ranked in the UK top ten for Computer Sciences by the Guardian and Times / Sunday Times Good University Guides, Southampton is ranked in the top 51-100 universities for Computer Science in the QS World Rankings, Southampton University has pioneered many of the most important advances in computer science and web technology of the past 10 years, Career OpportunitiesThis programme provides an excellent platform for further research in either industry, the digital economy or academia. Graduates from our MSc programme are employed worldwide in leading companies at the forefront of technology. ECS runs a dedicated careers hub which is affiliated with over 100 renowned companies like IBM, ARM, Microsoft Research, Imagination Technologies, Nvidia, Samsung and Google to name a few.