This specialist pathway in Visual Computing will provide you with comprehensive training in Computer Graphics, Computer Vision (including Medical Image Analysis), and Scientific Visualisation. On the course you will be provided with a unique opportunity to acquire essential skills in these subject areas that prepare you for further studies and research in academia or research and development in industry. Visual computing has a wide range of applications, e.g. gaming, computer graphics, vision engineering, and biomedical engineering. Graduate career prospects are hence excellent. The modules provide you with broad, in-depth technical knowledge and skills in terms of both theoretical understanding and practical experience of visual computing techniques, fundamental mathematical and algorithmic principles in those subject areas and the ability to plan and accomplish a substantial project in visual computing.

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