This page provides information and links to help existing and incoming research postgraduate students in the Department of Computer Science at Maynooth University.
Prospective research postgraduate students can find information on our programmes at the following links:
A full list of key dates on the University calendar are available here. Below are some of the more pertinent dates for CS Research Postgraduates, along with important dates related to activities and deadlines internal to the Computer Science Department.
As part of the Annual Progress Review Process, initial feedback on their GSF2 form will be provided to all students in advance of the June Research Student Progression Board.
A complete list of the modules available as part of the Structure PhD are available at the Maynooth University Courses Portal. Research M.Sc. students and students on both part-time options should also use this page when selecting modules for their programme. The current regulations state that PhD students must successfully complete 30 ECTS, whilst M.Sc. students are required to complete 10 ECTS. In each case, 50% of those ECTS must be subject specific modules, whilst the other 50% must be transferable skills modules.
The table below provides a list of modules provided directly by the Department of Computer Science along with their ECTS value and module categorisation:
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits | Module Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS803 | Rigorous Software Development | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS805 | Mathematics and Theory of CS | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS807 | Requirements Engineering & System Design | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS808 | Software Testing and Benchmarking | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS810 | Human-computer Interaction | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS813 | Advanced Concepts in Object-oriented programming | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS815 | Internet solutions engineering | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS816 | Practical cryptography | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS819 | Program comprehension | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS820 | Structured Programming | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS827 | Object-oriented Programming | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS821 | Spatial databases | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| NCG601 | Introduction to Geocomputation | (7.5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| NCG602 | Meth. & Tech. in Geocomputation | (7.5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| NCG603 | Advanced Topics in Geocomp. | (7.5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| NCG604 | Remote Sensing and Image Proc. | (7.5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| NCG605 | Visualisation Methods and Techniques | (7.5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS850 | Summer School Attendance | (5 Credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS860 | International conference presentation | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS870 | International research placement | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS880 | Journal paper publication | (5 credits) | Subject Specific |
| CS890 | Undergraduate laboratory demonstration skills | (5 credits) | Transferable Skills |
| CS894 | PostGrad certificate in teaching and learning | (5 credits) | Transferable Skills |
| CS895 | Technical presentation skills | (5 credits) | Transferable Skills |
| CS896 | Computer Science promotion | (5 credits) | Transferable Skills |