Digital technologies have become pervasive in culture, economy, law, government, and research, dramatically changing the way people work and live. The proliferation and significance of these complex technological systems of information demand a new focus in academic scholarship - one committed to cross-disciplinary study, astute about both the technical and the social, and devoted to integrating theory, investigation, design, and practice. The field of Computer Science studies the design and use of information systems in a social context: it studies the creation, representation, organization, application, and analysis of information in digital form. The Computer Networks programme is a broad programme in data communications with specializations in network design or network services. The courses combine theoretical studies and applied modern technology. The programme is intended for students who wish to pursue careers in research, development, operations and management of networks and services. It addresses the specific needs of the world-wide communications industry. The programme offers studies that combine knowledge and skills in networking as well as development of network services.

Third Generation (3G) Mobile Systems are being deployed in many places in the world and work has started on the standardization of 4G principles and technologies, where the emphasis will be on developing appropriate services and applications over heterogeneous network infrastructure including Bluetooth and WiFi. The success of 3G and 4G mobile systems will depend largely on the ability of industry and academia to develop and provide appropriate applications to the users of the new mobile and wireless world. This is what this programme is about. This innovative course is concerned with modeling and quantitative analysis techniques for the design, development, tuning and upgrading of computer communications and software systems. It is aimed at graduates from science, mathematics, computing, engineering and related degree programmes. Graduates of this programme will be particularly suited to the field of mobile and high-speed networks, but the techniques covered will be equally applicable to the traditional computing areas including manufacturing and logistics.