MSc in Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems  MSc in Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems University of Sussex ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1534153195University-of-Sussex.jpg

The study of natural and artificial evolutionary and adaptive systems is at the heart of important emerging approaches to artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computational biology, complex systems and related areas. Sussex is internationally renowned for its research in these interdisciplinary areas and has one of the largest groups in this field. This programme provides a solid grounding in the major themes of the area, including: artificial life, adaptive systems, biologically inspired robotics, complex adaptive systems, dynamical systems approaches to cognition, evolutionary systems and evolutionary computing, and natural and artificial neural systems, as well as the opportunity to take options in cutting-edge areas such as the science of consciousness. This well-established programme (the first to be set up in this field) is taught by leading experts and there are many opportunities to interact with the thriving local community of researchers in this area. Students have access to specialist facilities including robotics labs. In the summer term you undertake a dissertation project under the supervision of a member of faculty. This will give you the opportunity to further develop what you have learnt in the context of a piece of research. It is not unusual for work from dissertation projects to be published in conference proceedings or journals. Assessment You are assessed by coursework, unseen examinations, essays, programming projects and a 12,000-word dissertation. Programme Structure Autumn term: Artificial Life ? Intelligence in Animals and Machines ? Mathematics and Computational Methods for Complex Systems ? Object-Oriented Programming (students with a high level of programming experience may substitute this with another option). Spring term: Adaptive Systems ? Neural Networks. You also take two options from Computational Neuroscience ? Dynamics of Development ? Generative Creativity ? Language Engineering ? Neuroscience of Consciousness ? Sensory Systems and Receptors. Not all options are available every year. Additional options may be available. Summer term: you undertake supervised work for the MSc dissertation, which is usually based on a programming project. The part-time structure for each programme is as follows: Year 1 In each of the autumn and spring terms you take two courses. In the summer term you undertake work on the dissertation. Year 2 You take two courses in the autumn term. In the spring and summer terms you complete work on the dissertation.

A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honours degree. Undergraduate studies generally need to have been in disciplines requiring both numeracy and computer literacy. Students from other backgrounds who can demonstrate numeracy and computer literacy,17000,ÂItemalue+oSn++???A????#? ?+???????????????????????????????????+S?++??????,???@#iItem????????????????? ???????????????????