studying the Web at the University of Southampton…

Come to us to learn how to identify the future opportunities of the digital economy and how to address its current challenges. From Bachelors courses teaching the fundamentals of the design, development and growth of the Web through to PhD research that changes the nature of what's possible to achieve with the Web, our courses will prepare you for significant careers and valuable roles in society. In conjunction with unique set of partners from industry, government and the third sector, the University of Southampton encapsulates the most advanced and innovative work on the Web.

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Masters Courses

MSc Web Technology

This course deals with Web architecture, social networks, the semantic web, and the technical issues and opportunities of the web: cybersecurity, accessibility, e-commerce, intelligent agents, e-learning, open data, innovation and tech startups. Read more...

MSc Web Science

This course deals with the impact of the Web on the world's social, personal, legal and economic infrastructure - how the Web is deployed, how it grows and how it is governed. What are the opportunities and challenges for the digital economy? Read more...

Modules

COMP6018: Web Architecture

Understanding the current generation of communications protocols, data formats and identifiers that make up the Web. How to understand individual web pages vs how to understand the global structure of the whole web. What Web ideas have worked, and which ones haven't (yet). Read more...

WEBS6201: Foundations of Web Science

What is the Web? How was it invented? How did it achieve its place in society? An in-depth look at co-construction and the way that technology and society develop each other. A look at some of the key challeneges that the Web provides for sociology, criminology, politics, law, economics, psychology. Read more...

WEBS6202: Further Web Science

Applying multidisciplinary Web Science techniques to problems in cybercrime, e-health and open science, and making recommendations for effective social interventions. Read more...

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