Name of institution:  University of Warwick, UK

Name of contact person:  Dr Graham R Martin
			 MSc Course Director

Address for contact person:  Department of Computer Science
			     University of Warwick
			     Coventry  CV4 7AL
			     United Kingdom

E-mail Address:  grm@dcs.warwick.ac.uk

Telephone number:  +44 203 523193
Fax number:        +44 203 525714

Access to what computers?  Parsytec SuperCluster (128 nodes)
			   SparcStation 2000 (10 processor)
			   Accessed from MSc laboratory containing
                             Sun-4/40FC colour workstations

Degree offered?  MSc in Parallel Computers and Computation

Short Curricul(um)(a) Statement:
     Candidates select modules concerned with Theory,
     Software, Hardware, and Applications, and thereby gain a
     detailed knowledge and practical experience of the
     analysis, design, programming and application of parallel
     systems.
     12 month full-time course: 50% taught component,
                                50% research-style project.

Remarks relevant to courses offered: Taught Modules include:-
     - Efficient Parallel Algorithm Design
     - Parallel Computation with Distributed Memory
     - Process Calculus
     - Comparative Study of Parallel Architectures
     - Parallel Algorithms and Architectures for Image and
         Signal Processing
     - Performance Evaluation of Parallel Computers
     - Concurrent Software Implementation
     - Concurrency in Programming Languages
     - Parallelism and Real-time Systems
     - Definitive Methods for Concurrent Systems Modelling
     - 3D Graphics and Large Scale 3D Modelling
     - Multi-Agent Systems
     - Business and Economic Aspects of IT