Postgraduate Programmes :: Programming Prerequisites

This is a guide to the level of Java you need to understand prior to starting the MSc Internet Technology, the MSc Internet Technology & e-Commerce, or the MSc Enterprise Software Engineering. (An equivalent knowledge of C++ would also suffice.)

In addition to being a competent programmer, students should also have the following specific knowledge of Java which is broadly equivalent to one semester of undergraduate study in Java. Although you need a good basic knowledge of Java in order to join the programme, the concepts will be reviewed (at a rapid pace) in order to prepare you for the Java certification exam should you wish to take it.

We use the Sun Java Tutorial as a guide - specific links or knowledge are identified below:

• Your First Cup of Java
• Getting Started (thorough knowledge required)
  
• Learning the Java Language - this link includes the following
  • Object-Oriented Programming Concepts (thorough knowledge required)
  • Language Basics (thorough knowledge required)
  • Classes and Objects:
    • Creating Classes (thorough knowledge required)
  • Interfaces and Inheritance:
    • Inheritance (basic knowledge required)
  • Numbers and Strings (thorough knowledge required)
  • Packages (basic knowledge useful but not essential)
    
• Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing (basic knowledge required)