Cambridge Diploma in Computer Science

Diploma in Computer Science, originally known as the Diploma in Numerical Analysis and Automatic Computing, was a conversion course in <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a> offered by the <a href="/facts/University_of_Cambridge/0la7aX9o">University of Cambridge</a>. It is equivalent to a <a href="/facts/Master%2527s_degree/lQ5hT1cH">master's degree</a> in present-day nomenclature but the title diploma was retained for historic reasons, "diploma" being the archaic term for a master's degree.
The diploma was the world's first full-year taught course in computer science, starting in 1953. It attracted students of mathematics, science and engineering. At its peak, there were 50 students on the course. UK government (<a href="/facts/EPSRC/kxMI4qDv">EPSRC</a>) funding was withdrawn in 2001 and student numbers dropped dramatically. In 2007, the university decided to withdraw the diploma at the end of the 2007-08 academical year, after 55 years of service.

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Cambridge Diploma in Computer Science