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BSc (Hons)

Computing

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

G400

Delivery

Campus Taught

Foundation entry

On our challenging and practical accredited BSc (Hons) Computing course you’ll examine the application of innovative technology to solve commercial and industrial computing problems.

Your first year will be spent developing essential skills alongside students on our other Computing degree courses. After that you’ll get the opportunity to switch to a more specialised course of your choice or carry on, focusing on your choice of two routes from Business, Internet and Cloud, Networking, Security or Software Development.

We’ll give you lots of opportunities to show off your technical skills and gain vital work experience to boost your employability.

Why study with us

This course has accreditations leading to MBCS and CITP exemption from The British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT. All graduates from this course are eligible to become Professional members (MBCS), with no further assessment.
A real highlight of the course is our ‘Computing Challenge’, an annual competition where you’ll work as teams to develop a new app and use it in a competitive yet supportive environment.
After completing your second year you can undertake a 48-week sandwich placement in industry – most are based in the UK, but there are opportunities to work abroad as well.

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What you'll do

No previous computing experience is required on this course. We’ll help you develop all the essential skills you need for a successful career.
We’ll develop your technical, business and people-oriented skills so that when you graduate, you’ll be career-ready.
If you’re a part-time student we’ll try to make sure that your timetabled classes are in blocks, freeing up the rest of your time for independent study, work, childcare, etc.

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Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

95%Face-to-face

5%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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You can take a one-year industrial placement during your studies to increase your employability. Most placements are UK-based, but opportunities exist for global placements.

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Accreditations and Memberships

The BCS are the professional body for computing and provide recognition for professionals in the IT industry. This course has accreditation leading to BCS Professional Member (MBCS), Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) and partial CEng exemption from the BCS.
We are an Educational Member of the British Computer Society providing benefits to our students such a free BCS membership for the duration of their Computer Science course. This help connections with the tech industry through BCS mentors, enables access to bespoke events with industry experts, as well as interactive career tools include CV writer, interview simulator, personal assessments and e-learning.

Future careers

This qualification can open doors to a huge range of careers and enable you to make your mark in the digital revolution as it transforms every aspect of the world around us.

Depending on which areas you choose to specialise in, you could pursue a wide range of careers, including analysing clients’ business requirements and specifying appropriate IT systems, designing and managing networks, or developing multimedia, databases or high-performance software.

Our graduates are working for major organisations including BAE and NATO. Others have gone on to teach in primary, secondary, further and higher education.

Fees and funding

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Sandwich year£1,385 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

2024/25

Full-time£9,250 per year

Sandwich year£1,500 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£16,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Contextualised Admissions Bursary
We recognise that the last two years have been very challenging for young people and learning has been impacted. To help support students eligible for a contextualised offer we are offering a bursary of £250 in their first year of study.
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Throughout this course you’ll attend a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical sessions. Independent study is an important aspect of this course.

We emphasise practical-based learning using purpose-built laboratories and the University's general computer rooms. Our laboratories allow you to use specialist software and do things that would not be allowed on a public network: for example, configuring networks or database servers or testing system security. You will use a range of development environments and tools. Where possible, we make software available for use on your own PC.

During your first year you’ll study the same modules as students on our other computing courses. This gives you the flexibility to transfer to one of our other specialist courses if you would like to.

We’ll assess your progress using a combination of individual coursework assignments, groupwork, presentations and exams, which may be seen or unseen. There is a practical emphasis, with the main contribution to your degree classification coming from coursework.

You’ll benefit from being taught by staff who are experts in their fields. Many of your tutors are active researchers in areas such as human-computer interaction (particularly through the university’s Child-Computer Interaction Group), data communications, mobile computing, computer security and software engineering (particularly Agile software development). Our staff have collaborated with overseas universities and global companies such as BAE and Sony. Some have worked in the games industry, aerospace and the defence industry. We are involved in consultancy and develop software for clients.

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This course is based in the School of Engineering and Computing

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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