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Engineering and Computer Science
Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons)
Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons)

Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons)

  • ID:UH440044
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Fees (GBP)

Estimated Total/program:
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60
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100
Visa
20
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1

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

English requirements

  • GCSE: Grade 4/C in English and Mathematics.
  • IGCSE English at grade C or above.
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any band).
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) 51 (with no less than 42 in any band).
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 72 with band scores of reading 18, writing 17, listening 17, speaking 20.

Course Information

This course is ideal if you have an interest in technology and software development and how they can be applied to benefit individuals and organisations.
Core topics include foundations of computation, programming, multimedia, networks, databases, operating systems, software engineering and professional issues. In addition, you’ll choose from a wide range of specialist modules to tailor your degree to your interests. As well as gaining an understanding of the wider context in which systems operate, you’ll develop your communication and team-working skills. Thanks to the nature of this degree, you’ll develop the broad skills many employers are looking for while keeping your career options open.

  • Established in 1965, we're one of the oldest Computer Science departments offering a wealth of knowledge and expertise
  • We are actively engaged in Cybersecurity teaching, training and research
  • Our research is internationally recognised and regularly represented in mainstream British media. Our robot, Kaspar, has been featured in the BBC 2 documentary 'Six Robots and Us', and online in the BBC News and The Daily Mail

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Level 4

Module, Credits, Compulsory/optional

  • Human Dimensions of Computing, 30 Credits, Compulsory
  • Programming, 30 Credits, Compulsory
  • Models and Methods in Computing, 30 Credits, Compulsory
  • Platforms for Computing, 30 Credits, Compulsory

Level 5

Module, Credits, Compulsory/optional

  • Contemporary Issues, 15 Credits, Compulsory
  • Database Concepts, 15 Credits, Compulsory
  • Computer Science Development Exercise, 30 Credits, Compulsory
  • Algorithms and Data Structures, 15 Credits, Compulsory
  • Operating Systems and Networks, 15 Credits, Compulsory
  • Artificial Intelligence, 15 Credits, Optional
  • Computer Architecture, 15 Credits, Optional
  • Cognitive and Social Robotics, 15 Credits, Optional
  • The C Family, 15 Credits, Optional

Level 6

Module, Credits, Compulsory/optional

  • Project Planning, 15 Credits, Compulsory
  • User Experience, 15 Credits, Compulsory
  • Computer Systems Security, 15 Credits, Compulsory
  • Concurrency, 15 Credits, Compulsory
  • Computer Science Project, 30 Credits, Compulsory
  • Artificial Life, 15 Credits, Optional
  • Software Quality, 15 Credits, Optional
  • Embedded Systems Development, 15 Credits, Optional
  • Machine Learning and Neural Computing, 15 Credits, Optional
  • Programming Paradigms, 15 Credits, Optional
  • Quantum Computing, 15 Credits, Optional
  • Mobile Computing, 15 Credits, Optional
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • There are careers opportunities in many employment sectors, including the IT industry, business, education and government. Our graduates have become software developers, programmers, web developers, business analysts, database administrators, project managers and IT consultants, or have studied for postgraduate degrees.
  • Recent graduates have become software developers, programmers, web developers, project managers, software engineers and IT consultants, or have gone on to postgraduate study. Graduates have landed jobs at companies such as FDM, Deutsche Bank, Oracle, Ford and many other world-class organisations.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance-Single: 300 GBP/year

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