BSc Computer Science
Entry requirements
A level: A*AA including A in Mathematics. IB: 37 with 766 in higher level subjects, including Mathematics.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, a computer science degree centred on the design, analysis and implementation of computing systems. Core topics include Computer Architecture, Systems Design, Programming, Data Analysis, Mathematical Modelling and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The Year 2 Software Engineering module includes a team project carried out with an external organisation. An optional additional year abroad at an overseas partner institution or an industry placement year extends the programme to four years. The first year establishes the foundations through Programming, Algorithms and Data Structures, Computer Systems and Mathematics for Computer Science, alongside Computational Thinking and Data Science. Year 2 extends into systems, theory and AI practice with compulsory modules in Networks and Systems, Theory of Computation, Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering, plus Programming Paradigms and Graphics and Image Processing. The final year concentrates on advanced theoretical foundations through Core Computer Science and the Individual Project, which accounts for one third of the final year. Optional modules allow specialisation in areas including Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Cryptography and Advanced Computer Systems; other recent choices have included Reinforcement Learning, Recommender Systems and Parallel Scientific Computing.
Modules
- Algorithms and Data Structures
- Computational Thinking
- Computer Systems
- Mathematics for Computer Science
- Programming
- Data Science
- Networks and Systems
- Programming Paradigms
- Theory of Computation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Graphics and Image Processing
- Software Engineering
- Individual Project
- Core Computer Science
- Example optional modules