Computing & Informatics courses

A Foundation Year is available on these courses. See page 64 for more information

Key Information

Accreditations:

Courses marked with * are accredited by The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS)

Duration and delivery: 3 years full-time, or 4 years full-time with a minimum 30-week placement

Entry requirements: 104 - 120 tariff points

Required subjects:

None

If English is not your first language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component or equivalent

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Entry requirements, contact hours and course costs

Computing and computation play an ever-more important role in every aspect of our lives and businesses are always looking for professionals who have the skills and drive to succeed in this fast-paced and ever-evolving industry. Our courses have been designed to combat the shortage of highly skilled graduates in the IT industry, which means excellent employment prospects.

Pathways

Our courses are grouped into three pathways to reflect the market needs and represent our strengths in teaching, research and professional practice:

• Computing: BSc (Hons) Computing, BSc (Hons) Software Engineering, BSc (Hons) Computer Science

• Data Analytics: BSc (Hons) Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, BSc (Hons) Business Computing with Analytics,

• Cyber Security: BSc (Hons) Cyber Security with Digital Forensics, BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Management, BSc (Hons) Networks and Cyber Security. Each pathway will have a common first year.

Work placement

The work placement is an invaluable opportunity to gain realworld experience, to hone your skills under the guidance of industry professionals and to develop a greater understanding of the sector and in which part of it you’d like to work. Previous students have taken placements with Microsoft, The Walt Disney Company, J.P. Morgan Chase, Adobe Systems Europe Ltd, Panasonic, BMW Mini, and The Football Foundation to name a few.

Many of our courses are accredited by the BCS, which means you can achieve Chartered IT Professional status with just one year of further study after graduation.

What next?

Once you graduate, you’ll be able to apply for jobs in fields such as computer programming, network design, web development, data analysis, forensic or cyber security.

Common areas of study - Computing Pathway

Programming | Computing Fundamentals | Mathematics for Computing | Data Management | Introduction to Reliable Computing

The content and breadth of my degree gave me a real foundation to draw on, which I am still drawing on today, being able to apply that and to grow is great.

Karl Hoods, graduate and Chief Information Officer, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BSc (Hons) Computing

Computing professionals focus on analysing, designing and developing technical solutions for organisational and end-user problems.

On this course, you will acquire theoretical and practical computing skills by exploring different computing technologies, as well as become a great problem solver. You will gain experience in developing front- and back-end web systems, along with mobile and desktop applications using a variety of programming languages and frameworks. In addition to core computing skills, this course allows you to tailor your degree to the areas of computing that match your interests and career ambitions.

UCAS code: G610

Key areas of study

Big Data Engineering | Data Structures & Algorithms | Software Engineering | Systems Analysis & Design | Systems Development | Human Computer Interaction

BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

On this course, you will learn how to apply software development principles to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. Software engineers focus on using engineering approaches to develop software systems. As we rely more on technology as a part of everyday life, there is an increasing demand for people with the skills to update, maintain, and improve the software our world depends on.

You will examine in depth the rigorous methods, techniques and tools used in the development of large and/or highly complex software systems, especially those where quality is at a premium, for example, systems of a safetycritical nature. Hence, the course will focus on the design and development of applications which support enterprise activities with an emphasis on software productivity in largescale distributed, heterogeneous applications; and software quality and testing.

In addition to core computing skills, you will gain experience of using a variety of programming languages and frameworks to develop technical systems. You will also explore how to design software systems so they can be easily maintained and evaluated to ensure they match user and organisational requirements.

UCAS code: G602

Key areas of study

Software Engineering | Systems Analysis & Design | Machine Learning | Data Structures & Algorithms | Systems Development | Software Quality Assurance

BSc (Hons) Computer Science

BSc (Hons) Computer Science is designed for students who want to specialise in both software development but as well as more theoretical aspects of computer science and prefer to cover a broader range of emerging topics in computing. The demand for computer scientists has been on the rise for quite some time now. This course will focus on theories, scientific methods, principles and emerging topics in the domain.

On this course, you will learn how to analyse, design and develop innovative computer science or software solutions to real-world problems and other problems in scientific context. In addition to core computing skills, you will gain experience of using a variety of programming languages and frameworks to develop technical systems as well as explore communications and networking topics.

UCAS code: I100

Key areas of study

Communications & Networking |

Software Engineering | Systems

Analysis & Design | Data Structures & Algorithms | Systems Development, Computability & Complexity