Computer Science
Bachelor's degree
In Oxford
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Oxford
UCAS code G400 Duration
3 years (BA)
4 years (MCompSci)
Entrance requirements
A*AA with the A* in Maths, Further Maths or Computing/Computer Science
Subject requirements Maths
Further Maths
Admissions test(s) ox.ac.uk/mat Written work None
Admissions statistics*
Interviewed: 21%
Successful: 7%
Intake: 39
*3-year average 2017-19
Contact
+44 (0) 1865 273821 / 283507
Email Computer Science
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Unistats information for this course can be found at the bottom of the page
Please note that there may be no data available if the number of course participants is very small.
Computer science is about understanding computer systems and networks at a deep level. Computers and the programs they run are among the most complex products ever created; designing and using them effectively presents immense challenges. Facing these challenges is the aim of computer science as a practical discipline, and this leads to some fundamental questions:
How can we capture in a precise way what we want a computer system to do?
Can we mathematically prove that a computer system does what we want it to?
How can computers help us to model and investigate complex systems like the Earth’s climate, financial systems or our own bodies?
What are the limits to computing? Will quantum computers extend those limits?
The theories that are now emerging to answer these kinds of questions can be immediately applied to design new computers, programs, networks and systems that are transforming science, business, culture and all other aspects of life.
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Computer Science can be studied for three years (BA) or four years (Master of Computer Science). The fourth year allows the study of advanced topics and an in-depth research project
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Start date
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Subjects
- Maths
- Logic
- Calculus
- Teaching
- Security
- Supervisor
- Options
- Computing
- Networks
- IT
- Algorithms
- Biology
- Design
- University
- Project
- Systems
- Full Time
- Programming
- IT Security
- Computational
Course programme
During the first part of the course, your work will be divided between about ten lectures and two tutorials each week, in addition to about two practical sessions. In tutorials you will discuss ideas in depth with an experienced computer scientist, usually with just one or two other students. You will be expected to spend a considerable amount of time developing your own understanding of the topics covered in lectures, answering questions designed to check your understanding, and preparing for tutorials.
As the course progresses, you will also begin to work in small classes of up to ten people on more specialised topics. In the second year you will take part in a group design practical, which may be sponsored by industry. In Years 3 and 4 about a third of your time is spent working on your chosen individual project. Most tutorials, classes, and lectures are delivered by staff who are tutors in their subject. Many are world-leading experts with years of experience in teaching and research. Some teaching may also be delivered by postdoctoral researchers or postgraduate students who are studying at doctorate level.
To find out more about how our teaching year is structured, visit our Academic Year page.
Academic YearCourse structureYEAR 1COURSES
- Core courses (100%):
- Continuous mathematics
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital systems
- Discrete mathematics
- Ethics and responsible innovation
- Functional programming
- Imperative programming
- Introduction to formal proof
- Linear algebra
- Probability
ASSESSMENT
Four exam papers
YEAR 2COURSES
- Core courses (50%):
- Algorithms
- Compilers
- Concurrent programming
- Models of computation
- Group design practical
- Current options (50%) include:
- Computer architecture
- Computer graphics
- Computer networks
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
- Logic and proof
ASSESSMENT
Four exam papers
YEAR 3COURSES
- Current options (67%) include:
- Computational complexity
- Machine learning
- Computer security
- Computer-aided formal verification
- Geometric modelling
- Knowledge representation and reasoning
- Lambda calculus and types
- Principles of programming languages
- Project work (33%)
ASSESSMENT
Ten exam papers plus project report
YEAR 4COURSES
- Current options (62%) include:
- Advanced topics in machine learning
- Automata, logic and games
- Advanced security
- Categories, proofs and processes
- Computational game theory
- Computational learning theory
- Concurrent algorithms and data structures
- Database systems implementation
- Probabilistic model checking
- Probability and computing
- Quantum computer science
- Requirements
- Project work (38%)
The courses listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Computer Science website.
ASSESSMENT
Five take-home exams or written papers plus project report
YEAR 1COURSES
- Core courses (100%):
- Continuous mathematics
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital systems
- Discrete mathematics
- Ethics and responsible innovation
- Functional programming
- Imperative programming
- Introduction to formal proof
- Linear algebra
- Probability
ASSESSMENT
Four exam papers
YEAR 2COURSES
- Core courses (50%):
- Algorithms
- Compilers
- Concurrent programming
- Models of computation
- Group design practical
- Current options (50%) include:
- Computer architecture
- Computer graphics
- Computer networks
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
- Logic and proof
ASSESSMENT
Four exam papers
YEAR 3COURSES
- Current options (67%) include:
- Computational complexity
- Machine learning
- Computer security
- Computer-aided formal verification
- Geometric modelling
- Knowledge representation and reasoning
- Lambda calculus and types
- Principles of programming languages
- Project work (33%)
ASSESSMENT
Ten exam papers plus project report
YEAR 4COURSES
- Current options (62%) include:
- Advanced topics in machine learning
- Automata, logic and games
- Advanced security
- Categories, proofs and processes
- Computational game theory
- Computational learning theory
- Concurrent algorithms and data structures
- Database systems implementation
- Probabilistic model checking
- Probability and computing
- Quantum computer science
- Requirements
- Project work (38%)
The courses listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Computer Science website.
ASSESSMENT
Five take-home exams or written papers plus project report
YEAR 1YEAR 1YEAR 1COURSES
- Core courses (100%):
- Continuous mathematics
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital systems
- Discrete mathematics
- Ethics and responsible innovation
- Functional programming
- Imperative programming
- Introduction to formal proof
- Linear algebra
- Probability
ASSESSMENT
Four exam papers
COURSES
- Core courses (100%):
- Continuous mathematics
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital systems
- Discrete mathematics
- Ethics and responsible innovation
- Functional programming
- Imperative programming
- Introduction to formal proof
- Linear algebra
- Probability
COURSES
COURSES- Core courses (100%):
- Continuous mathematics
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital systems
- Discrete mathematics
- Ethics and responsible innovation
- Functional programming
- Imperative programming
- Introduction to formal proof
- Linear algebra
- Probability
- Continuous mathematics
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital systems
- Discrete mathematics
- Ethics and responsible innovation
- Functional programming
- Imperative programming
- Introduction to formal proof
- Linear algebra
- Probability
- Continuous mathematics
- Design and analysis of algorithms
- Digital systems
- Discrete mathematics
- Ethics and responsible innovation
- Functional programming
- Imperative programming
- Introduction to formal proof
- Linear algebra
- Probability
ASSESSMENT
Four exam papers
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFour exam papers
YEAR 2YEAR 2YEAR 2COURSES
- Core courses (50%):
- Algorithms
- Compilers
- Concurrent programming
- Models of computation
- Group design practical
- Current options (50%) include:
- Computer architecture
- Computer graphics
- Computer networks
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
- Logic and proof
ASSESSMENT
Four exam papers
COURSES
- Core courses (50%):
- Algorithms
- Compilers
- Concurrent programming
- Models of computation
- Group design practical
- Current options (50%) include:
- Computer architecture
- Computer graphics
- Computer networks
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
- Logic and proof
COURSES
COURSES- Core courses (50%):
- Algorithms
- Compilers
- Concurrent programming
- Models of computation
- Group design practical
- Current options (50%) include:
- Computer architecture
- Computer graphics
- Computer networks
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
- Logic and proof
- Algorithms
- Compilers
- Concurrent programming
- Models of computation
- Group design practical
- Algorithms
- Compilers
- Concurrent programming
- Models of computation
- Group design practical
- Computer architecture
- Computer graphics
- Computer networks
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
- Logic and proof
- Computer architecture
- Computer graphics
- Computer networks
- Databases
- Artificial intelligence
- Logic and proof
ASSESSMENT
Four exam papers
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFour exam papers
YEAR 3YEAR 3YEAR 3COURSES
- Current options (67%) include:
- Computational complexity
- Machine learning
- Computer security
- Computer-aided formal verification
- Geometric modelling
- Knowledge representation and reasoning
- Lambda calculus and types
- Principles of programming languages
- Project work (33%)
ASSESSMENT
Ten exam papers plus project report
COURSES
- Current options (67%) include:
- Computational complexity
- Machine learning
- Computer security
- Computer-aided formal verification
- Geometric modelling
- Knowledge representation and reasoning
- Lambda calculus and types
- Principles of programming languages
- Project work (33%)
COURSES
COURSES- Current options (67%) include:
- Computational complexity
- Machine learning
- Computer security
- Computer-aided formal verification
- Geometric modelling
- Knowledge representation and reasoning
- Lambda calculus and types
- Principles of programming languages
- Project work (33%)
- Computational complexity
- Machine learning
- Computer security
- Computer-aided formal verification
- Geometric modelling
- Knowledge representation and reasoning
- Lambda calculus and types
- Principles of programming languages
- Computational complexity
- Machine learning
- Computer security
- Computer-aided formal verification
- Geometric modelling
- Knowledge representation and reasoning
- Lambda calculus and types
- Principles of programming languages
ASSESSMENT
Ten exam papers plus project report
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTTen exam papers plus project report
YEAR 4YEAR 4YEAR 4COURSES
- Current options (62%) include:
- Advanced topics in machine learning
- Automata, logic and games
- Advanced security
- Categories, proofs and processes
- Computational game theory
- Computational learning theory
- Concurrent algorithms and data structures
- Database systems implementation
- Probabilistic model checking
- Probability and computing
- Quantum computer science
- Requirements
- Project work (38%)
The courses listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Computer Science website.
ASSESSMENT
Five take-home exams or written papers plus project report
COURSES
- Current options (62%) include:
- Advanced topics in machine learning
- Automata, logic and games
- Advanced security
- Categories, proofs and processes
- Computational game theory
- Computational learning theory
- Concurrent algorithms and data structures
- Database systems implementation
- Probabilistic model checking
- Probability and computing
- Quantum computer science
- Requirements
- Project work (38%)
The courses listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Computer Science website.
COURSES
COURSES- Current options (62%) include:
- Advanced topics in machine learning
- Automata, logic and games
- Advanced security
- Categories, proofs and processes
- Computational game theory
- Computational learning theory
- Concurrent algorithms and data structures
- Database systems implementation
- Probabilistic model checking
- Probability and computing
- Quantum computer science
- Requirements
- Project work (38%)
- Advanced topics in machine learning
- Automata, logic and games
- Advanced security
- Categories, proofs and processes
- Computational game theory
- Computational learning theory
- Concurrent algorithms and data structures
- Database systems implementation
- Probabilistic model checking
- Probability and computing
- Quantum computer science
- Requirements
- Advanced topics in machine learning
- Automata, logic and games
- Advanced security
- Categories, proofs and processes
- Computational game theory
- Computational learning theory
- Concurrent algorithms and data structures
- Database systems implementation
- Probabilistic model checking
- Probability and computing
- Quantum computer science
- Requirements
The courses listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Computer Science website.
The courses listed above are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Computer Science website.Computer Science websiteASSESSMENT
Five take-home exams or written papers plus project report
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFive take-home exams or written papers plus project report
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
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