BSc Computer Science

The Computer Science degree is the most flexible course on offer in the Computer Science department. If you want to, you may take up to one third of your course modules outside the department every year. The Computer Science degree provides you with the core modules expected of any good Computer Science student.

The Computer Science degree will give you a firm foundation in following computing skills:

• Programming
• Unix and Windows
• Software design
• Software engineering
• Professional issues in software engineering
• Telecommunications
• Database management systems
• Human computer interaction
• Agile methodologies

There's also an opportunity to acquire specialist skills by selecting modules from our other degree schemes, such as: software engineering, graphics and visualisation, artificial intelligence, robotics, telematics, mobile computing and open source computing.

Final Year Projects
Like most of our previous Computer Science degree students, you'll most likely carry out projects linked directly to commercial needs, or if you had one, your year in industry, past examples include:

• Accommodation system for the University halls of residence
• A ticket booking system for the Department of Theatre, Film and TV
• Children's interface to Google.