Computer Science with Management

Course detail Description

Our popular degree is a mainstream computer science course that offers a broad and well- balanced introduction to the whole field, without requiring you to specialise too early. Computer Science with Management BSc at King’s gives you access not only to academics who are renowned in their field but current students who are researching and developing cutting-edge technology to advance the industry. In the first two years, you will study areas such as programming, computer systems, databases, artificial intelligence, software engineering and logic. In the final year, you will undertake a project, which involves implementing a sophisticated piece of software based on your particular interests. Alongside the Computer Science teaching, you will take a selection of management modules delivered by the King’s Business School such as economics, project management, marketing and human resource management to cover the fundamental aspects of management.

Outside of teaching, our student societies organise social and other activities such as hackathons and river cruises so there is lots to get involved with. The Careers Service and the Department of Informatics run a careers programme for Informatics students, which includes skills sessions and visits from top employers.

Teaching is led by the Department of Informatics with the management modules being delivered by King's Business School. You are expected to spend approximately 10 hours work per credit for each module you attend in your degree, e.g. 150 hours work for a 15-credit module. These hours cover every aspect of the module: lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions, independent study, coursework and preparation for examinations.

You are assessed through a combination of written examination, essays, practical examination, oral presentations, reports, class tests and projects. The nature of assessment varies by module.

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Structure

• Year 1
• Year 2
• Year 3

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

You are required to take:

• Introduction to Professional Practice (0 credits)

• Programming Practice & Applications (30 credits)

• Computer Systems (15 credits)

• Foundations of Computing 1 (15 credits)

• Data Structures (15 credits)

• Database Systems (15 credits)

You are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules from the Business School, which may typically include:

• Introduction to Management (15 credits)

• Accounting and Financial Reporting (15 credits)

• Communication Skills (15 credits)

• Principles of Economics (15 credits)

• Principles of Marketing (15 credits)

Year 2 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Practical Experiences of Programming (15 credits)

• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (15 credits)

• Foundations of Computing 2 (15 credits)

• Operating Systems & Concurrency (15 credits)

• Software Engineering Group Project (30 credits)

You are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules from the Business School, which may typically include:

• Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• Technology & Innovation (15 credits)

• Law & Management (15 credits)

• Intermediate Microeconomics (15 credits)

• Consumer Behaviour (15 credits)

• International Business (15 credits)

• Government & Business (15 credits)

• Intermediate Macroeconomics (15 credits)

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship (15 credits)

Year 3 Required Modules

You are required to take:

• Individual Project (30 credits)

You are required to take 60 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

• Artificial Intelligence Reasoning & Decision Making (15 credits)

• Cryptography (15 credits)

• Artificial Intelligence Planning (15 credits)

• Formal Verification (15 credits)

• Computational Models (15 credits)

• Software Architecture & Design (15 credits)

• Information Security (15 credits)

• Optimisation Methods (15 credits)

• Agile Software Performance Engineering in Industrial Practice (15 credits)

• Compilers & Formal Languages (15 credits)

• Human-Computer Interaction (15 credits)

• Machine Learning (15 credits)

You are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules from the Business School, which may typically include:

• Communications in Organisations (15 credits)

• Money & Banking (15 credits)

• Leadership: Theory & Practice (15 credits)

• Corporate Social Responsibility (15 credits)

• International Human Resource Management (15 credits)

• Organisational Change (15 credits)

• Psychology of Entrepreneurship & Innovation (15 credits)

• Digital Marketing (15 credits)

• Diversity & Inclusion (15 credits)

• Business Strategy (15 credits)

The following specialised award titles are available for students, subject to the combination of modules taken in the final year:

• Artificial Intelligence

• Software Engineering