Program Description
Our technological world has created a global demand for skilled professionals who can design, build and maintain computer courses, databases and applications. This advanced four-year course offers a thorough foundation in computing and application development, as well as a thorough exploration of software engineering. You will have the chance to showcase your abilities through practical work and extended projects, and the course is particularly recommended if you have already experienced and enjoyed programming and you want to go on to postgraduate study or a specialist career in software.
Launched in 2015/16, this specialist course will give you all the knowledge, skills and professionalism that you need for a successful career. Our software engineering teaching has been used as an example of ‘best practice’ in computer science education by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. You will learn from software professionals and leading academics in the field to apply engineering principles to the design, development, implementation and maintenance of all kinds of software. This progressive curriculum has been developed in consultation with industry, with a modular structure that gives you the flexibility to tailor your degree to your interests. From the outset you will be experimenting with programming games, robots, Gadgeteer kits, Subversion, JUnit testing, Scrum-based Agile software and more, in our well-equipped laboratories. There is also the option of transferring onto our five-year, year in industry course, subject to good academic progress.
The Department of Computer Science is a highly respected, research-focused department with award-winning teaching. It offers a summer work placement course and a dedicated personal adviser to guide you through your studies. You will also be welcome to join the thriving Computing Society. The department is one of only seven departments in the UK to hold the Athena SWAN bronze award for our commitment to increasing female participation in computer science.
