BSc Computer Science

Entry Requirements

• A-level: AAB; relevant subjects.
• GCSE: Minimum grade C in English Language and grade B in Mathematics.
• International Baccalaureate: 35 points overall. 6,6,5 at Higher Level. No lower than 5 in any subject.
• Other equivalent qualifications.

English language

• All applicants are expected to have a minimum of grade C in GCSE English Language or equivalent.
• For international students equivalent qualifications would be:
• IELTS of 6.5 overall with no lower than 6 in any component.
• TOEFL (IBT) 92 overall with minimum of 21 in listening and speaking, 22 in reading and 23 in speaking.
• iGCSE English (First Language) grade C
• iGCSE English (Second Language) grade B

Curriculum

Year 1

• First Year Team Project
• Mathematical Techniques for Computer Science
• Fundamentals of Computation
• Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
• Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
• Fundamentals of Computer Architecture
• Object Oriented Programming with Java 1
• Object Oriented Programming with Java 2
• Fundamentals of Distributed Systems

Year 2

• Fundamentals of Databases
• Software Engineering
• Operating Systems
• Algorithms and Imperative Programming
• An Introduction to Current Topics in Biology
• Logic and Modelling
• Processor Microarchitecture
• Microcontrollers
• Machine Learning and Optimisation
• Symbolic AI

Year 3

• Third Year Project Laboratory
• An Introduction to Current Topics in Biology
• Verified Development
• Concurrency and Process Algebra
• Implementing System-on-Chip Designs
• Software Design using Patterns
• User Experience
• Agile Software Engineering Development
• Software Evolution
• AI and Games