Modules

In Year 1, you will typically study areas including: Programming 1; Professional Issues 1: Computers and Society; Concepts of Computer Science; Modelling Computing Systems 1; Programming 2; Professional Issues 2: Software Development; Introduction to Data Science; and Modelling Computing Systems 2. In Year 2, you will typically study areas including: Declarative Programming; Software Engineering; Database Systems; Algorithms; Software Engineering 2; Professional Development and Career Planning; Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction; Concurrency; Software Security Engineering; Web Service Development; Visual Computing; Automata and Formal Language Theory; and Intelligent Robotics. The third year of this 4-year course with a Year in Industry will typically be spent on placement. You will have the opportunity to gain real-world industry experience and develop your employability skill set. We have a strong network of industry contacts, and you will receive dedicated support from our employability team, ranging from CV advice through to mock interviews. In Year 4, you will typically study areas including: Project Planning and Management; Project Implementation and Dissertation; Project Specification and Development; Software Testing; Writing Mobile Apps; High Integrity Systems; Big Data and Machine Learning; Cryptography and IT-Security; Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence; Introduction to Video Games Programming...

Assessment method

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students. Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching. Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study. This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• British Computer Society