Modules

The following modules are what students typically study, but this may change year to year in response to new developments and innovations. Year 1 compulsory modules currently include the following: Programming I; Programming II; Internet Technologies; Human Computer Interaction; Foundations of Computing; Computer Systems. Year 2 compulsory modules currently include the following: Algorithms; Database Systems; Web Development; Software Project; Software Development. Optional modules may include the following: Fundamentals of AI; Fundamentals of Cyber Security; Functional Programming. Year in Industry: You spend a year working in an industrial or commercial environment between stages 2 and 3. Our students go to a wide range of companies including IBM, Intel, and Thomson Reuters. They have also been to overseas employers in locations including Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and the US. Year 3: You’ll be able to choose from a range of modules, so you can focus on areas that you want to explore in more depth for your chosen career path. Compulsory modules currently include the following: Software Engineering Practice; Group Project. Optional modules may include the following: Natural Computation; Blockchain and Distributed Systems: Foundations, Security and Applications; Information Security Management; Video Games Development; Computing Law and Professional Responsibility; Computational Intelligence in Business, Economics and Finance; Theory and Practice of Concurrency; Signal, Image and Data Analysis; Cognitive Robotics; eHealth; Machine Learning Algorithms; Computer Networks and Communication; Computing in the Classroom; Solving Problems with Data and Text; Programming Language Implementation; Computational Creativity and Creative AI; Formal Methods for Security Analysis; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Semantic Technologies and Graph Analytics; Internet of Things; Programming Languages: Applications and Design; Deep Learning; Introduction to Quantum Computing and Quantum Cryptography; Enterprise and Entrepreneurship; Image Analysis and Applications; Embedded Systems and IoT. For more detailed information about these modules, please visit our website.

Professional bodies

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

• British Computer Society