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Computer Science

BSc (Single Honours)

Start date:

September 2024

Entry tariff:

112 UCAS points (or equivalent)

Foundation Year entry: 64 UCAS points (or equivalent)

UCAS Code:

G400

G401 (If choosing Foundation Year)

A dynamic and varied programme for students who want to work in the evolving technological world. Includes optional one-year paid work placement.

Did you know?

This programme is built using the standards defined by the British Computer Society, the Engineering Council, and the Association of Computer Machinery, this programme incorporates collaboration, community, and social ethics.

The programme mixes virtual content and active face-to-face teaching with project-based learning, ensuring you engage with tutors to enhance your technical fluency.

This course is also available with a foundation year (September entry only)

Find out more about our Foundation Year

Foundation Scholarship available (home students enrolling on degrees with foundation years)

Modules

Year 1 Year 2 Placement Year Year 3 Foundation

This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.

Why take a placement?

A placement year is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.

How we support you

The University's Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee a placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.

Find out more about how we'll support you

We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three year version of your programme.

Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.

This course is offered as a degree with foundation year – a four-year programme which provides an additional foundation year at the beginning of the degree, that will give you academic and practical experience, as well as the skills you need to ensure you are equipped to successfully complete your chosen degree.

£2,000 Foundation Scholarships for all home students

Find out more about our degrees with a foundation year

Skills

This course will prepare you to progress and excel in various roles in the software industry.

You will graduate with industry-ready skills in:

Software development
Data science
Artificial intelligence
Software engineering
Computer systems and cyber security

Employability is embedded throughout giving you the essential skills for employment in industry.

Learning

You won’t be sitting in a lecture theatre, but instead will be learning in interactive classes, working closely with your lecturers and fellow students.

This includes:

Working in the computer labs
Seminar-style workshops
Tutorials
Project-based learning

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Assessment

You’ll be set authentic assessments.

Your projects, tasks and exercises will replicate the working world of computer science, ensuring that you are fully prepared for life after graduation.

Between Years 2 and 3, you can also opt for a professional placement year, meaning you can apply for a placement and gain valuable real-world experience in computer science.

Careers

You’ll graduate ready for a career in the software development industry.

Your future role could be:

Software engineer
Data scientist
Information security developer
DevOps engineer
Machine learning engineer
Data engineer

How our careers service supports you

Wherever you want to go in the future, you’ll be preparing for the world of work from day one at Roehampton, with regular access to:

Career development events
Guest industry speakers
Networking opportunities
Personalised mentoring and careers support

You’ll graduate ready to grab every opportunity that comes your way.

Our careers support team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.

You’ll also have opportunities to work with our partners across London and beyond, and to attend a Roehampton jobs fair where you can find out about graduate opportunities and meet employers.

Open days

Get a real taste of our campus, community and what it’s like to study at Roehampton

Applying

UK Students International Students

Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.

How to apply

Apply via UCAS

Entry requirements

Entry tariff

112 UCAS points (or equivalent)

Foundation Year entry: 64 UCAS points (or equivalent)

We welcome applicants with a wide range of qualifications, including BTECs, A-levels and T Levels.

We welcome applications from students studying T Levels.

For all courses we also accept a wide range of other qualifications and experience. Contact us to find out more.

When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.

Specific entry requirements

Entry to this course normally requires a Mathematics, Computer Science, or another science/technology based subject at A Level (or equivalent).

General entry requirements

UK students

Tuition fees and funding

September 2024 entry tuition fees

Year one fees

UK: £9,250
Placement year: £998

We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.

International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.

How to apply

Apply directly

Entry requirements