Computer Science
| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Canterbury |
| Award: | BSc (Hons) |
| Type: | Full-time |
| Options: | Year in industry |
| Further information | |
| Download: | Subject leaflet |
| Online: | Department |
| Profile: | Student profile |
Computer Science is an exciting and rapidly developing subject that offers excellent employment prospects and well-paid careers.
At the University of Kent we teach you the fundamentals of computer science as well as giving you the opportunity to choose from a broad range of options in areas such as computer security and cryptography, mobile computing and parallel computing.
Our degree programme can be studied as the Computer Science general degree, where a subject focus is decided during the course of the study, or as a themed degree, such as, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), where a specific focus is decided at the time of enrolment and named in the degree title.
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Over half our students choose to do a Year in Industry. This gives you work experience, a salary and the possibility of a job with the same company after graduation. You can also work during your studies as a consultant at our Kent IT Clinic, earning credit towards your degree while providing computing support to local businesses.
An internationally recognised Centre of Excellence for programming education, the School of Computing is a leader in computer science teaching and home to two National Teaching Fellows, authors of widely used textbooks and award-winning Java teaching systems such as BlueJ and Greenfoot.
Degree programmes
Single honours
Did you know?
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 65% of Computer Science research at Kent was rated 'internationally excellent' or 'world leading'.
- Computer Science (G400)
- Computer Science with a Year in Industry (G404)
- Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) (G4G7)
- Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) with a Year in Industry (G4GR)
- Computer Science (Business) (GN42)
- Computer Science (Business) with a Year in Industry (GN4F)
- Computer Science (Consultancy) (G403)
- Computer Science (Consultancy) with a Year in Industry (G406)
- Computer Science (Networks) (G421)
- Computer Science (Networks) with a Year in Industry (G420)
Joint honours
These are some of the more popular joint honours degrees. For other combinations, see the Honours Degree Quick Reference Guide (pdf).
Computer Science and…
- Management Science (NG2L)
- Management Science with a Year in Industry (NG2K)
- Mathematics (GG41)
- Mathematics with a Year in Industry (GGC4)
Core modules
Stage 1
Core module
- Computer Systems
- Foundations of Computing 1
- Foundations of Computing 2
- Introduction to Information Systems
- Object-Oriented Programming 1
- Object-Oriented Programming 2
- Web Applications
Plus other compulsory and optional modules depending upon your chosen programme, for instance computing, business, management or philosophy.
Options
- Financial Accounting, Reporting & Analysis
- Introduction to Marketing
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Managers and Organisations
- Spreadsheet Modelling for Operational Research
- Techniques and Methods in Management Science
Stage 2
Core modules (for most themes)
- Database Systems
- Functional Programming
- Software Engineering Practice
Plus other compulsory and optional modules depending upon your chosen programme, for instance computing, business or management.
Options
Including, but not limited to, and depending on your programme:
- Advanced Programming Techniques
- Algorithms, Data Structures and Complexity
- Cognitive Neural Networks
- Computing in the Classroom
- Concurrency Design and Practice
- Distributed Systems and Networks
- Dynamic Web
- Electronic Commerce
- Human Computer Interaction
- Introduction to Intelligent Systems
- IT Consultancy Methods
- IT Consultancy Practice
- Operating Systems and Architecture
- Programming Language Technology
- Software Engineering Design.
Stage 3
Core modules (for most themes)
- Computing Project or Consultancy (30 credits)
Options
- Advanced Concurrency Design and Practice
- Comparative Programming Languages
- Computing Law and Professional Responsibility
- Computer Graphics and Animation
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Computer Security and Cryptography
- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
- Information Systems Analysis
- IT Consultancy Practice
- Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing
- Natural Computation
- New Enterprise Start-up
- Philosophy of Artifical Intelligence
- Software Failure and Risk
Plus some options which are also available at Stage 2.
A year in industry
There are Year in Industry options on all our programmes. Our dedicated Placement Team can help you find a placement and support you during the year. Students go to a wide range of companies including IBM and Intel, or overseas to employers in locations including Amsterdam, Hong Kong and India.
Teaching and assessment
Most modules run for a single 12-week term, and are usually a combination of lectures, seminars, private study and practical sessions. Assessment is by a combination of coursework and end-ofyear examination, apart from project modules, which are assessed wholly by coursework.
Entry requirements
Passing the Kent Foundation Programme for International Students guarantees you entry onto the first year of these degree programmes.
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Offer levels
A/AS level 320 points (3.5 A level equivalents inc 3 A level passes), IB Diploma 33 points inc 5 in Mathematics (6 in Mathematics Studies) or IB Diploma with 16 points at Higher inc 5 in Mathematics (6 in Mathematics Studies).
BTEC National Diploma Distinction, Distinction, Merit overall.
Direct entry to Stage 2: typically, Distinction at HND level.
Required subjects
- GCSE Mathematics grade C – grade B for Computer Science with Management Science.
Careers
Professional recognition
G400, G404: These programmes have full Chartered IT Professional (CITP) accreditation from the British Computer Society (BCS).
NG2L, NG2K: These programmes have partial BCS CITP accreditation.
GN42, GN4F: Partial accreditation has been applied for.
Our recent graduates now work at Accenture, BT, Cisco, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, Intel, Lilly, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Thomson Reuters, Siemens, Sun Microsystems and T-Mobile.
