Computer Science

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 8.77 k / program Foreign:$ 11.4 k / program  
601–800 place StudyQA ranking:3703 Duration:36 months

Description

If you choose this course you will benefit from:

  • Accreditation from the British Computer Society (BCS);
  • Well-equipped specialist computing labs with high- performance hardware and industry-standard software;
  • The option to join the CISCO Academy Programme leading to an industry-recognised CISCO Certified Networked Associate (CCNA) qualification;
  • Strong links with employers, enabling us to offer visits, guest lectures and joint projects with local companies;
  • An excellent social experience with events, trips, LAN gaming and funded computing clubs;
  • The opportunity to spend an industrial placement year working with a technology company;
  • Committed and enthusiastic teaching staff, active in educational development and technical research which informs their teaching;
  • Yearly Computing Showcase, giving students the opportunity to demonstrate work to potential employers;
  • An international environment, which reflects the globalised nature of the computing industries.

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition fee
  • GBP 8773 Module (EEA)
  • GBP 11448 Module (International)
Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

In your first year you will gain a foundational knowledge in all areas of the subject, including programming, computer architecture, software system design and usability testing. You’ll also work on professional skills and relevant mathematics. When you first arrive, you will be involved in a group project as a part of our ‘activity led learning’ program. This gives a sociable and fun introduction to most aspects of the subject and helps all our students get to know the staff and each other.

By the end of the second year, you should have learned to write and test programs, work in a development team on a real world project, understand and build computer and network systems and have a working knowledge of vital aspects of computer industry ethics and law. In the final year, these skills are combined with an individual project. This normally involves building an original computer system, which will solve one of a range of challenging problems suggested by an expert in the relevant field. We introduce you to the study of the limits of computation, techniques for analysing and solving more complex problems and large scale software systems development. Additionally you have the option to study advanced topics in artificial intelligence, computer architecture, concurrent and real time systems and the development of enterprise systems and web services.

This material is learned through a range of creatively designed tasks, projects, lectures and tutorials. We build our own, ground-breaking educational software at Coventry University and use it to teach programming, theoretical computer science and parallel processing.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

Essential Entry Requirements:
  • 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C including English Language and Mathematics, or specified equivalents.
Typical Offers
  • A-Levels: BBC to include one from Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Design Technology or Computing. Excludes General Studies
  • BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in IT or a technical subject
Access: The Access Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits in either Maths, Physics, Computer Science or Statistics. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately.
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: 29 points to include either Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Design Technology or IT at Higher Level

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

  • Academic Excellence Scholarship

    "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

  • Access Bursary

    Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

  • Alumni Bursary

    Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship Scheme

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

  • Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
  • Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
  • There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.
University Research Studentship Scheme

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Science Without Borders

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

  • Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
  • Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

  • Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities
Ferguson Trust Scholarships

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.

Accreditation

Accredited by BCS Educational Affiliate.

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