Computing Science

study computing science and graduate with a university degree

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Computing Science students in computer lab

Computers are everywhere. Not just the obvious home and office computers, but in every aspect of modern life: smart microwaves, games consoles, automatic cash dispensers and air traffic control systems.

Our computing science programme teaches you how to design, build and analyse such systems – in both theory and practice. Your training will encompass how computers work – programming them to make them do what we want and learning how they fit into their environment. Our graduates are highly sought-after within the industry.

We’re a small, friendly Department with an ‘open door’ policy for students. Our computing labs are fitted with state-of-the art PCs.

BSc (Hons) Computing Science

UCAS Code G400

Entrance Requirements

Year 1
Highers BBCC.
A-levels CCD or a combination of AS and A2 levels, VCE and VDA.
IB Diploma with a total of 26 points.
HNC or HND with Bs in Graded Units.

Access courses and other UK/EU and international qualifications are also welcomed.

Year 2
Scottish HND in related subjects with BB in Graded Units in Year 2.

General Entrance Requirements apply.

Year 3
Articulation agreement with Forth Valley College in Computing Science (Software Development) with Bs in Graded Units.

International students can study our Undergraduate Certificate if they do not possess the necessary entrance requirements to be admitted directly to the first year of an undergraduate degree programme.

Required Subjects

Mathematics Standard Grade (3), Intermediate 2 (C), or GCSE (C) or equivalent.
English Standard Grade (2), Intermediate 2 (C), GCSE (C) or equivalent.
Applicants with English Standard Grade (3) will also be considered, although alternative entry conditions may be made in this case.

Modes of Study

Full-time (3 modules per semester).
Part-time (1 or 2 modules per semester).

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Degree Programme

There are several computing-related degrees on offer at Stirling. During the first three semesters students on all related programmes are required to take the same core modules in Computing Science. Students take Computing Science plus two other subjects in the first year.

Semesters 1 - 3

You will take core modules encompassing study in the following areas:

Skills and Applications
Programming using Java
Usability and Accessibility
Object-oriented Development, Data Structures and Algorithms
Information Systems

Two alternative Computing Science modules are offered in Semester 1, both of which offer routes into further Computing Science. Students studying a Single Honours Computing Science degree are required to take a Mathematics module in the first semester.

Semesters 4 - 8

The programme in Semesters 4 – 8 comprises both core compulsory modules and optional advanced modules, giving you a chance to explore your particular interests.

Core modules include:

Software Engineering (involving group work)
Computer Systems
Databases: Principles and Applications
Multimedia and Human Computer Interaction
Communications and Networks

Optional modules include:

Computer Game Technologies
Computer Security and Forensics
Artificial Intelligence
Managing Information
Technologies for E-commerce
Telecommunications Systems and Services
Web Services
Information Systems
Computing and the Brain

Honours students undertake an independent project in their final year. Typically this involves developing a major piece of software from initial requirements to final delivery.

Teaching and Assessment

You will learn about Computing Science through lectures, small tutorial groups and most of all through laboratory work. Computing Science is taught as a very practical subject, and almost all modules include practical assignments. Typically these count for 50 percent of the assessment grade, with the remainder given to the examination.

For an Honours degree, the grades for all advanced modules taken in Semesters 5 – 8 are combined to give your final degree classification.

Career Opportunities

A Computing Science degree at Stirling will place you at the forefront of computing in a web-based world, giving you a broad range of skills, including the internet and web technologies, and experience in applications ranging from computer games, multimedia and internet telephony to e-commerce and biologically-inspired computing.

Graduates will be well-equipped to enter either the software industry itself or one of the many fields in which computer systems are extensively used and developed. Recent destinations for our graduates include British Telecom, Agilent (Hewlett Packard Ltd), Scottish Power, Adobe Systems Inc, and Silicon Graphics Inc.

Professional Accreditation

The Single Honours BSc programme in Computing Science gives full accreditation for being a Chartered Information Technology Practitioner (CITP), which is the professional member level of the British Computer Society, and partial accreditation for Chartered Engineer and Chartered Scientist status.

Combined Honours Degrees

**Computing Science can be studied with:**
Programme	UCAS Code
Accountancy	GN44
Business Studies	NG14
Economics	GL41
Environmental Science	FG94
Film & Media	GP43
Finance	NG34
French	GR41
Management Science	GN42
Marketing	GN45
Mathematics	G4G1
Philosophy	GV45
Professional Education	GX41
Professional Education/ Business Studies	NX21
Professional Education/ Mathematics	GX91
Psychology	CG84
Sociology	GL43
Spanish	GR44
Sports Studies	CG64

(For a Combined Honours degree the higher entrance requirements of the subjects usually apply.)