Computer Science BSC (honours)

Postgraduate programme

COMPUTER SCIENCE BSC (HONOURS)

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Programme overview

Why choose this programme?

The BSc (Hons) in Computer Science is a four-year course offered by the School of Computer Science. The course is designed to ground you in both the theory and practice of computer science. You will learn to think and solve problems logically, understand the fundamental principles of how computing systems work, and be exposed to significant new technologies as well as teamwork. In the first two years, you will learn the basic concepts behind computer science and several different programming languages. Alongside computer science in the first year of your studies, you will be required to study at least one additional subject. In the second year, you can continue with this other subject or focus entirely on computer science. Find out more about how academic years are organised. In third year, you will be introduced to the foundations of logic that are relevant to computer science, with an emphasis on automatic reasoning and decidability, and to theories of computation and complexity, including exploring Turing machines and pushdown automata. You will apply software engineering concepts and practices to a substantial software engineering project as part of a team. This project runs through both semesters in third year and will prepare you for the workplace, where collaboration with others is essential. In your final year, you will undertake a substantial software engineering project. You will design, specify and construct a medium-sized software system, or undertake a formal development and proof of such a system, under the guidance of a member of staff. In addition to the compulsory

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Tuition fee

450

Entry requirements

Computer and internet

Dates and duration

120 hours

SYLLABUS

First year

Students will take the following compulsory first-year modules: - Object-Oriented Programming: provides an introduction to object-oriented modelling and programming using Java. - Programming with Data: explores various aspects of data storage, processing and analysis.

Second year

Students will take the following compulsory second-year modules: - Foundations of Computation: introduces fundamental algorithms, data structures and ideas about formal languages at the heart of modern software. - Computer Systems: develops skills in programming in C, systems programming, digital logic and low-level computer organisation. b>Honours - compulsory In third year, computer science students must take the following three compulsory modules: - Logic and Reasoning: covers the foundations of logic that are relevant to computer scientists, with an emphasis on automatic reasoning and decidability. Topics include propositional and predicate calculus, various proof techniques, and Goedel&039s incompleteness theorem. - Computational Complexity: introduces Turing machines, non-determinism and pushdown automata, followed by study of decidability, simulation and the Halting Problem. - Software Engineering Team Project: gives a broad overview of software engineering, presenting the fundamental aspects as a collaborative professional activity including its concerns and approaches. Students apply these concepts and practices to a substantial software engineering project as part of a team. In fourth year, you must take the following compulsory module: - Major Software Project: allows students to undertake a substantial software engineering project using professional development techniques. Each student designs, specifies and constructs a medium-sized software system, or undertakes a formal development and proof of such a system, under the guidance of a member of staff. b>Honours - optional In addition to the compulsory modules in your Honours years, you will choose from a wide variety of advanced options, including modules in topics such as cyber security, video games and computer graphics. In your final Honours year, you will also have the option to choose from a variety of modules at Masters level, providing advanced training in computer science in topics such as machine learning, data ethics and information visualisation. Here is a sample of Honours modules that have been offered in previous years: - Advanced Communication Networks and Systems - Artificial Intelligence - Component Technology - Computer Architecture - Computer Graphics - Computer Security - Concurrency and Multi-Core Architectures - Constraint Programming - Data Communications and Networks - Data Encoding - Databases - Distributed Systems - Human Computer Interaction - Logic and Software Verification - Operating Systems - Programming Language Design and Implementation - Signal Processing: Sound, Image, Video - Video Games