BSc(Hons) Computer Science

Professional accreditation

This course is accredited by The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS).

Placements

Students who get work experience tend to graduate with better degrees. Experience also hones your skills, industry knowledge and professional network, making you highly employable on graduation.

Our students have worked for companies ranging from dynamic start-ups to medium size organisations like Gamma Telecom and large corporations like Microsoft, IBM and GCHQ.

Placements are varied, with opportunities to work on projects involving data visualisation and analytics; products in the pharmaceutical, chemical, insurance and energy sectors; pure research in areas such as semantic nets; or AI applications in the aerospace industry.

You'll get help to find your placement and support throughout from staff within the School and our award-winning careers service.

Fieldwork

We arrange field trips to inspire you and help you see computer science applied in industry.

Go on a guided tour of Bletchley Park, where Turing and his colleagues helped break Germany's Enigma code during World War 2.

Visit the CERN in Geneva, where the Higgs Boson was detected for the first time using the Large Hadron Collider and the World Wide Web was invented.

Attend international conferences held in the UK or abroad.

Visit our partner institutions abroad, meet students and experience learning in different environments and cultures.

Study facilities

Our industry standard facilities will help you develop practical skills and bring ideas to life.

Access over 500 workstations in UWE Bristol's 24-hour computing laboratories. Create and test software in Windows, Linux and Unix operating systems on our dedicated servers.

Collaborate with classmates and develop strategies and presentations in our well-equipped studios, designed to reflect a real-world development environment.

A mix of traditional and creative learning environments will enable you to learn essential knowledge and real-world skills, standing you in good stead for your professional career.

Learn more about UWE Bristol's facilities and resources.

Take a personalised virtual tour of the Computer Science and Creative Technologies facilities and experience what a typical day could look like here for you.

Careers / Further study

Take the first step to your chosen career with our BSc(Hons) Computer Science programme. Improve your employability and gain excellent links to industry through this innovative degree.

At UWE Bristol, we recognise that today's computer sciences are in high demand and have a range of expertise. We also know that you need to choose a course that meets your future career aspirations. We are committed to ensuring you develop key skills needed to boost your future prospects.

That's why our Computer Science degree blends theoretical computer science with practical software engineering. The opportunity to tailor your degree to your interests and career goals allows you to specialise in an area you're passionate about.

On course completion, all specialist pathway students will graduate with a BSc(Hons) Computer Science degree. So whichever pathway you choose, you'll leave us prepared for a career in industry or research.

Depending on your specialist pathway, you'll have the chance to develop advanced skills in AI and Data Analytics in your final year. These skills are highly sought after by employers. So you'll be ready to meet the skills shortage and begin a satisfying career when you graduate.

You'll also gain relevant experience in AI through year-long projects and advanced research modules. Learn to deliver solutions to practical and ethical issues when applying AI in the real world, transforming people's lives.

We now use digital technologies in every area of life, so you'll find digital jobs across all industries and sectors. Smart Devices also provide a foundation for students to be successful in these fields. Employers will expect future workforces to have a range of abilities across media, technology and digital marketing, to name a few.

A successful graduate can expect a starting salary of £26,000 to £35,000 as a software developer or engineer, depending on the sector. You could become a software engineer, web and software developer, business analyst, IT project manager or an IT consultant. Graduates of this course have gone on to work in companies including HPE, Rolls Royce, BAE and the MoD.

Get inspired

Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.

We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.

Visit our employability pages to learn more about careers, employers and what our students are doing six months after graduating.

Supplementary fee information

Your overall entitlement to funding is based on how long the course is that you're registered on. Standard funding is allocated based on the standard number of years that your course lasts, plus one additional year.

You'll apply for funding each year that you study and Student Finance will take into account how long the course is in each year that you apply. So if you register for the four year course and then transfer to the three year course, the number of years you can apply for funding will change. Student Finance will reassess your funding based on how many years you have been in study, not just those years for which you received student finance.

Always seek advice before taking any action that may have implications for your funding.

Learn more about funding.

Additional costs

This refers to items you could need during your studies that aren't covered by the standard tuition fee. These could be materials, textbooks, travel, clothing, software or printing.

The majority of optional field trips are covered by Faculty funds, however, for high-cost international visits you will be expected to make a contribution which will vary on a trip-by-trip basis depending on location and duration.

Learn more about costs.