Study location	United Kingdom, Newcastle City Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc (Hons)
Course code	G403

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) good results in Mathematics

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each band)

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	northumbria.ac.uk/..ntelligence-uuscsc3ari

Overview

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Programme structure

Your course in brief

Year 1

This year you will be introduced to core computer programming concepts and languages and you will also focus on the analysis, design and building of software and begin to develop online systems.

Year 2

You will complete a variety of programming tasks, projects and assignments relating to concepts such as operating systems, computer networks and control systems, software engineering, machine learning and computer vision and developing more advanced online systems.

Year 3

You have the option to go out on industrial placement to put your skills into professional practice. You can also combine a placement with overseas study at another university or study abroad for a year.

Year 4

This year includes a large-scale challenging project, where you will design, analyse, develop and evaluate a production relating to the programme. Alongside the final year project you will also be studying artificial intelligence and robotics.

Career opportunities

This course covers a broad range of computing specialisms and will open the door to a vast range of careers within this industry.

We place a real emphasis on developing the transferable skills that will open doors to a range of careers in computer science. These include communication, analytical and problem solving skills, technical skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Upon graduating from this course, you can anticipate working in a wide range of private and public sector organisations in a job role such as a data scientist, AI programmer, AI games developer, consultant, software engineer, database developer, web developer and roles in software testing, computer networks and IT management.

Graduates from Computer Science have gone on to work for companies such as Accenture, Hewlett-Packard, Nissan and British Airways.