BEngComputer Systems Engineering (Including Placement Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, sandwich
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BEng
Course code	HP50

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

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

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00076&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Fundamentals of Digital Systems
Mathematics for Computing
Introduction to Programming
Digital Electronic Systems
Introduction to Databases
Network Fundamentals
Object-Oriented Programming
Professional Development

Year 2

C Programming and Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
Group Project & Industrial Practice
Software Engineering (optional)
Robotics (optional)
Data Structures and Algorithms (optional)
Human Computer Interfaces and Visualisation (optional)
Web Application Programming (optional)
Computer and Data Networks (optional)
C++ Programming (optional)
Digital Systems Design (optional)
ICT Systems Integration and Management (optional)

Final year

Individual Project
Languages and Compilers (optional)
Evolutionary Computation and Genetic Programming (optional)
Natural Language Engineering (optional)
Mobile Robotics (optional)
Computer Vision (optional)
Network Engineering (optional)
Advanced Embedded Systems Design (optional)
Network Security and Cryptographic Principles (optional)

Career opportunities

We have many graduates in senior positions in the computer communications industry, as well recent graduates working in IT and computer companies. Many occupy positions in the retail and services sectors, where computer expertise is in high demand, particularly in developing and managing computer servers and communications networks.

Our department has a large pool of external contacts, ranging from companies providing robots for the media industry, through vehicle diagnostics, to virtualisation of networks, and network security, who work with us and our students to help provide advice, placements and eventually graduate opportunities.

Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

IBM
BT
EDS
Royal Bank of Scotland
Accenture
Google
Force India F1