BSc (Hons) Computing (Full Time)

This broad-based course provides the ideal qualification for a career in IT as well as the opportunity to spend a year in industry.

Course overview

This degree is ideal if you want a career in information technology, but would prefer not to specialise at this stage. Built around software, web development and networking themes, the course offers a broad curriculum.

The wide range of subjects studied will enhance your employability as a computing professional. Our approachable, highly qualified staff will teach you to recognise the best practice in computing and IT. You will gain valuable practical experience in building computer systems, and develop skills which are sought after by employers.

You will learn how to design and implement computing systems that deliver real business value. The course comprises five themes: software development; networking; databases; human computer interaction; and usability and web development. You will develop your independent learning skills by undertaking a range of projects throughout the course culminating in a major software development project in Year 3. You will be able to personalise your course to fit your specific interests by choosing two from four options in the final year.

In addition to the full-time mode, students may study the above course on a flexible part-time basis. 

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Industrial focus

The course focuses on providing you with a combination of computing theory and practice to prepare you for immediate entry into the computing profession after graduation. You can also choose to spend the third year on an industrial placement returning to complete your degree in the fourth year. 

Course content

Year 1

Seven core units:

• Problem Solving for Programmers (half unit)
• Developing Object Oriented Programs (half unit)
• Introduction to Databases
• Internet Technology
• Fundamentals of Computing
• Network Foundation
• Group Project.

Year 2

Six core units:

• Object Oriented Application Development
• Database Application Development
• Developing for the Internet
• Human–Digital Interaction Design
• Network Implementation
• Graduate Development.

Year 3

Three core units and two option units:

• Software Systems Development
• Advanced and Distributed Databases
• Project (double unit).
  
  Options:
• Human computer Interaction
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging Web Technologies
• Network Management
• Curriculum Plus. 

Why choose this course?

• Accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS) as fully meeting the educational requirement for Chartered IT Professional registration.
• Access to a wide range of modern computing equipment provided by the Maritime and Technology Faculty.  
• Specialist facilities include a fully featured usability laboratory and a mobile computing provision.

Assessment

The course is assessed using in-course assessments only. These include software development projects, online tests, presentations, seminars and reports. Every student will complete an individual final year project in a topic of their choice.

Key career skills

IT, project management, communication, evaluation and problem solving. 

Projects/work experience

Students are encouraged to take advantage of the Industrial Placement scheme. Recent placements included large private companies such as Skandia Life, public sector organisations such as Ordnance Survey and Eastleigh Borough Council, as well as many other local firms.