Accreditations

Our undergraduate computing courses are accredited by the Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) – the leading industry body for IT professional around the world.

This accreditation is validation that our programmes meet the high standards set by the industry, providing you with a foundation for a future career in IT.

Our undergraduate computing courses are accredited by the Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) – the leading industry body for IT professional around the world.

This accreditation is validation that our programmes meet the high standards set by the industry, providing you with a foundation for a future career in IT.

computing degrees

Computing Foundation Year

48
UCAS Points
4
Year course

BSc (Hons)

Computing

3
Year course
Yes
Placement option

MSc

Applied Computing

1
Year course

Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Degree Apprenticeship

3
Year course
The challenge of measuring and understanding air quality
Seminar

The challenge of measuring and understanding air quality

Join us for this seminar, run jointly with BCS Hampshire and Dorset branches, wh...

18 February 2020
My experience of the 'Work in the Web' workshop
Feature

My experience of the 'Work in the Web' workshop

Kat talks about her opportunity to take part in work experience workshop for web...

11 March 2020
Tackling social isolation
Feature

Tackling social isolation

Solent students are working with Age UK Southampton to explore how digital techn...

9 March 2020
Tim Berners-Lee: web inventor's plan to save the internet is admirable, but doomed to fail
Research

Tim Berners-Lee: web inventor's plan to save the internet is admirable, but doomed to fail

Dr Garfield Benjamin examines the 'Contract for the Web' proposed by Sir Tim Ber...

2 December 2019
Renowned IT professional awarded honorary degree
News

Renowned IT professional awarded honorary degree

Renowned IT and computing professional, Michael S K Grant FBCS, has been awarded...

8 July 2019
Computing students succeed at International Marketing Week
News

Computing students succeed at International Marketing Week

Two first year BSc (Hons) Web Design and Development students have recently retu...

12 June 2019
Solving digital marketing challenges
General

Solving digital marketing challenges

We joined Denise Tineghe, second year BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology...

7 May 2019
Student selected for DMA Talent Academy
Feature

Student selected for DMA Talent Academy

First year BSc (Hons) Web Design and Development student Anushka Monteiro was re...

25 April 2019
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Dynamo
Dynamo
The Dynamo Challenge is an inter-university enterprise competition, which encourages students from Solent, Southampton, Bournemouth and Portsmouth Universities to think outside of the box and solve a real-life business challenge set by IBM.
International hackathons
International hackathons
Solent University hosted, and participated in, The Swarm and Search AI: 2019 Fire Hack – an international hackathon with a 48 hour challenge to develop algorithms and artificial intelligence necessary to control drones that could aid efforts in tackling wildfires. The Solent team were commended on developing an algorithm which the judges had not seen before, as well as for their creativity.
Hack the South
Hack the South
Five Solent students took part in Hack the South, a 36-hour hackathon open to all students, but with a particular focus on those living and studying in the south of England.

OUR business it and computing FACILITIES

Computing and usability lab

Solent's UX lab is the ideal place to test your websites, adverts and digital media. Contact us for more information.

This facility is for hire