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Undergraduate Prospectus 2017 | Computing

Computer Science
Key Information
Why study this course?

Course type

You’ll learn to use technology to create new opportunities and to solve
a wide range of problems, benefiting every aspect of society from the
home to business, government and beyond. This means your skills are
likel y to be in high demand when you graduate. Our teaching is informed
by our cutting-edge research, and we also reflect what’s happening
now in industry; you could learn about things like artificial intelligence,
computer game development, human-computer interaction and cyber
security. There’s a strong emphasis on programming – but don’t worry
if you don’t have Maths A-level, because the course covers what you
need to know. You’ll have 24/7 access to our own computing labs, based
on Microsoft Windows and Linux, plus a wide range of application and
networking software.

For information on dual
honours combinations
please visit www.keele.
ac.uk/ugcourses or page 158

At Keele, you’ll learn the underpinning theories of software, hardware
and computing techniques – and how to apply them in the real world.

Indicative modules

First year
• Fundamentals of Computing
• Programming I – Programming
Fundamentals
• Requirements, Evaluation
and Professionalism
• Natural Computation
• Information Systems
and Interaction
• Computer Animation
and Multimedia
Second year
• System Lifecycles and Design
• Programming II – Data
Structures and Algorithms
• Database Systems
• Mobile Application
Development
• Computational Intelligence I
• Web Technologies
• Advanced Programming
Practices
• Virtual Worlds
Third year
• Computer Science Project
• Software Engineering
Project Management
• Advanced Information Systems

• Advanced Databases
and Applications
• Games Computing
• Computing in Education
• Computational Intelligence II
• Communications and Networks
• IT Architectures
• Electronic Commerce

Course duration
Three years

Indicative entry
requirements
Single honours ABB

Dual honours, major, minor
ABB to BBB
For further information on
entry requirements please
visit www.keele.ac.uk/
entryrequirements

Study abroad
Yes

What will this mean
for my future?

This degree builds the essential
skills which are in demand from
employers looking for systems
analysts, software engineers and
consultants. You’ll graduate with
a wide range of computing skills
plus a highly developed approach
to problem solving. Recent Keele
graduates have gone to work
for companies as diverse as
Apple, BAE Systems, Barclays,
Capgemini, EA Games, Experian,
Microsoft and the Ministry of
Defence. You’ll also have the solid
grounding you’ll need to apply for
postgraduate study.

For more course information please visit

keele.ac.uk/scm
66

Single honours, dual
honours, major, minor

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Nora Biteniece

Computer Science (major)
with Neuroscience, Third year
You don’t need any prior
knowledge to do Computer Science
at Keele. The course is designed
very well and as long as you attend
the lectures and stay on top of the
work assigned you will learn a lot
and graduate as a well rounded
professional in IT. I enjoy being
exposed to different technologies
and programming languages,
and being taught by the teaching
staff at School of Computing and
Mathematics. They are all brilliant
people and have made my time
at Keele.