Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Business Computing (eBusiness) (Placement Year) (N1C1)

On this Business Computing BSc degree course, students get to specialise in eBusiness, learning about how software and IT systems can support business transactions and drive sales. Through a mixture of theory and real-world practice, student will learn how to determine a dynamic mix of processes, which allow information delivery systems and users to carry out business effectively and efficiently. Students come to intuitively understand how an organisation’s information systems need to adapt to the changes and developments natural to growth and progress.

In addition to the compulsory business computing content students will learn about the underlying models and latest approaches used by companies in building successful eBusiness platforms.

This course is designed for flexibility, students can select modules and specialise gradually during their time at Brunel. Students can transfer between Computer Science and Business Computing up to the start of Level 2, then should they wish, they can choose a specialism up to the start of Level 3.

One third of each year of this programme is project-based. On Levels 1 and 2, students will build a software solution in a team, and in the final year they'll carry out an individual project. Students will also have the opportunity to showcase their projects at the annual Made in Brunel (Software Innovation) event, with awards presented by the likes of Cisco, Sky and Xerox.

As part of this degree course, students have the chance to take a year-long work placement between their second year and third year. Brunel will support students in finding that all-important paid professional experience, in the UK or abroad. Recent graduates have gone on to work for well-known names such as Accenture, Toshiba, Microsoft, British Airways, O2, and Barclays.

This programme is accredited by the British Computer Society, the Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional (CITP). The accreditation also allows students to apply for professional membership of the BCS after they have successfully completed their degree. 

The department has been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze, recognising their dedication to the advancement of gender equality in STEM subjects. Brunel now has an ongoing three-year action plan to further implement strategies and improve their practices. As part of this endeavour, Brunel’s Women in Engineering and Computing mentoring scheme provides their female students with invaluable help and support from the industry.