Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Computing

This Computing degree will equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the IT industry in infrastructure and user support.

Students will gain a broad overview of IT systems in the workplace, from designing them to maintaining them, and supporting their users. Areas of focus include networking, system administration, databases and cybersecurity, as well as professional skills in business improvement, E-business and usability.

This degree will enable students to choose from a wide range of career paths in system design and support, or move onto postgraduate study. This course has been designed to meet the real needs of the computing industry, particularly in relation to infrastructure development and support. For the technical skills students use a mix of common hardware, open source and commercial software that is heavily used in industry, so skills developed on the course can immediately be used in in the workplace.

After completion of the second year students will have the opportunity to undertake year in industry to allow them to develop their knowledge and skills in a business or industrial setting. This allows students to build up the practical skills desired by employers and to demonstrate their capabilities on their CV.