Computer Science
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Computer Science
Programmes
BSc in Computer Science
(3-year) G400(4-year with industrial placement or study abroad) G401
BSc in Computer Information Systems
(3-year) G500(4-year with industrial placement or study abroad) G521
BSc in Computing with Business
(3-year) G4N1(4-year with industrial placement or study abroad) G4NC
BSc in Computing with Mathematics
(3-year) G4GD(4-year with industrial placement or study abroad) G4GA
MComp in Computer Science
(4-year) G403(5-year with industrial placement or study abroad) G404
BSc in Computer Science (Modern Language) (4 year)
French GR41German GR42
Spanish GR44
BSc in Computer Science (Modern Language) (3 year)
Chinese for beginners GT41Japanese for beginners GT42
BSc in Computer Science (Modern Language) (4 year with industrial placement)
Chinese for beginners GT4CJapanese for beginners GT4F
Information on all of these can be found at Computer Science Admissions
Key facts
- 65 places available
- 8 applications per place
- Commended by the Quality Assurance Agency for its high standards of teaching
- Approved by the British Computer Society
Typical offers
A levels: AAB including Mathematics for all programmes except Computer Information Systems and excluding General Studies.
International Baccalaureate: 36 points overall with 6 in HL Mathematics.
Why study Computer Science at Bath?
The University of Bath is fortunate to be based in a city of beauty and culture and yet be a neighbour of leading communications and computing industries which are making major contributions to the future of computing, through both theoretical and practical discoveries. As a student at Bath, you may opt to take the third year out in one of these companies and enhance your career opportunities by combining industrial experience with academic studies.
Computer Science is a multi-disciplined subject that has advanced with extraordinary speed over the past few years. The Department of Computer Science has a strong commitment to participate in these advances in computing by forming partnerships with industry and other universities. New courses and facilities will continuously reflect our role in these advances and discoveries.
Placements
There are many reasons for undertaking a placement year. It can provide practical experience and an opportunity to put into practice what you have learned. It provides an excellent way to find out what it is like being a professional computer scientist and often leads to the offer of employment at the end of your degree. Here is a small sample of our placement companies:
Accenture, BT, GCHQ, Goldman Sachs, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Oracle, Vodafone.
Career opportunities
www.bath.ac.uk/careers/destinations/intro.html
www.bath.ac.uk/careers/destinations/intro.html
Our computing graduates are placed in the leading companies and institutions of the UK and overseas. Major employers in the past few years have included: computing and communications companies, software houses, accountancy, banking and finance institutions, management and computing consultancies, government departments, research laboratories, and the media industry.
Within each industrial or commercial sector, the job opportunities are wide. For example, the media industry has offered our graduates employment in publishing, games software, virtual reality, multimedia applications for film and video, computer animation, internet hardware and software support and development.
The University of Bath is highly respected by industry and commerce, therefore our computing graduates are sought by the leading companies and commercial institutions.
