Swansea University 2024 Undergraduate Prospectus

STUDENT SATISFACTION (Complete University Guide 2023) IN THE UK 11 TH

COMPUTER SCIENCE BAY CAMPUS

Computer Science impacts almost every aspect of modern life and we are at the heart of technological innovation that is redefining the way we live, learn and work. Our degrees will educate you ready for entry into a wide range of highly specialised careers involving software engineering, big data/data science, security analysis, mobile and emerging technologies.

Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available †  Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available International Students foundation programme available

A Computer Science degree from Swansea University can help you find your place in an ever-shifting technological landscape. Over the course of the degree you will learn to identify the correct solutions to problems and measure their efficiency. You will be taught in our £32.5 million world-class Computational Foundry building, which provides state-of-the-art teaching facilities and specialist laboratories including a vision and biometric lab, maker lab, techhealth lab, theory lab, cyber security lab and visualisation suite. Many of our students who take the Year in Industry option gain invaluable work experience and develop both their computational skills and commercial awareness in a work environment. TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Computers and Society • Concepts of Computer Science • Modelling Computing Systems • Programming • Software Development

Year 2 • Concurrency • Database Systems • Declarative Programming • Human-Computer Interaction • Software Engineering Years 3 and 4 • Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security • Big Data and Machine Learning • Cryptography and IT Security • Entrepreneurship in Practice • Project Dissertation • Project Specification and Development • Software Testing • Writing Mobile Apps

Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †

Typical Offer: BSc: ABB-BBB MEng/MSci : AAB-ABB ( to include a minimum of Grade B (6) in GCSE Mathematics )

BSc Honours ▲ A pplied Software Engineering (degree apprenticeship) – visit our website for details ▲ Computer Science ♦ Computer Science (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ♦ Computer Science (with Foundation Year) ▲ Mathematics and Computer Science ♦  Mathematics and Computer Science (with Foundation Year) ▲ Software Engineering ♦ Software Engineering (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) MEng Honours ♦ Computing H Computing (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) MSci Honours ♦ Computer Science H Computer Science (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR H 5 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page

FUTURE CAREERS: • Cyber Security Analyst • Data Scientist

Accreditations include:

• Machine Learning Engineer • Mobile Application Developer • Software Designer

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