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Computer Science (With Foundation Year)

University of Bedfordshire

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UCAS CODE: I7FY

Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Luton Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course..Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification..With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire..The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.Computer Science is a complex and wide-ranging subject, and includes the study of computation theory, the design of systems and artificial intelligence. On this broad-based course, you focus on the essential areas and build your practical skills, before taking on a specialism and graduating into a rewarding career in your chosen field.The course shares its first year with our other related BSc degrees to give you a foundation in the subject while providing a platform for specialist study in the second and third years. You concentrate on essential areas such as systems architecture and security while acquiring practical skills in programming, modelling and software development. You then focus on a chosen specialist area for your final stage project.This course is accredited to the British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Institute for IT. You also have the opportunity to study for the AWS Cloud Foundation certification. Develop your practical skills in a variety of programming languages.Explore the latest developments in artificial intelligence.Benefit from studying with highly qualified specialists in dedicated laboratories.Work in the University’s recently built STEM building with dedicated computing environments as well as direct access to specialist biometric, robotic and computer graphic equipment.Challenge yourself as you decide which specialist area you would like to focus on.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 15,500per year

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University information

University of Bedfordshire

  • University League Table

    130th

  • Campus address

    University of Bedfordshire, Park Square, Luton, Luton, LU1 3JU, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    104th out of 117

  • Entry standards

    / Max 223
    97 44%

    111th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    90th

    9
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.17 79%

    21st

    21

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