Program Overview

Computer Science (with integrated year in industry)

Key Facts

• UCAS Tariff: 144 - 136
• Course duration: 5 years
• Available for September start 2025

Course Overview

The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) accredited course will equip you with specialist skills such as software engineering, graphics and visualisation, artificial intelligence, robotics, telematics, mobile computing and open source computing - that are highly sought out by employers in this industry.

The prestigious MComp in Computer Science is similar to the Bachelors degree but provides two additional years of instruction in the form of an integrated year in industry and an integrated Masters.

Modules

Year 1

• Fundamentals of Web Development (CS11010, 10 credits)
• Information security (CS11110, 10 credits)
• Introduction to Computer Infrastructure (CS10220, 20 credits)
• Introduction to Programming (CS12020, 20 credits)
• Problems and Solutions (CS10720, 20 credits)
• Programming Using an Object-Oriented Language (CS12320, 20 credits)
• Study Skills for Computer Science (CS18120, 20 credits)

Year 2

• Algorithm Design and Data Structures (CS21120, 20 credits)
• Modelling Persistent Data (CS27020, 20 credits)
• Software Engineering (CS22120, 20 credits)

Year 3

• Sandwich Year (CSS0060, 60 credits)

Year 4

• Major Project (CS39440, 40 credits)
• Professional Issues in the Computing Industry (CS38220, 20 credits)

Year 5

• Developing Advanced Internet-Based Applications (SEM5640, 40 credits)
• Machine Learning for Intelligent Systems (CSM6420, 20 credits)

Careers

Our graduates are eagerly sought by employers, particularly with a Masters-level qualification. The year in industry option on the degree means that students can finish their degree having already had a year’s experience of working in computing, making them even more attractive to employers.

Teaching & Learning

Our enthusiastic staff will teach you through the medium of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practicals and individual/ group based project work.

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework, practicals, projects, workshops and examinations.

Typical Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff: 144 - 136
• A Levels: AAA-AAB
• GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh, Mathematics
• BTEC National Diploma: DDD-DDM
• International Baccalaureate: 34-32 points overall
• European Baccalaureate: 80% overall
• English Language Requirements: See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

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81% of students were satisfied overall with their course.

Data for courses in Computer Science (with integrated year in industry) at Aberystwyth University

93% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.

Data for courses in Computer science at Aberystwyth University

85% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

Data for courses in Computer science at Aberystwyth University

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