Computer Science (with Foundation Year and Year in Industry) | Liverpool Hope University

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Course summary

This is a five year degree taught at our Hope Park campus. The Foundation Year aims to develop your skills so that after a year, you will be equipped with the necessary skills needed for studying the full BA Hons degree programme.

Computer Science is all about new ideas, new opportunities and fresh thinking. There is no other discipline that can be applied to so many different areas and have such a profound impact on all aspects of society. The dynamism of this exciting subject is reflected in this degree through the
study of a range of topics including networks, robotics, internet, and mobile and cutting-edge technologies such as Virtual Reality.

Study this degree with us and you will acquire practical skills that are highly sought after by industry, such as programming in C, C++, Java, Lua, Python, C# and low level languages (such as x86 and ARM). Computer Science has a wide-reaching social impact, posing many ethical questions, and these issues are examined at various points during degree. This degree includes a compulsory one year placement in industry.

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:: I112
Institution code:: L46

Open days

Open Day- Saturday 27th June 2026
27 Jun 2026, 08:00
Liverpool
Open Day- Saturday 17th October 2026
17 Oct 2026, 08:00
Liverpool
Open Day- Saturday 14th November 2026
14 Nov 2026, 09:00
Liverpool
Open Day- Wednesday 2nd December 2026
2 Dec 2026, 12:00
Liverpool

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Student Outcomes

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65 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

85 Go onto work and study

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