Computer Science with Integrated Foundation Year

Develop your skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree.

If you’re interested in taking on a new subject that you’ve not had the opportunity to study in depth before, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for specialist degree-level study.

This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge in the domain you want to study. We’ll help nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities through five core modules.

After your foundation year, you’ll have a deeper knowledge of your subject, a clear understanding of your strengths, a developed practical and technical skill set and the confidence to excel in your chosen degree subject when you join other students for the rest of your course.

Join a collaborative community of creative technologists. New immersive realities, data-rich interactions, automations and ever-more ubiquitous systems are shaping the way we operate and collaborate with each other – and computer science underpins it all.

On this Computer Science BSc, you'll gain the theoretical knowledge, hands-on experience and industry insight to become an innovative and resilient computer programming and web technology specialist. Mirroring industry practice, throughout your studies you’ll harness scientific principles and leverage advances in artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing to create new digital products and services as part of multi-skilled teams.

You will:
Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism.
Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments.
Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects.
Complete your chosen degree over a four-year period.
Study with an Educational Affiliate of the British Computer Society (BCS), on a course that is continually reviewed and updated to meet the demands of the future workforce
Join a supportive, collaborative community of technologists who are exploring and experimenting with cutting-edge technologies to craft unique and playful solutions to software development problems
Get expert tuition from computer science scholars and researchers working in the fields of games, web development, Internet of Things, immersion, user research and artificial intelligence
Learn to craft software in an innovative, challenge-led way, preparing you to deliver projects with real stakes in areas such as coral regeneration, rehabilitation, content pipeline automation and cultural preservation
Benefit from our reputation for creative excellence, entrepreneurial ethos and strong track record of market-led incubation, enabling you to launch your own company