Course contact details
Admissions (Undergraduate)
Email:admissions@stir.ac.uk
Phone:01786 467044
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
Computing science is about understanding, designing, and building software and systems. It’s a mix of logic, creativity, and technical skill that underpins almost every modern industry.
A Stirling computing science degree gives you the technical and personal skills employers want. The UK tech workforce is expected to grow faster than the overall labour market between 2025 and 2030 (CompTIA Sep 2025).
Our BSc (Hons) Computing Science gives you the theory and practical experience in how to design, build and analyse computer systems. You’ll cover:
Programming and scripting in languages such as Python, Java, C++, C#, JavaScript and PHP
Database technologies (SQL, NoSQL)
Software engineering
Computer networks and distributed computing
UX design
Cyber security and forensics
Data analytics
Machine learning
Software assisted development with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs)
Big Data
You’ll build valuable skills in critical thinking, project management, teamwork, and communication. In your final year, you’ll take on an independent project that reflects your interests. That might be designing and developing software, exploring a research topic, or creating control software for a hardware device.
The teaching on our degree in computing science is led by academics with research expertise across diverse areas. These include Data Science and Intelligent Systems, Biological Modelling, and Computational Mathematics and Optimisation.
Learning a language can change your life. It can unlock a world of travel and global work opportunities. Spanish is consistently ranked as one of the most in-demand languages for UK employers. It’s needed for communication across international business and finance (Source: People Management).
We can teach you Spanish from beginner or advanced level. You’ll develop confident speaking, reading and writing skills while exploring the cultures of Spain and Latin America.
We can teach you Spanish from beginner or advanced level.
Develop confident speaking, reading and writing skills.
Explore the cultures of Spain and Latin America.
Learn key employability skills from modules dedicated to workplace language.
The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Obtain IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 minimum in each skill or equivalent. |
If you don’t meet the entry requirements there are English language courses which can help you prepare for your degree: https://www.stir.ac.uk/international/international-students/pre-sessional-english-language-courses/https://www.stir.ac.uk/international/international-students/english-language-requirements/
The minimum grade requirements apply to specific categories of 'widening access' applicants domiciled in Scotland who may be eligible for a contextual offer.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
Historical entry grades data is not currently available for University of Stirling - we are working with them to try and make it available soon - learn more.
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £10050 | |
| Scotland | £1820 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Scottish students can apply to the Student Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS) to have tuition fees paid by the Scottish government.
Students from the rest of the UK can apply for financial assistance, including a loan to cover the full cost of the tuition fees, from the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).
Fee information for International and EU students, can be found on the course webpage:
https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/
The University of Stirling offers a range of scholarships, further information can be found on our website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/scholarships/
Email:admissions@stir.ac.uk
Phone:01786 467044
Stirling
FK9 4LA
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