The programme enables students to acquire a coherent set of computing skills which underpin a wide range of careers, to identify individual computing career interests, and to focus in the latter part of the programme on the specialised topics needed to support these career interests. A major aspect of the final year is an individual project which occupies a quarter of the total time. The choice of projects is wide and could include such areas as designing a commercial system, implementing communications software or constructing a compiler. Applicants are not required to be industrially sponsored. The University has excellent relations with firms throughout the UK and every effort is made to place students in the area of their choice.
Case studies play an important part in student learning and assessment.
Assessment is by coursework, industrial experience report, project and examination.