You will also be encouraged to undertake a major individual development project in a specialist area of your own choosing. A wide range of industry-standard software from Office applications, programming languages, multimedia authoring packages and graphics design tools is available, usually in the latest version. You would have full evening and weekend access to these facilities. There is a comprehensive book collection in the library and we subscribe to many of the journals and magazines available in the field. Additional computing resources such as open access computing, and connection to the Internet, are widely available.
Courses are varied in their methods of teaching.
Much use is made of the computer laboratories for the practical subjects Office applications, graphics and multimedia work and computer programming in groups of around 20. To achieve maximum practical benefit from these sessions, the theory is often disseminated in lecture theatres with larger numbers of students present. Small group discussions and student-led presentations also figure prominently. The prospects for employment in the computer industry and related areas have never been stronger. Computer Science and Information Systems graduates have consistently acquired excellent jobs which have very quickly blossomed into full career-paths.