Conversion course graduates are particularly sought after because they offer a combination of skills in addition to their computing knowledge. Over the years we have had an excellent employment rate for students who successfully complete the course. The range of jobs graduates enter is diverse. Some choose to follow a technical career and find employment as programmers in leading software houses. Others work at the interface between technicians and clients, becoming systems analysts or consultants.
Many past students go on to develop their careers as project leaders or managers.
There are also increasing opportunities for computer scientists in the public sector, in hospitals, health authorities, police forces and local councils. In addition, there are openings in education, in both teaching and research. The solid base that the conversion course provides can lead to research work either through an advanced MSc course or to study for a PhD. Many of our graduates have followed such a path, and now have successful careers in research either within universities or within industrial research divisions. On a course such as the MSc Conversion where teaching has to be intensive and directed at students whose knowledge of the subject matter may be very limited, ideas need to be transmitted with extreme clarity and effectiveness. Courses are judged to be Excellent, Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.