All the Computing courses are designed to provide students with a strong academic foundation and a broad range of vocational skills. Most of the courses offer work placements as an integral part of study. Computing students spend their third year of four on placement and HND computing students spend their second year of three on placement. Real time systems development Mathematics degree courses are designed to provide students with a strong academic foundation and skills of relevance to the needs of business, commerce and industry. Those students who wish to obtain a BSc Sandwich degree spend a third year of their four year course on placement.
Work placements can involve a range of activities requiring analytical and numerate skills.
The nature of employers offering student placements varies, from very small companies to large multi-national organisations. Depending upon the location, the salary paid by the employer to each student on placement is between 9,000 and 16,000.