Computer Science

The University of Essex

Qualification

Degree

Length

4 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

Full-time

Worth knowing: about 30% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.

Robin · your guide

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About this course

The BSc (Hons) Computer Science (including Foundation Year) is a four-year degree. You’ll build a strong foundation in core computer science theory and explore its cutting-edge real-world applications, preparing you to create the technologies of tomorrow. If you don’t yet meet the entry requirements for the three-year version , starting the course with a Foundation Year gives you a supported step up to university study.

The BSc (Hons) Computer Science (including Foundation Year) gives you the theory and practical knowledge to understand – and create – computing technologies that make a real impact on the world.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

<48 pts15%

48-63 pts10%

64-79 pts40%

80-95 pts10%

96-111 pts15%

How they qualified

80% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:

alevel80%

none10%

access5%