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Why study Computing?

From banking to communications, the smooth running of the modern world relies on the power of computing, and the importance of computing to the routines of our daily lives is growing all the time. Computing is also helping find solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the planet.

A Computing degree is a future-proof qualification that will prepare you for the economy and the job market of the future. You'll also gain many transferable analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills that are in demand across a host of industries.

If you love working with computers, enjoy the challenge of learning new things quickly, and like exploring how things work and why, a degree in Computing could be for you.

What can you do with a Computing degree?

Once you graduate with a Computing degree, you'll be ready to apply for jobs in fields such as network design, cyber security, web development, computer programming and digital analytics.

3 reasons to study Computing with us

  • We've got some of the best facilities in the country - including high performance computing labs, usability labs with eye tracking equipment and forensics labs.
  • You can do a placement year as part of your degree to gain valuable work experience before you graduate. Previous students have worked for IBM, BAE, Lilly, CDW UK and Jagex.
  • You could combine your computing studies with teacher training, school teaching placements and a bursary.

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Build a future-proof portfolio and get an industry-accredited qualification to start your career in computing.

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This is one of the flagship labs

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in the whole university.

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All of our course team work with students

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for more than 20 years.

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We have all sorts of experience that

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you need.

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The university constantly puts

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lots of investment to upgrade

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all the state of the art Cisco devices.

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You can touch them, you can configure them, you

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can learn how it works.

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On top of that this course is also

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a member of Cisco Network Academy,

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as well as a VMware I.T.

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Academy. So we give you the chance

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of pursuing an excellent degree as well

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as professional certificates, plus

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we do have our very own cloud

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service. You will learn everything about the

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cloud and then you will build your own cloud with

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us.

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We will open the door for you and

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we will hopefully welcome you

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very soon.

The skills I gained through this course have been crucial to starting my career in IT, and the lecturers were always incredibly helpful and supportive. Now, having been in the industry for only four years, I'm already leading a small team -- something I never thought I'd be doing!

Kieran Edwards, BSc (Hons) Computer Science

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