Course Overview
This course is offered as a four year programme, including an initial Foundation Year. The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate degree.
During your first year, we will help you identify what employers are looking for from their future recruits, including practical and transferrable skills, personal qualities and business awareness. This new knowledge will lay an excellent foundation for you when you graduate, enabling you to present yourself effectively to employers using a CV, application form and during interviews.
We will also encourage you to develop your entrepreneurial skills. We’ll show you how to formulate a plan for a new idea or product, showing who your customers are and how their needs will be met. You’ll also learn how to pitch your ideas in a range of ways.
Other modules in the Foundation Year include Computing Essentials, covering web design and mobile apps, networking and programming, and also Digital Media which will give you the basic processing skills needed to manage content such as images, animations and audio.
What will this course cover?
The degree has a broad scope and covers the main areas within the field of computing. You'll also learn key industrial skills that are transferrable within technology based careers. During your time with us, you'll learn about all crucial aspects of computer system and software development including analysis, design, development, testing and maintenance.
This hands on course will see you master the art of computer programming using core languages such as: Java, C# and C++. You'll cover the full systems implementation cycle. This will be done using industrial standard tools and techniques including Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and through advanced development methods.
Developing skills for a career in IT
Our programme balances theory and practice in computing systems and software engineering. This course provides a strong foundation and offers the opportunity to specialise in various computing branches of the industry. Students focus on their areas of specialist interest by choice of options and through an individual project in the final year. Thus enabling you to move forward into a number of sector career paths such as Software Developer, System Development, Mobile Development, Networking & Security, Database Management, IT support and Research.
More placements, more choices
Bucks is a Placements Plus university. So, whatever degree you do, you can be sure there’ll be plenty of industry-relevant opportunities on offer, to help you get into your chosen field.
We’ll also prepare you for work beforehand, with special skills for work training, further boosting your CV, and building skills employers will value. In recognition of the value we place on these skills we have incorporated this experience into your study time.
Placements Plus is all about helping you get some valuable experience under your belt while you’re a student. To increase your choices later, and help you get the graduate-level job you want.
Course Details
UCAS CODE: II10
From analysis and design, through to database theory, networking, object-orientated programming, mobile computing and web-development, the BSc (Hons) Computing (with Foundation Year) course at Bucks offers a strong understanding of current computing applications design and development. You will develop a full-range of system development skills including maintenance and quality assurance as well as a variety of transferable skills for industry.
A Wealth of Experience
We have a strong computing department at the University, with an experienced team of dedicated academics and professionals delivering industry-relevant courses in a suite of well-equipped computer labs.
The computing curriculum is aligned with key elements of recognised professional certification* programmes. The course has been developed with input from major industry leaders such as Microsoft, Oracle, HP and Cisco. This is to maximise opportunities for graduates when entering the jobs market. (*Full accreditation is via self-funded examinations)
What are the course entry requirements?
Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for the 3-year undergraduate programme, or those who do not feel fully prepared for a Level 4 course, will be considered for the 4-year programme including a Foundation Year. If you wish to enquire further, please send your query along with any academic evidence or references to admissions@bucks.ac.uk
Find out more about our General Entry Requirements.
Course Modules
Module Map
This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course. You can find more information about how your course is structured on our Academic Advice section.
The modules available on this course are as follows:
Foundation Year Modules
- Inquiry and Research Skills
- Digital Media
- Computing Essentials
- Preparing for Success Knowledge and Creativity
- Preparing for Success Self-development and Responsibility
Year 1 Modules
- Application Programming
- Business Modelling
- Computer Architectures
- Digital Technologies and Professional Practice
- Networking
- Programming Concepts
- User Experience (UX)
- Web Development
Year 2 Modules
- Web Applications
- Network Systems
- Object Oriented Systems Development
- Database Design
- Open Source Systems
- Software Engineering
- Intro to Intelligent Systems (Team Project)
- Mobile Systems
Year 3 Modules
- Advanced Programming (optional)
- Knowledge-Based Systems in A.I. (optional)
- Cloud Computing (optional)
- Database Development (optional)
- Enterprise Systems Development (optional)
- Advanced Mobile Development
- Quality Assurance and Testing
- Learning Machines and Intelligent Agents (optional)
- Security (optional)
- Database Technologies (optional)
- Data Structures and Algorithms (optional)
- Project
Fees
How much does it cost
Full Time Home and EU, Academic Year 2021-2022: £9,250 per year
Full Time International, Academic Year 2021-2022: £13,750 per year
Most courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees.
You could benefit from financial support through a bursary or scholarship during your time as a student. For more details visit our financial support, bursaries and scholarships section.
Questions about fees?
Contact our Enquiries Team:
0330 123 2023
advice@bucks.ac.uk
How do I apply?
For application details please visit bucks.ac.uk/applying-to-bucks
Teaching team
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Mr Jon Jackson
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Kevin Maher
Head of Academic School
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Dr Rafid Al-Khannak
Senior Lecturer
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Mr Justin Luker
Senior Lecturer
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Dr Richard Mather
Associate Professor
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Mr Mike Everett
Associate Professor in Computing
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