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Computer Science with an Industrial Placement Year BSc (Hons)
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Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Location
Sheffield Main
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
30-SEP-26
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
You'll have the chance to arrange a year in industry. This will put your academic studies into context, improve your skills and enhance your employment prospects. As well as being paid a salary during your placement, you will pay reduced tuition fees for that year.
Understand theoretical issues underlying a problem, and engineer a solution with this comprehensive four-year BSc in computer science. Put your learning into practice with the opportunity to work in industry for a year.In this ever-evolving field there is no shortage of subjects to explore. You’ll be encouraged to experiment with speech recognition, voice synthesis, text summarisation, translation… to name a few.As well as learning to program and think analytically, you'll be encouraged to work in teams and develop your communication skills. And from year two, you’ll work as part of a team to solve real problems set by real clients.The main focus of your final year is a dissertation project, where you’ll enjoy scope for creative and intellectual exploration. You'll also have the opportunity to choose from a large selection of modules spanning theoretical and applied computer science, AI and software engineering approaches taught by research leaders in their field.
Why study this course?-
Industrial placement year- you have the option to either study abroad for a year or spend a year working in industry, gaining real-world experience and connections. Get inspiration from companies who join us on campus for employability fairs and networking sessions and from our students who have done placements at companies including Deloitte, The Walt Disney Company, and Samsung SDS Europe.-
Professional skills and group work- professional, communication and presentation skills help to create more employable computer scientists and software engineers.-
Specialist teaching facilities- you'll have access to the latest hardware, software and operating systems, plus high-spec graphics computers and a robotics arena in our dedicated computer labs in The Diamond.-
Support throughout your degree- our dedicated student welfare advisor is available to provide support, for example, if you are feeling down, overwhelmed or struggling to adjust to student life.
Tuition fees
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University information
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University League Table
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Campus address
University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, England
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Subject ranking
13th out of 117 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 227165 73%22nd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10093.0 93%16th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.10 77%27th
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