Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Computer Science] From Royal Holloway, University of London

If you aspire to drive future developments in information technology, this course will give you the knowledge, practical experience and contacts you need to launch your career. Past students have had placements with Accenture, BT, Deutsche Bank, Eli Lilly, Hewlett Packard, IBM, ICL, and Microsoft.

This four-year course is designed for high-achieving students who wish to enhance their studies and employment prospects by adding the invaluable experience of a year spent in the computing industry. The Computer Science (Year in Industry) programme is offered at the Royal Holloway University of London.

With your degree you can apply to be a member of the British Computer Society, adding professional prestige.to your qualification.

Why choose this course?

• You will be highly employable: we are ranked third in the UK for graduate employability.

• Your third year will be spent working in a computing business under academic supervision.

• You practise programming games and robots in dedicated laboratories, where you can use all your imagination and creativity.

• You practise Scrum-based Agile Software Development using state-of-the-art tools in a team project, thus developing key skills that employers value very highly.

• We are one of the strongest departments in research Ð 99% of our research outputs were rated as of international quality in the last Research Assessment Exercise. You learn the methods and techniques that cutting-edge companies are looking for.

• You learn and experiment with contemporary technologies such as Web 2.0, distributed and embedded systems, and artificial intelligence.

Employability & career opportunities

Studying Computer Science at Royal Holloway will equip you with an enviable range of practical skills. You will learn how to operate large and complex systems, solve technical problems, analyse information and manage projects. You will also enhance your team working, communication and time management skills.

Our graduates are among the most employable in the UK Ð we rank third in the UK for graduate employability Ð and, in recent years, have entered many different Computer Science-related roles including network systems design and engineering, web development and production. Other graduates choose to enter careers with a management or financial slant. Our graduates have found employment at a wide range of organisations including Logica, British Telecom, British Aerospace, Microsoft, Amazon.com, American Express, Sky and Orbis Technology.