BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Top-Up)

Bucks New University

The world is a connected place in all aspects of modern life - ourselves in our personal activities, in businesses through commercial activities and for society via smart cities. These stimulating areas are becoming more essential and vital aspects of modern everyday life. The aim of this course is to ensure that you will acquire the full-stack of capabilities and skills in the field of Computer Science and where relevant Artificial Intelligence (AI), to embark on careers in this ever expanding area of computing and gain a strong underpinning of computer science and AI development technology. The Computing Science and the Artificial Intelligence pathway course is further enhanced by alignment with a number of proprietary certification programmes from major industrial companies, such as: Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, that can optionally be taken by you through levels of your studies. The course will provide you with the appropriate skills and knowledge to pursue a number of careers within Computer Science, AI and digital-based sectors, including as Computer Scientists, AI developer, Software Development, Intelligent Systems developer in Business , Retail and Research sectors. Furthermore, the programme will place great emphasis on developing your employability skills, thus providing you with the competence and confidence to succeed in this exciting are of the profession. This programme is founded in software and web technologies with a focus on the technical side of web-based applications and services for working in industries that require expertise in web focused sectors of computing. You will gain an appreciation of the role that webbased computing can have in a range of business and industry contexts. The course provides a balance of theory and practice, providing opportunities to apply knowledge into real projects where possible. You will acquire a wide range of skills and competences such as the ability to think critically about real-world problems. You will be exposed to a variety of computing discipline areas, so that you will then be able to select and apply appropriate principles, theories, best practices and appropriate technologies to address the needs of different business contexts, users, customers and stakeholders. There will be progression and development in your learning through the programme, from initially learning the fundamentals in areas, such as web and mobile development, IT support, software development and network industries, before going on to apply what you have learned to various individual and team assignments. Following on from this you will develop your abilities to think strategically about dynamic real-world problems, whilst enhancing and extending your transferable skill set to include analysis, design, research and leadership. In the final year of the programme, You will be expected to integrate, apply and evaluate the knowledge you have gained through independent, work-relevant study as part of a major project or extended written piece of work. The course provides, through the choice of research topic and via selection of particular option modules, for you to tailor your studies to suit your own individual interest areas and future career ambitions.