Gain the advanced technical, practical and research skills needed to fast-track your career in today’s fast-paced, tech-focused business world. Covering everything from foundational Python programming to Cloud Computing and employability focused modules, you’ll graduate ready to pursue PhD study or gain a competitive edge in the graduate employment market.

Computer systems are now vital to business, government, science and society, and there is pressing need for graduates with the professional understanding, practical skills, and theoretical foundations to harness software and hardware technologies to solve real-world problems and develop the systems of the future. Our four-year MComp programme allows you to immerse yourself in the tools, techniques, and foundational theories that drive innovation in science and technology, offering the widest scope of learning in the field.

You will explore advanced topics and techniques at the leading edge of computer science research, allowing you to pursue a more advanced academic or industrial career. You will also graduate with a wide variety of advanced subject specific and transferrable skills across many areas including leadership, problem solving, computational thinking, integrity, team working, modelling, critical thinking, communication, adaptability, reflective practice and time management.

Jobs that a graduate of this course may pursue include:

AI data analyst

Cyber security analyst

IT consultant

Software engineer

Research scientist

Foundation year

Studying a Foundation Year, for whatever reason, offers an alternative route to Keele, and provides a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree. That extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge and, perhaps most importantly, build your confidence.