Computing (Professional Placement Year) BSc (Hons)
Bath Spa University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Start date

22-SEP-25

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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22-SEP-25

Duration

4 Years

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**Realise your ideas – from design, to development, to deployment – with our Computing degree.**- Create high-end, skill-showcasing projects – both on your own and in collaboration with fellow students – for your portfolio.- Hone your professional skills – collaborate with tech and digital agencies across Bath, Bristol and beyond.- Enter an up-to-date, employability-driven course that teaches the tools and methods used in industry.BSc (Hons) Computing at Bath Spa is hands-on and creative. ...Read more


Realise your ideas – from design, to development, to deployment – with our Computing degree.

- Create high-end, skill-showcasing projects – both on your own and in collaboration with fellow students – for your portfolio.- Hone your professional skills – collaborate with tech and digital agencies across Bath, Bristol and beyond.- Enter an up-to-date, employability-driven course that teaches the tools and methods used in industry.BSc (Hons) Computing at Bath Spa is hands-on and creative. You’ll build computing products such as databases, software and websites, learning by making – right from the start of the course. You’ll focus on context, design and technical implementation. You’ll also learn to collaborate with others and to communicate your ideas, to round off your skillset.A key driver of the course is industry insight and employability. We work closely with tech companies in the South West to keep the course current, while creating valuable opportunities for you to work on live briefs and showcase your talents in order to grab the attention of the tech sector.Our in-house Innovation Lab emphasises the commercialisation of your ideas. Here, we support you to shape products for the marketplace and refine those all-important collaboration skills.Computing at Bath Spa responds to a continuing need in industry for adaptable, capable individuals with a range of technical knowledge and well-developed problem solving- skills. Our aim is that when you graduate, you'll be up-to-date, innovative, and ready to contribute to the digital economy – whether in the UK or worldwide.


About the Profession Placement Year

A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team. The PPY Bursary can make work experience more accessible, with students undertaking a PPY able to receive between £500 and £1,500 to be used towards placement costs such as travel, food, workwear or accommodation.

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What students say
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Ben
31 Mar 22

The uni has a good students union and facilities, there aren’t a great amount of societies but the location is great with some nice views of the countryside...Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

BCC - BBB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:45 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

T Level:

M Grades / Points required

Grades BBB-BCC preferred.

Typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher).

A minimum of 32 points are required.

Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM) accepted in any subject.

Grade Merit preferred.

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Bath Spa University
Newton Park Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 9BN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oldfield Park  1.6 miles away
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