BSc (Hons) Applied Computer Science at Anglia Ruskin University

Develop the knowledge and skills you need to create technologies and applications that will change the world, with this degree at University Centre West Anglia. It's possible to study this course on either a four year or six year part-time basis. You'll take the same modules as BSc (Hons) students, but sometimes in a different order or in different years.

Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course covers critical topics in computing, including professional ethics, legal issues, AI, image processing, cybersecurity, cloud computing As you study, you’ll learn to work effectively as part of a team and become a creative problem-solver who's aware of social, moral and ethical issues relating to the impact of computers on our lives. This BSc (Hons) course focuses on equipping you with software engineering skills with a slight edge given to programming languages, so if it’s the ability to bend software to your will that excites you, this is the course for you. Year 1: Introduction to Programming, Software Principles, Computer Systems, Operating Systems, Core Mathematics for Computing. Year 2: Database Design and Implementation, Web Programming, Digital Security, Network Routing, Software Engineering, Algorithm Analysis and Data Structures, Computing Research Methodologies. Year 3: Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures, Final Project, Professional Issues: Computing and Society, Human Computer Interaction.

Career pathways

Our partnership with University Centre West Anglia lets you study for an ARU degree in the heart of historic King's Lynn. Our graduates go on to successful careers in many industries and fields including software development, database administration, networking, web and support.

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