Program Overview

Why choose this course

• Surrey is recognised as one of the UK’s best universities for computer science, with an excellent record for graduate employability: 94 per cent of our computer science undergraduate students go on to employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2024, HESA).
• Our award-winning Professional Training placements scheme gives students industry experience and prepares them for roles in various sectors.
• Our BSc and MEng courses in Computer Science provide you with a solid foundation for designing the next generation of computational systems. They will also enable you to analyse and resolve issues with the latest software programs.
• You’ll be taught by academics at the forefront of their field and you’ll have opportunities to attend lectures from industry experts.

What you will study
Our computer science courses will develop your understanding of the concepts and principles that form the basis of computing systems.

We’ll provide you with the balance of knowledge and skills you need to design, implement and troubleshoot software and complex systems to a professional standard.

You’ll explore a wide range of topics, including:

• Artificial intelligence
• Computational mathematics
• Computer security
• Object-oriented programming.

Computer science placements
Many computer science students continue working with their placement employers by basing their final-year project on work related to that company. This results in a project with a strong industrial focus that demonstrates their ability to apply academic knowledge to real-world problems.

The Professional Training placement counts towards the experience required for professional membership of the British Computer Society (BCS).

Our students take up placements at a wide range of companies both in the UK and abroad. Recent examples include:

• Accenture
• Avco Systems Ltd
• BAE Systems
• Cisco Systems Ltd
• IBM
• Microsoft
• Movilitas
• Nintendo
• Pfizer
• Sky TV
• Sony Europe Ltd
• Xceptor
• Yokogawa.