Computer Science

Modern business increasingly depends on information systems. Industry and the public services need graduates able to develop reliable, sophisticated, complex, cost-effective and high-quality computer systems.

Our Computer Science undergraduate degree courses cover the techniques and principles of computing that will allow you to become a professional in this high demand area. You will undertake practical work throughout the course and this is underpinned by theory to enable you to make informed choices and decisions.

Bradford continues to be a pioneer in the area of Computer Science within higher education in the UK, offering a wide spread of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as undertaking research to take our subject into the future.

Our former students have gone on to employment in a variety of industries, and some are now our industrial and research collaborators.

We also offer full-time and part-time MSc courses, and have an established track record of high impact research.

For September 2018 entry onto our full-time MSc courses, we have two full-fee scholarships available.

Key features

emphasis is placed on the application of theory to the solution of real problems within industry and commerce, with practical work throughout the course and study projects with the Bradford Computing Enterprise Centre
Computer Science at Bradford has its own network based on powerful servers running UNIX, accessed by Linux and Windows workstations - the system can be accessed across campus and beyond
all undergraduate courses are available as either three-year continuous courses, or four-year with an optional placement year in industry
most undergraduate and postgraduate courses are accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
the main programming language used is Java, which supports object orientation, graphical user interfaces, concurrency and networking
other industry standard languages are also studied such as C#, C++, Haskell, Python and Ruby
most undergraduate students share a common first year providing flexibility of study, depending on your chosen specialism.
Computer Science at Bradford was one of the first departments in the UK to run an MSc course in Computing back in 1967.

Our staff

Our dynamic, internationally-acknowledged staff develop new techniques for network performance, quantum computing, data mining, artificial intelligence, mobile computing, graphics, visualisation and computer games to help equip you with the skills you need for a career in the computing sector.

Accredited courses

We offer courses accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Institute for IT promoting wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice.

This accreditation means we are delivering knowledge set to the benchmark standard for students leading into the professional industry. Students on BCS-accredited courses will also be entitled to a student membership.

Our new MSc Cyber Security programme is provisionally certified by GCHQ.

Undergraduate

Business Computing BSc (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I161
Suitable for international students

Duration

3 years
Full-time

Business Computing (with placement year) BSc (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I162
Suitable for international students

Duration

4 years
Full-time

Computer Science BSc (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I100
Suitable for international students

Duration

3 years
Full-time

Computer Science (with placement year) BSc (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I101
Suitable for international students

Duration

4 years
Full-time

Computer Science for Cyber Security BSc (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I190
Suitable for international students

Duration

3 years
Full-time

Computer Science for Cyber Security (with placement year) BSc (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I191
Suitable for international students

Duration

4 years
Full-time

Computer Science for Games BSc (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I600
Suitable for international students

Duration

3 years
Full-time

Computer Science for Games (with placement year) BSc (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I601
Suitable for international students

Duration

4 years
Full-time

Software Engineering BEng (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I300
Suitable for international students

Duration

3 years
Full-time

Software Engineering (with placement year) BEng (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate
UCAS code: I301
Suitable for international students

Duration

4 years
Full-time

"I wanted to do computer science with a placement year and I knew Bradford offered a sandwich course. I had heard good things about computer science at Bradford. I was impressed with the facilities, the University offers everything you need to do your course. The library had every book and resource I needed access to - I could even borrow computer hardware from technical support."

Stefan Mangu

BSc (Hons) Computer Science