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Computer Science Top-up
- BSc (Hons)
- 3 Years
- Full-time
- 09/2025
- Undergraduate
- Main Site
Course summary
Why this course?
• You will build upon your existing knowledge and enhance your potential to thrive in the sector, or in postgraduate study.
• The programme mixes virtual and face to face teaching with project-based learning, ensuring you graduate with technical fluency.
• This programme incorporates professional body requirements and standards with collaboration, community and social ethics.
• Study in our brand new state-of-the-art media centre on campus.
About this course
If you have a HND/DipHE qualification, this programme allows you top-up your qualifications to a full degree, giving you access to more graduate career opportunities.
This one-year top up programme is designed to provide a firm understanding of computer science. It will equip you with the skills you need for a successful career in the sector.
Skills
A degree in computer science is a gateway into nearly every industry. Technological advances have created a requirement for organisations across all sectors and industries to employ people who are competent, fluent and experienced in multiple areas of computing.
The programme has been constructed to give you experience of professional work culture while you study, focusing on collaborative working practices in technology and using team based project management software, such as Scrum and Kanban, that allows people to work together to deliver software for people. By studying in this way, you will learn what makes a responsible computer practitioner in legal, social, ethical and professional contexts.
Career opportunities
It has been designed for students who want to work in the evolving modern technology world. You will be taught by experts at the forefront of research with experience in industry, ensuring you are provided with the latest knowledge and skills in this fast-moving sector.
Graduates can go into any IT career, from government and public sector, to large IT organisations and media. Roles include software engineer, software developer, data scientist, cyber security analyst, DevOps engineer, and artificial Intelligence and automated operations engineer.
Modules
Final-Year Project
Data Visualisation
Machine Learning
Data Engineering
Cyber-Security
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Main Site
Study options
- BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years
Start dates
- 09/2025
Apply by
29 January
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
- Course code:
- G410
- Institution code:
- R48
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus Code:
- -
- Points of Entry:
- Year 3
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
University of Roehampton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
How to apply
Apply by
29 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- G410
- Institution code:
- R48
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 3
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
If you have a HND/DipHE qualification, this programme allows you top up your qualifications to a full degree, giving you access to more graduate career opportunities.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with a minimum of 5.5 in each band |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 80 | with the following minimum scores: Reading: 18 Writing: 17 Listening: 17 Speaking: 20 |
| PTE Academic | 59 | with no less than 59 in any band |
| Cambridge English Advanced | C | grade C in tests prior to 2015 with no less than 'weak' in any band |
We may accept other high school English qualifications if you are applying for an undergraduate degree. Please contact us at admissions@roehampton.ac.uk to clarify.
English Language requirements https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/international/entry-requirements/
Historical entry grades data BETA
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £16950 | Year 1 |
| International | £16950 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you: https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/student-support/non-academic-and-academic-support/financial-support-and-guidance/
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Course contact details
Undergraduate Admissions
Email:admissions@roehampton.ac.uk
Phone:0208 392 3314
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