Computer Science

The Computer Science course at Coventry University covers the practical skills and theoretical knowledge you need to be successful in this fast-paced, ever-changing industrial sector.

Whether you see your future self as an app developer, a systems administrator, or an information technology specialist, our Computer Science course equips you with the knowledge and skills you will need to help drive the digital revolution.

• Master the practical skills and theoretical knowledge you need to develop software solutions which address demanding user expectations and complex customer requirements.

• Explore fascinating fields, such as artificial intelligence, parallel programming, and data science, and learn how these areas continue to drive major change in the domain of computer science.

• Gain industry-relevant experience as you apply real-world, software development practices within peer groups, preparing you for your career after graduation.

Key Course Benefits

• Activity-led learning helps you consolidate what you’re taught through practical application of everything you’re covering in lectures.

• Opportunity to spend a year on industrial placement.

• Strong professional skills focus.

• Hybrid, online, and asynchronous learning to support students with different needs across a range of locations.

• Regular free-to-attend guest lecturers from current practitioners, which, in recent years, have included senior professors from Sheffield, Lincoln and Birmingham universities and the European Bioinformatics Centre Cambridge (subject to availability).