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BSc with Honours in Computing 鈥� 2025 entry

Duration of programme: Standard 4 years (where students join the programme in year 1)听

Award on successful completion: Bachelor of Science with Honours听

Location of delivery: 麻豆原创, Bell Street, Dundee听

Accreditation: BCS 鈥� the Chartered Institute for IT 听

Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits (60 ECTS) in each academic year, delivered in modules of 20 credits each, with 3 modules taken in term 1, and 3 in term 2 each year. 听In each of Year 1 and Year 2 one twenty credit comprises a series of microcredentials. An independent project worth a total of 60 credits is included in the final year.听

Contact hours and workload: Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort; on average across the 4 years of this programme, 29% of that time is in lectures, seminars and similar activities; the remainder is independent study.听

Assessment methods: Throughout the programme there is a mixture of coursework, project, class test and closed-book examinations; each module being assessed by the most appropriate assessment mode for the topic being studied.听

Academic staff: This programme is delivered principally by staff in the Department of Cybersecurity and Computing in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business. Staff profiles can be viewed at /academic-faculties-and-graduate-school/faculty-of-design-informatics-and-business/听

Core modules in the programme:听

  • Computer Hardware Architecture and Operating Systems听
  • Programming with C++听
  • Software Design听
  • Data Structures and Algorithms 1听
  • Application Design听
  • Data Structures and Algorithms 2听
  • Software Engineering Practice听
  • Professional Project Planning & Prototyping听
  • Professional Project Development and Delivery听
  • Honours Project听

Other modules that may be offered, but are subject to change over time:听

  • Computer Networking 1听
  • Fundamentals of Development and Security鈥嬏�
  • Secure Web Development听
  • Designing for the User听
  • Web Services Development听
  • Software Development for Mobile Devices听
  • 听Fundamentals of Machine Learning听
  • Enterprise Systems Engineering and Big Data听
  • Advanced topics in Computing听
  • IoT and Cloud Secure Development听

Developments in the discipline: Programming languages, APIs, development tools and hardware used will change over time to reflect current industry practice.听

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