Overview
Computer Science is offered widely in the UK, so the useful comparison is between departments rather than between countries. It is a one year postgraduate programme, so the pace is quick and the dissertation carries real weight.
Teaching in Computer Science starts from programming fundamentals even on postgraduate courses marked as conversion, which matters if your first degree was in another field.
Applications open around a year ahead of the intake. Getting the documents together early is what keeps the September date realistic.
Careers opportunities
The strongest technical degree for the widest range of employers, and the one whose interviews are hardest. Hiring turns on data structures, algorithms and a portfolio, so a placement year and personal projects matter as much as the classification.
Roles graduates go into
- Software engineer
- Backend or full stack developer
- Data engineer
- Security engineer
- Systems or platform engineer
- Technical consultant
Where they work
- Technology companies and software houses
- Banks and trading firms
- Consultancies and systems integrators
- Government and health service digital teams
- Startups and scale-ups
After the course
No register. Cloud certification, or a master's in a specialism, are the two directions most graduates take.