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Computer Science
BSc (Single Honours Degrees) Computer Science Internet Computer Science
BSc (Joint Honours Degrees) Computer Science and one of:
Economics Logic & Philosophy of Science
Management Management Science
Mathematics Physics Psychology Statistics
Entry Requirements The likely minimum grades currently required are shown below. (For Joint Honours degrees the subject with the higher entry requirements determines the likely minimum grades.)
SQA Highers: AABB including Mathematics GCE A-Levels: AAB (excluding General Studies) including Mathematics
International Baccalaureate Points: 35 including 5 in HL Mathematics or 6 in SL Mathematics
Preference may be given to candidates offering strong science qualifications.
Please note: • Obtaining these grades may not guarantee you a place. • We consider all aspects of every application, including the personal statement.
• Remember to confirm that you also meet the Faculty Entrance Requirements. Information on these and other qualifications can be found on pages 52-85.
Direct Entry to Second Year For well qualified applicants with an appropriate academic background, including a good knowledge of object-oriented programming. Please contact the School.
Second Year Entry Requirements: SQA Highers: AB at Advanced Higher in Mathematics and Computing plus AB at Higher in two other subjects
GCE A-Levels: AAB (excluding General Studies) including Mathematics and Computing
International Baccalaureate Points: 36 including (6 in HL Mathematics or 7 in SL Mathematics) and (6 in HL Computer Science or 7 in SL Computer Science)
Degree Structure For Science Faculty information and other module choices, see pages 16-17.
Features
• Our student:staff ratio is excellent at around 9:1. • Students and staff are usually on first-name terms, getting to know each other through small tutorial groups, laboratory sessions and informal contact.
• We are a growing School with an emphasis on teaching and research quality. We currently have over 45 academic and research staff, most of whom are involved in undergraduate tutoring or teaching, and who apply their research expertise to their teaching at all levels.
• We have dedicated computer laboratories for students in the School, allowing them to interact and socialise. Students have 24-hour access to all of our laboratories.
• Our excellent teaching and research facilities include a wide range of state-of-the-art computers and operating environments.
• We use mixed-mode delivery and assessment through lectures, laboratory-based teaching, tutorials and extensive practical work.
Computer Science is an exciting discipline that is growing in scope and importance to global economies as well as to everyday life. Newspapers report frequently on the latest advances in robotics and artificial intelligence, computer- derived devices such as iPods/MP3 players, and communication devices such as mobile phones/PDAs. The latest developments by computer-technology companies such as Microsoft, Google and Apple are national news, with their CEOs being household names. New communications technologies, such as peer-to- peer networks or online social networks, are used by millions of people daily. Computers are now, in fact, fundamental to modern society and we are constantly surrounded by digital, computer-based systems, processing and exchanging both personal and non-personal information.
Computer Science is a large field of study covering topics such as complex software engineering, computer architecture, logic, programming languages, artificial intelligence, security, parallel/distributed systems and many others. Within this field, Internet Computer Science focuses more on networking, communications and component technology theory and practice. Both degrees allow graduates to enter into technical, academic, financial or commercial posts at both national and international levels.
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Subject Enquiries E:
admissions@cs.st-andrews.ac.uk
General Enquiries UK/EU:
student.recruitment@
st-andrews.ac.uk Rest of the World:
international@st-andrews.ac.uk
www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk
The St Andrews Honours degree programmes are designed with the following aims:
• To provide students with a thorough grounding in the theoretical and practical principles of computer science and to show how computing techniques can be used to analyse problems.
• To provide students with in-depth knowledge of computer science, as well as equipping them with a range of transferable skills.
• To encourage students to explore rigorously the core principles of the subject and to give them an understanding of its intellectual frontiers.
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