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The School has first-rate teaching facilities, with staff chosen for their diverse teaching and research interests. Around 25-30 students graduate each year, with the majority attaining First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degrees.
Summary of Course Content The School offers single-subject Honours Degrees in (Internet) Computer Science, plus a range of Joint Honours degrees with other subjects. Direct second-year entry is also possible. Students normally take 120 credits of work each year as part of a flexible four-year Honours degree, where they may take modules in other subjects, and/or ‘dip-down’ to take lower- level modules at a later stage in their academic career.
First two years of Computer Science or Internet Computer Science
First Year Semester 1 Semester 2
CS1002 (core)
CS1004 (core)
Six modules each of 20 credits CS1005 or
something else module in any subject
CS1006 or Second Year
Four modules each of 30 credits – two from the following (depending on the degree intention): CS2001 Foundations of Computation CS2002 Advanced Computer Science (Computer Science) or
CS2003 Advanced Internet Programming (Internet Computer Science).
CS2006 Advanced Programming Projects is optional to either programme
Semester 1 Semester 2 CS2001 (and
optionally CS2006) CS2002 or CS2003
30-credit module in any subject
30-credit module in any subject
First Level (1st year) In the first year, all St Andrews students take six First-level modules. All students intending to take (Internet) Computer Science Honours degrees must take the 20-credit foundation modules: Computer Science and Internet Programming. We also offer two optional 20-credit modules: Computer Science in Everyday Life and Programming Projects.
Further First-level modules are normally taken in other Science Faculty Schools, although it is also possible to take some credits in other Faculties.
20-credit
something else module in any subject
20-credit
Second Level (usually 2nd year) In the second year, students normally study four Second- level modules, at least two in the School. We offer three core modules: Foundations of Computation, Advanced Computer Science and Advanced Internet Programming and one optional module, Advanced Programming Projects, which provides a highly-practical introduction to functional and dynamic programming. Successful students may progress to a single- subject Honours degree in (Internet) Computer Science or a joint degree in Computer Science with another subject.
Honours (3rd and 4th years) Students must study a few core modules over the two years of the Honours programme, and choose from a wide range of options. Modules include Software Engineering, Databases, Data Communications & Networks, Operating Systems, Logic & Software Specification, Component Technology, Data Encoding, Programming Language Design & Implementation, Distributed Systems, Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Constraint Programming, Computer Architecture, Computer Security and Multimedia. Further options such as Concurrency, Cloud Computing and Computer Games are expected to be implemented by 2012. Some scope for ‘dip-up’ to MSc modules (e.g., Automated Reasoning, Enterprise Computing and Mobile & Wireless Networks) is allowed. Junior Honours students also undertake a team project, with the whole class divided into small co-operating teams; in Senior Honours, each student undertakes an individual project with a member of staff, based on personal or research interests.
Teaching We use a wide variety of teaching methods in addition to traditional lectures, with an emphasis on personal and small group teaching. First- and Second-level students have weekly tutorials in groups no bigger than five or six.
Most teaching is done within the two Computer Science buildings. All students have 24-hour access to all laboratories, with full wireless Internet access throughout.
Careers Employers regard our Computer Science graduates as technically and intellectually capable. Recent employers include Accenture, Google, IBM, Dresdner Kleinwort, KPMG, Sword Ciboodle, Logica, Wolfson MicroElectronics, Metaswitch Networks, SkyScanner, and the Ministry of Defence. Many of our students enter postgraduate study, here at St Andrews and at other universities in the UK and abroad, while others enter careers in teaching. Several of our students have also started their own companies.
Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre.
Computer Science
Michael (Linz, Austria)
“Working with state-of-the-art technology in one of Scotland’s most traditional universities certainly is a unique experience. The small class sizes, very approachable staff and overall friendliness of the School make it very enjoyable to study here. One thing I especially appreciate about the course is that practical work plays a very important role. So far every module has been hands-on from the very first day.”
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