Computer Science with Study in Continental Europe
UCAS Code: G401
Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
Standard offer: A*AA including A* in Mathematics. Contextual offer: AAB including A in Mathematics. Please visit: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access to HE Diploma (Engineering, Engineering Science, Maths and Engineering, Science, or Science and Engineering) with 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit. At least 15 graded level 3 credits at Distinction in Mathematics. The Mathematics units taken should include study of calculus, algebra and trigonometry. Plus A in A-level Mathematics or achieving the required level in the University of Bristol Mathematics Test.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Requirements are as for A-levels, where Grade A* is D2, A is D3, B is M2, and C is M3.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Standard offer: 38 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 7 at Higher Level Mathematics. Contextual offer: 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level, including 6 in Higher Level Mathematics. Please visit: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
D*DD in Engineering plus either A in A-level Mathematics or achieving the required level in the University of Bristol Mathematics Test.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Advanced Higher: AA including Mathematics.
Scottish Higher
Standard Higher: AAAAA.
Requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
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About this course
This course follows the structure of MEng Computer Science but gives you the opportunity to spend your third year at a partner university in Europe.
You will gain a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of computer science combined with opportunities to specialise in application areas while gaining skills in system development and enterprise.
Core ideas are introduced in years one and two. You will cover the principles of programming and algorithms, including:
- how a modern computer works;
- computational theory and how to design programming languages;
- concurrent systems and networks;
- machine learning and pattern recognition.
A key component of year two is the software group project in which you work in a team to deliver an application to a client with help from an industrial mentor. You can take options in human-computer interaction and complexity theory. You will also take language units to prepare you for studying abroad in a foreign language.
During your third year in Europe you will study computer science topics that parallel, as far as possible, our course at Bristol. We currently have links with universities in Austria, Spain, Denmark and other countries. Visit Global Opportunities to find out more about where you can study abroad (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/global-opportunities/go-abroad/).
You will return to the University for your fourth year, when you will specialise in application areas and undertake an individual project, with opportunities to work with industrial and research partners.
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