Programme structure: Computer Science (BSc) - what's running in 2010/11

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Principles of Programming COMS11600 10 Mandatory TB-1
Introduction to Computer Architecture COMS12200 20 Mandatory TB-2
Object Orientated and Functional Programming COMS12400 10 Mandatory TB-2
Continuous Mathematics for Computer Scientists EMAT10720 10 Mandatory TB-1
Theory of Computation COMS11700 10 Mandatory TB-2
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science I EMAT10714 10 Mandatory TB-1
Students must take one of these two units:
Procedural Programming COMS11300 10 Optional TB-1
Programming Project COMS11800 10 Optional TB-1
40 credit points from:
HiTec Enterprise COMS12300 20 Optional TB-1
Origins of Computer Science COMS12303 10 Optional TB-1
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science II EMAT10724 10 Optional TB-1
Mathematics 1EM MATH10600 40 Optional TB-4
40 credit points of Open Units OPEN 40 Optional
Certificate of Higher Education   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

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