This programme provides a four-year route into the Computer Science BSc (Hons) degrees.

You will spend your first year at Carmel College in St Helens, about nine miles from the main University campus. The college offers small class sizes and high standards of academic achievement.

Programme in detail

At Carmel College, you will take foundation modules in mathematics and a choice of modules from physics, chemistry, biology, geography and IT. You then join one of the Computer Science BSc (Hons) programme at Liverpool by transfering to the first year at the University of Liverpool, and choose one of the following degree programmes:

• Computer Science BSc (Hons) (G400)
• Computer Science with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) (G403)
• Computer Science with Software Development BSc (Hons) (G610)
• Computer Science with Software Development with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) (G611)
• Financial Computing BSc (Hons) (GN34)
• Financial Computing with Year in Industry BSc (Hons) (G3N4)
• Mathematics and Computer Science BSc (Joint Honours) (GG14)
• Mathematics and Computer Science with a Year in Industry BSc (Joint Honours) (GG16)

Years Two, Three and Four are identical in content to the three years of the degree programme you have chosen.

Computer science graduates are among the highest-earners globally: there is a huge demand from industry for computer programmers, data scientists, artificial intelligence researchers, systems analysts, software engineers, technical consultants and web developers. In 2016, six out of the 10 best performing global companies had a focus on information technology.