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Students in the School of Informatics have access to services that support their learning, particularly in the beginning of their degree.

InfBase is a drop-in help desk for Year 1 and 2 students to get additional tutoring and support with their courses. A cognitive science programme allows you to combine informatics with a range of courses from psychology, linguistics, philosophy and neuroscience. If you meet these criteria, but fail some courses, you will receive the credits for the failed courses "on aggregate". You may not resit these courses. All of our programmes start with a common core of mathematics courses and informatics courses, with increasing choices for specialisation in later years depending on your interests. If you are taking a joint degree, you will also have to take compulsory courses in your second subject. Students who have not met yet met the Honours hurdle and are sitting some exams in August as a first attempt: this will only occur if you had special circumstances and received a null sit in December and/or May. You will receive a "deferred" progression decision and your progression status will be reviewed after the August diet.

Students who have not met the Honours hurdle and are missing up to 20 credits: your performance is insufficient to progress to Year 3 Honours. However, you are eligible to transfer to Year 3 Ordinary BSc (see "Ordinary Degree" below). You will also be required to make up the missing credits from Year 2. Graduates increasingly work as data analysts, data scientists or business analysts in the financial sector. Popular employers Students who have not met the Honours hurdle, but achieved all their credits: although you have passed the year, your performance is insufficient to progress to Year 3 Honours. However, you are eligible to transfer to Year 3 Ordinary BSc (see "Ordinary Degree" below). Each year you will have 120 credits worth of courses spread across two semesters. Some of these credits will go into compulsory courses and the remaining can be used on optional courses. Optional courses may be in schools outside the School of Informatics.

We usually consider a maximum of two applications to programmes in the College of Science and Engineering as this helps ensure we make offers to as many students as possible. Follow the individual degree links below to see more information including fees and funding, what you will study and entry requirements. Our single subject Bachelor's degrees You will develop a solid scientific understanding of computer-based systems and gain the practical skills to analyse, design, implement and maintain them in any setting. Master of Informatics (MInf) This course introduces you to a core set of knowledge, skills, ethical principles and ways of thinking that are needed for data science and machine learning using Python. The mathematics you studied in Year 1 and will study in Year 2 are instrumental in helping understand many of the statistical techniques used in this field. Introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures (20 credits)Your studies will become more focused and you will have more choice in selecting specialised courses according to your interests. Compulsory courses

You will learn about the design, implementation and engineering of digital computer systems. You will create programmes replicating the behaviour of a basic computer systems using the C programming language and assembly language. Discrete Mathematics and Probability (20 credits)Computer science is concerned with understanding, designing, implementing and using computing systems, ranging in scale and complexity from the tiny components of a single processor to the globe-spanning internet. This is a major project and is intended to allow students to demonstrate their ability to organise and carry out a substantial piece of work. The project is conducted individually by you but will be under the supervision of a member of teaching staff. The project specification is usually provided by a member of staff, but you may be able to develop your own sepcification if approved by a member of staff. Optional courses

In all other cases: you will not be allowed to progress to Year 2. If you are permitted to continue at the University, you must repeat Year 1 and make up the missing credits. You will be invited to a meeting with the School Progression Officer to discuss whether this programme is right for you, and if so which courses must be repeated. Other options may include transferring your existing credits to a different University whose degree emphasizes different aspects of computing. A conceptual and practical introduction to object-oriented programming and software engineering practices. As well as providing a grounding in the use of Java, the course will cover general principles of programming in imperative and object-oriented frameworks. Introduction to Linear Algebra (20 credits) Calculus is the most fundamental tool in the study of mathematics and is vital for many of its applications including computation. This course will revise some of the calculus you studied at school and develop it further but will treat it with the rigour required at university level. Optional courses An introduction to concepts of programming and computation, using the Haskell functional programming language, finite-state machines and propositional logic. Introduction to Object Orientated Programming (20 credits) In your fourth year your optional courses will likely be from the School of Informatics as there are now a much larger number of unique and specialised courses available. The option to choose a course from outside the School of Informatics is still available but you are advised to get permission from the course organiser and have the course choice approved by your personal tutor first. Please note: courses are subject to change and will be updated in April for September’s intakeYou will also attend classes in the Nucleus building at the King’s Buildings campus. The King’s Buildings campus is around 15 minutes by bus from the Central Campus. The Nucleus building is a new shared learning, teaching and social hub, built to a sustainable and environmentally efficient design. Any student who is missing credits after the May diet will receive a "deferred" progression decision in June. You must attempt the August assessment for any course you have not passed. After the August diet your progression status will reconsidered by the progression board. UG1 progression after the August exam diet (if not progressing unconditionally) BEng Computer Science students must meet professional accreditations requirements as specified in the Degree Programme Table. If you do not meet the professional accreditation requirements but do meet the criteria to progress to year 4 BSc Computer Science, you will be transferred to the BSc Computer Science programme. InfPALS is a peer support service for Year 1 students focusing on material covered in courses and also general topics related to informatics. In the MInf degree, in addition to regular taught courses, you will undertake a substantial independent research project