Accreditation and certification

BCS awards accreditation to a variety of levels. For our degrees, the relevant levels are Chartered IT Professional (CITP) and Chartered Engineer (CEng). Full details and explanations of these can be found through the relevant BCS pages (external).

The most recent BCS accreditation visit took place in October 2021 where the BEng Computer Science was successfully presented for accreditation from 2021 - 2026. 

To be eligible to graduate with BEng Computer Science a maximum of 30 credits may be compensated (awarded on aggregate) in total across years 3 and 4.  The minimum mark where compensation is applied is 10% below the nominal course pass mark; students must therefore score at least 30% for a course with a pass mark of 40% in order to be eligible for compensation.  The Professional Issues INFR10022, Informatics Large Practical INFR09051 and System Design Project INFR09032 courses must be passed without compensation for accreditation.

Where a student fails to achieve the BCS accreditation requirements they will be transferred onto the BSc Computer Science programme for award.  Students on any unaccredited degrees, may seek individual accreditation directly through the BCS.

Full Certification is granted to the following course:

Course: Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust MSc 

Module details: 

The following 100 credit ‘minimal pathways’ are included within the scope of certification.

Should any of these be chosen, then it is immaterial what other modules are chosen.

Key to table: 

Degree Programme Tables (DPTs)*: 

• Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust MSc - 1 Year (Full-time) DPT
• Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust MSc - 2 Years (Part-time) DPT
• Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust MSc - 3 Years (Part-time) DPT

*Updated for the 2025/26 academic year by the end of April 2025.

Degrees Accredited for CITP (including Further Learning), CEng (full)

• MInf in Informatics

subject to the condition that the student passes the project without compensation. These accreditations were granted for intakes from 2015-2019 inclusive.

Degrees Accredited for CITP, CEng (partial)

These accreditations were granted for all intakes from 2015-2019 inclusive

• BSc (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence
• BSc (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence & Computer Science
• BEng (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence & Software Engineering
• BEng (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence with Management
• BEng/BSc (Hons) in Computer Science
• BEng (Hons) in Computer Science & Electronics
• BEng (Hons) in Computer Science with Management
• BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering
• BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering with Management

all on the condition that students

• pass the Informatics honours project without compensation, and
• undertake the Professional Issues course, and
• undertake either the System Design Project or the CS/SE individual practical

Degrees Accredited for CITP (partial)

The following accreditations were granted for all intakes from 2015-2019.

• BSc (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence & Mathematics
• BSc (Hons) in Cognitive Science
• BSc (Hons) in Computer Science & Management Science
• BSc (Hons) in Computer Science & Mathematics
• BSc (Hons) in Computer Science & Physics

 all on the condition that students

• pass the Informatics honours project without compensation, and
• undertake the Professional Issues course

Degrees Accredited for CITP (Further Learning only)

The following accreditations were granted for all intakes from 2015-2019.

• MSc Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Cognitive Science
• MSc Computer Science
• MSc Informatics
• MSc Design Informatics
• MSc Advanced Design Informatics