Undergraduate

Studying an undergraduate degree at the School of Informatics will provide you with a strong foundation in computer science. 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.

School of Informatics undergraduate degrees

Our 4 year degree structure (or 5 year for Informatics MInf) gives you a broader and more flexible education, allowing you to try a range of subjects before specialising in your honours years. Even if you know exactly what you want to do, you can study additional subjects and add depth to your education. By the time you graduate your breadth of knowledge will be highly prized by employers, giving you the best chance of success in your chosen field.

 

Follow the individual degree links below to see more information including fees and funding, what you will study and entry requirements.

 

Artificial Intelligence (BSc)

Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (BSc)

Cognitive Science (BSc)

Computer Science (BEng)

Computer Science (BSc)

Computer Science and Mathematics (BSc)

Computer Science and Physics (BSc)

Software Engineering (BEng)

Informatics (5-year undergraduate Masters Programme) (MInf)

 

For more information regarding the structure of our programmes, split of credits, and mandatory and optional courses, visit Degree overview.

What's it like to study with us?

In this recording you can hear about our School, your degree programme structure, course selection and dissertation from our former Director of Learning and Teaching, Professor Björn Franke.

A video lecture from the Introduction to Computation course by Prof. Don Sannella, Senior Lecturer at the School of Informatics.

All Informatics students will study Introduction to Computation in Year 1. The course covers an introduction to concepts of programming, using the Haskell functional programming language, and to concepts of computation and specification, using finite-state machines and propositional logic.

Thinking of applying?

If you are thinking of applying to one of our undergraduate programmes, follow the links below to find out more about: 

 

How to apply 

Fees and funding

Entry requirements 

Open Days and events 

Scholarships, bursaries and prizes

There are scholarships, bursaries and prizes available to current and prospective undergraduate students. You can explore them by visiting the links below.

 

We encourage applicants to do their own research on funding available to them. 

 

Scholarships and student funding

Informatics scholarships and prizes

The Canon Medical Europe Undergraduate Scholarships

Scholarship search