This degree in security and resilience includes an industrial placement to give you practical work experience and boost your CV, as well as a year of study at Master's level. You will learn about the design and development of dependable software systems. Explore different aspects of computing science – such as games design, bioinformatics, and security - in your first two years. Spend a year on an accredited, paid industrial placement between Stages 2 and 3. Study specialist modules in Stage 3, such as cryptographies and software verification technology. Take modules from our MSc degree in Computer Security and Resilience, developing a deep understanding of security and resilience. Most of our Computer Science degrees are available with a paid work placement. This extends the length of your degree by a year. Your placement provides you with the experience of seeking and securing a job, as well as practical experience and industry contacts that will benefit your academic study and longer-term career. We assess your placement by a short report and presentation, though the assessment will not count towards your final mark.

In the present job market, computing science graduates are better placed than many others to obtain employment in a challenging and fulfilling career, and the employability of Newcastle graduates is particularly high. Computer manufacturers and software houses, for example, recruit specialists to develop software solutions. Organisations that use computers on a large scale – such as banks, insurance companies, the electronics industry, central and local government, and management in all areas of business – also offer employment opportunities to graduates with computer skills. Companies such as Waterstons, Accenture, IBM, P&G, Deloitte, Microsoft, Sage and GSK regularly recruit our placement students and graduates.