This four-year course is designed for high-achieving students who wish to enhance their studies and employment prospects by adding the invaluable experience of a year spent in the computing industry. If you aspire to drive future developments in information technology, this course will give you the knowledge, practical experience and contacts you need to launch your career. Past students have had placements with Accenture, BT, Deutsche Bank, Eli Lilly, Hewlett Packard, IBM, ICL, and Microsoft. With your degree you can apply to be a member of the British Computer Society, adding professional prestige.to your qualification.

Studying Computer Science at Royal Holloway will equip you with an enviable range of practical skills. You will learn how to operate large and complex systems, solve technical problems, analyse information and manage projects. You will also enhance your team working, communication and time management skills. Our graduates are among the most employable in the UK – we rank third in the UK for graduate employability – and, in recent years, have entered many different Computer Science-related roles including network systems design and engineering, web development and production. Other graduates choose to enter careers with a management or financial slant. Our graduates have found employment at a wide range of organisations including Logica, British Telecom, British Aerospace, Microsoft, Amazon.com, American Express, Sky and Orbis Technology. To find out more about what Computer Science graduates from Royal Holloway do, please visit the Department’s website|.