The extended degree has been designed with a first year (level 3) that specifically prepares EU and international students for study on degree courses at the University of Bedfordshire. Developed in collaboration with lecturers who deliver the degree courses, the combination of the study of a broad range of subjects and academic and technical English will be excellent preparation for your future studies. The range of subjects that is included in the course means that you will have a good underpinning for a range of our computing courses.

Employability is understood widely as encompassing knowledge, skills and a professional attitude which your tutors expect you to display in all your units. All University of Bedfordshire courses aim to help you to be prepared for the world of work. The Careers Service is there to support you throughout the three years of your study. Our curriculum gives you skills that are valuable for a career within Computer Science but it is also relevant for a much wider range of applications. The final year unit `Social and Professional Project Management in particular requires you to work in a team so as to apply a current project management methodology that embraces all of these knowledge areas in an integrated way while going through the stages of planning, execution and project control; you will work as part of a team, take responsibility and make autonomous decisions that impact on the project team performance.