This programme provides a four-year route into a Computer Science BSc (Hons) degree. You will spend your first year at Carmel College in St Helens, about nine miles from the main University campus. The college offers small class sizes and high standards of academic achievement. Department Key Facts Number of first year students 81 Number of applications per year 622 Department resources Over 200 PCs, running both Microsoft Windows and the LINUX operating systems, plus a laboratory of Apple Macintosh computers. Recent £5 million investment in state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure. 24-hour computing resources on campus. High-speed internet connection, providing rapid and reliable internet access to all machines. Research performance 75% of research activity deemed world-leading or internationally excellent, and a further 25% internationally recognised. Joint 7th highest proportion in the UK of research activity classified as world-leading. At Carmel College, you will take foundation modules in Mathematics and a choice of modules from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and IT. At the University of Liverpool, you will then follow the normal Computer Science BSc (Hons) route, which includes modules in Programming in Java, Computer Systems, Databases, Human Centric Computing, Algorithmic Foundations, Complexity of Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence. There is also a selection of modules representing the cutting-edge of Computer Science today. This degree includes an individual compulsory project and a group software project.

Internationally, computer scientists are in the highest-earning category of graduates. Many go straight into well-paid careers such as: Computer Programmer Software Developer Systems Analyst Software Engineer Technical Consultant Web Designer Some reach senior management and directorial positions, as in the case of a former student who became Game Development Manager for one of the largest games producers in the UK. Many enter self-employment, either through consultancy agencies or in their own start-up companies.