Computer Science BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Computer Science BSc (Hons)
At Swansea, you’ll learn how to code and much more. We’ll empower you to create and innovate to solve real-world problems. From day one, you’ll be building software, exploring new technologies, and developing the skills that employers are looking for.
You’ll dive into high-demand areas like artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, data science, software engineering, and mobile app development. We don’t list specific tools and languages here, because we constantly update our curriculum to match what industry needs when you graduate, not what it needed when you started.
At Swansea, you’ll learn how to code and much more. We’ll empower you to create and innovate to solve real-world problems. From day one, you’ll be building software, exploring new technologies, and developing the skills that employers are looking for.<br/><br/>You’ll dive into high-demand areas like artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, data science, software engineering, and mobile app development. We don’t list specific tools and languages here, because we constantly update our curriculum to match what industry needs when you graduate, not what it needed when you started.<br/><br/>Our curriculum is shaped by industry input and delivered by experts who work at the cutting edge of their field. From BAFTA-nominated game developers to world-leading cyber security experts and researchers collaborating with Airbus, Microsoft, HSBC, and Siemens – your lecturers excel in theory and make a difference in practice.<br/><br/>You’ll learn in state-of-the-art labs, collaborate with your peers, and showcase your work to employers at our annual Project Fair. Whether youre interested in building cloud-based systems, designing accessible apps, exploring Internet of Things (IoT) technologies or developing technologies that haven’t even been invented yet, you’ll graduate with a portfolio that demonstrates your skills - and gives you the confidence to use them.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Bay Campus
Application Details
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Course Code
G400
Institution Code
S93
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
Access to HE Diploma
D:24,M:15
From a suitable subject area. 3 Distinctions must be in Maths. 5 Merits at Level 3.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
34
To include 5 in HL or 6 in two of Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Electronics, Further Mathematics, Mathematics (any variation), Physics, Psychology, Statistics (Economics may replace Psychology) and 5 in SL English.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD
From BTEC in Computing or Information Technology. Grade B (6) GCSE Maths required.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Minimum of 360 points overall to include a minimum of 3 B1 passes in Higher/Honours paper (including two of Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Electronics, Further Mathematics, Mathematics (any variation), Physics, Psychology, Statistics (Economics may replace Psychology).
Extended Project
We recognise the EPQ as an excellent indicator of success. If you are predicted a Grade B or above in the EPQ, you will receive an offer with a one grade reduction, to include your EPQ with a grade B.
A level
B,B,C
A,B,B
If not studying A-Level computer science or Physics, GCSE Grade B (6) Maths is required.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Requirements are for A Levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Swansea University accepts the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales as fully equivalent to x1 A-Level.
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