Newcastle University

Computing Science with Industrial Placement (Networked Systems and Internet Technologies) BSc Honours UCAS Code: G421 (4 years)School of Computing Science

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The emphasis is on the design and construction of the advanced distributed computing technologies that underpin the Internet. These involve many computers processing data and communicating the results to other computers. This can be on a small scale, such as using a cluster of PCs for doing scientific simulations, or on a large scale, such as using thousands of machines connected by the Internet.

You also undertake an industrial training year between Stages 2 and 3, extending your degree to four years.

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Stage 1

We introduce you to the basics of computing science, with an emphasis on developing your skills in problem solving, and program design and implementation.

Compulsory modules

• CSC1011 Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming
• CSC1012 Object-oriented Programming
• CSC1014 World Wide Web and its Client-side Technologies
• CSC1015 The IT Professional in Today’s Society
• CSC1016 Computer System Organisation

Optional modules

You choose one module from the following list:

• CSC1013 Foundation Mathematics for Computing Science
• MAS1404 Mathematics for Computing Science

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• CSC2011 Advanced Programming
• CSC2012 Database Technology
• CSC2013 Computer Networks and System Programming
• CSC2014 Modelling and Computation
• CSC2015 Software Engineering Team Project
• CSC2016 Algorithm Design and Analysis

As the first two years of all of our Computing Science degrees are the same, it is possible to transfer between them at the end of either Stage 1 or Stage 2 should you find your interests change.  

Industrial placement

You spend the year between Stages 2 and 3 on a work placement in an IT-related company.

The School of Computing Science and the Careers Service will suggest potential employers and guide you through the application process but the final decision on the placement will lie with the company.

The placement will be assessed via a short report and presentation on a pass/fail basis, which will not contribute towards your final degree classification.

Students who are unable to secure a suitable placement or who do not pass the placement year will transfer to the equivalent degree without an industrial placement and continue into Stage 3.

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

Your study programme becomes more specialised in network systems and internet technologies and this is reflected in the compulsory modules you undertake:

• CSC3095 Project and Dissertation in Computing Science
• CSC3002 Reliability and Fault Tolerance
• CSC3101 Distributed Systems
• CSC3102 System and Network Security
• CSC3103 Internet Technology and Electronic Commerce

Optional modules

You choose modules from the following list to bring your total credits to 120:

• CSC3003 Interaction Design
• CSC3004 Understanding Programming Languages
• CSC3005 Real-time Programming
• CSC3006 Evolution of Complex Systems
• CSC3201 Graphics
• CSC3202 Computer Games Development
• CSC3203 Artificial Intelligence for Games
• CSC3204 Advanced Graphics and Virtual Environments
• CSC3303 Software Project Management
• CSC3304 Software Verification Technologies
• CSC3503 Graphical User Interfaces
• CSC3504 Web Site Management and Design
• NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students
  

Please note

The modules listed here are those currently being taught in this academic year and may vary for your year of entry.