Course Enquiries - UK
Tel: 0207 815 7500
Mode: Full-time; Part-time
Interested in computer-based systems? This course will give you the skills and understanding you need to apply for jobs where you analyse, design and implement them. If you choose to do the full BSc (Hons), you’ll have the chance to spend a year in industry, honing your transferable skills. It’s an invaluable opportunity to apply the knowledge you acquire in the lab and lecture halls to the development of real-world systems.
Mode | Duration | Start date | Location |
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Mode Part-time |
Duration 4 years |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
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Mode Full-time |
Duration 3 years |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Sandwich |
Duration 4 years |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Part-time |
Duration 6 years |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
We have a range of enticing modules to tailor your studies by, including Software Engineering, User-centred Design, Cyber Security, and Artificial Intelligence.
Sandwich year
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IT touches every sector, so your career opportunities are unlimited. Our graduates have excellent career prospects in IT roles spanning project management, IT management, IT systems/business analyst and information systems management.
And there are plentiful career opportunities in technical fields such as computer operations, computer systems sales and service, programming, systems analysis, software engineering and technical authorship.
Take a look at some potential careers, including IT consultant / data analyst, on Prospects.
Skills for work
We’re hands on. We take an applied approach. As well as great practical IT skills you’ll develop professional IT skills, such as: identifying the right analytical tool to meet an IT requirement and how to present IT solutions to various stakeholders. These are the skills that will get you noticed.
At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:
Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.
LSBU and IBM are strategic partners, and are collaborating on the content of this course.
For those students who choose to take the four year sandwich course, the third year is spent on an industrial placement in the UK and guided by our dedicated team. This four-year Sandwich option is a great opportunity to understand the way that the industry functions and to gain an appreciation of the commercial environment. You’ll spend a year in the workplace, honing your skills and enacting what you've learnt in real-world systems. Regular online contact with tutors, peer-contact and placement support will be maintained throughout the year.
The Division of Computer Science and Informatics has eleven dedicated computer laboratories conveniently located in a single building. We are also developing a specialised networking laboratory to allow practical experiments in network infrastructure and cyber-security. These laboratories are all in addition to the University’s general computing provision for students.
Our teaching staff are involved in research and consultancy at the forefront of the industry. You'll learn in a modern, well-equipped environment complete with sophisticated technology.
Taking on both group and individual projects, we assess your work through a mixture of coursework and exams, with project and laboratory work counting towards your final award. You’ll be taught problem solving, project planning and team management to give you the best chance of getting the job you want once you graduate.
Lectures and seminars | Self-directed study | |
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Year 1 | 38% | 62% |
Year 2 | 33% | 67% |
Year 3 | 36% | 64% |
As an undergraduate or MEng Engineering student, you will be allocated a named tutor during your first three weeks at LSBU. The role of your tutor is to be your primary contact for academic and professional development support.
Your tutor will support you to get the most of your time at LSBU, providing advice and signposting to other sources of support in the University.
Your tutor should be the first person at the university that you speak to if you are having any difficulties that are affecting your work. These could be academic, financial, health-related or another type of problem.
You will have appointments with your personal tutor at least twice a semester throughout your course. You can contact your tutor for additional support by email or in person.
In order to be considered for entry to one of the degree courses applicants will be required to have the following qualifications:
One of the following T-Levels with a pass of Merit (120 UCAS points):
or;
We welcome qualifications from around the world.
English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0 or Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.
In order to be considered for entry to one of the Top-up courses applicants will be required to have the following qualifications:
We welcome qualifications from around the world.
English language qualifications for international students: IELTS score of 6.0, Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Grade C.
Advanced entry
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.
If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.
International (non Home/EU) applicants should follow our international how to apply guide.
Mode | Duration | Start date | Application code | Application method |
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Mode Part-time |
Duration 4 years |
Start date September |
Application code 4638 |
Application method |
Mode Full-time |
Duration 3 years |
Start date September |
Application code G407 |
Application method |
Mode Sandwich |
Duration 4 years |
Start date September |
Application code G407 |
Application method |
Mode Part-time |
Duration 6 years |
Start date September |
Application code 4937 |
Application method |
Once we have made you an offer, you can apply for accommodation. You can rent from LSBU and you’ll deal directly with the university, not third party providers. That means we can guarantee you options to suit all budgets, with clear tenancy agreements and all-inclusive rents that include insurance for your personal belongings, internet access in each bedroom and on-site laundry facilities.
Or, if you’d rather rent privately, we can give you a list of landlords – just ask our Accommodation Service.
Read more about applying for accommodation at LSBU.
You don't need to wait for a confirmed place on a course to start applying for student finance. Read how to pay your fees as an undergraduate student.
Home/EU postgraduate students and research students should apply through our dedicated application system.
Full details of how to do this are supplied on our How to apply section for postgraduate students and our How to apply section for research students.
International applicants should use our international application system. Full details can be found on our How to apply section for international students.
See our admissions policy (PDF File 1,043 KB) and complaints policy (PDF File 516 KB).
Your application will be circulated to a number of potential supervisors who will look at your academic qualifications, experience and the research proposal to decide whether your research interest is something that could be supervised at LSBU.
There will also be an interview either by telephone or at the University. If you are successful you will be offered a place on a course and informed of the next enrolment date. The whole process normally takes between six to eight weeks, from receipt of your application to a decision being made about your application at the School.
After you’ve received your offer we’ll send you emails about events we run to help you prepare for your course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
We help our students prepare for university even before the semester starts. To find out when you should apply for your LSBU accommodation or student finance read the How to apply tab for this course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
Fees are shown for new entrants to courses, for each individual year of a course, together with the total fee for all the years of a course. Continuing LSBU students should refer to the Finance section of our student portal, MyLSBU. Queries regarding fees should be directed to the Fees and Bursaries Team on: +44 (0)20 7815 6181.
UK fee: £4625 | International fee: £7700 |
AOS/LSBU code: 4937 | Session code: 1PS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £27750 |
International £46200 |
UK fee: £9250 | International fee: £15400 |
AOS/LSBU code: 4637 | Session code: 1FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years) £27750 |
UK (including any optional years) £27750 |
International (excluding any optional years) £46200 |
International (including any optional years) £46200 |
UK fee: £6935 | International fee: £11550 |
AOS/LSBU code: 4638 | Session code: 1PS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £27740 |
International £46200 |
UK fee: £9250 | International fee: £15400 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5453 | Session code: 1FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years) £27750 |
UK (including any optional years) £27750 |
International (excluding any optional years) £46200 |
International (including any optional years) £46200 |
For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for undergraduate students.
Please check your fee status and whether you are considered a Home, EU or International student for fee-paying purposes and for our regulatory returns, by reading the UKCISA regulations.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 201 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
The University reserves the right to increase its fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.
The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.
We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on our scholarships page.
The individual fee for this course is shown above. For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for postgraduate students.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 201 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
We have a range of PhD Scholarships available in partnership with businesses and organisations; read notices of PhD studentships.
Course Enquiries - UK
Tel: 0207 815 7500
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