Our Computing Science degree allows you to put together your own personalised programme of study from the wide variety of computing modules on offer. It's ideal if you want the flexibility to tailor your degree to your own areas of interest. In January 2014 Staffordshire University announced exciting plans to create one main city campus in Stoke-on-Trent. This is to confirm this course will move from our Stafford Campus to Stoke-on-Trent Campus from Summer 2016. In your first year, you'll study the Computing Science degree core modules. This will help you make a seamless transition from HND to degree level study. You'll also study one option module to develop a specialism. If you take our sandwich degree, you'll spend your second year on a work placement. You'll apply your knowledge in the workplace and gain hands-on experience. In your final year, you'll study one core module and complete a major project in your area of interest.

The aim of the award is to provide students with the technical and theoretical knowledge they need to succeed in Computing and also to ensure they have the necessary softer skills. Teamworking and communication are part of the assessment for a number of modules. The faculty has good contacts with industry and there is industrial input into teaching to ensure that content remains relevant. Module content is updated regularly to cover cutting edge issues. The final year project gives students the opportunity to develop a real world artefact and students are encouraged to base the project around a commercial or industrial problem, often one which has been identified while on placement. The placement provides students with an opportunity to develop their skills in a real world environment and each year a significant number of students are offered a job by their placement employer. The final year Gradex exhibition provides students with an opportunity to showcase their skills and for some students this leads to interviews and job offers.