Computer Science including International Year Msci (Hons)

The University of Nottingham

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	77%
Salary after 15 months	£37500
Unemployment Rate	11% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	10% Proportion of students of Computer Science including International Year Msci (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£9250 Tuition (UK) £28600 Tuition (International) Tuition fees per year for Computer Science including International Year Msci (Hons) at The University of Nottingham UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	4 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - University Park Campus
Degree	Master of Science (Honours), Msci (Hons)
Subject	Computer Science

Admission advice for international students

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 155 graduates of Computer Science including International Year Msci (Hons) and other courses in Computer Science at The University of Nottingham for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Computer Science.

Overall student satisfaction

77 /100

155 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Computer Science including International Year Msci (Hons) and other Computer Science courses of The University of Nottingham	Average review score among all Computer Science courses in the UK
Explanations	91	84
Interesting courses	76	68
Intellectually stimulating	89	81
Challenged to do my best	81	80
Depth of concepts	76	76
Builds on previous learnings	81	79
Joined ideas from different topics	73	76
Balance directed/independent study	83	75
Applicability of course content	80	77
Clear criteria in markings	66	72
Fair assessment	78	79
Tests reflected your learning	74	80
Timely feedback	63	65
Helpful feedback	47	60
Approachability of teachers	80	82
Support from teachers	77	79
Organisation of courses	88	69
Communication of changes	77	73
IT facilities	88	85
Library	81	86
Course specific resources	87	88
Student feedback opportunities	80	81
Student feedback valued	72	70
Student's feedback acted upon	61	57
Work of student union	71	70
Mental wellbeing services	74	79
Overall satisfaction	77	69

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Computer Science courses of The University of Nottingham

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Computer Science

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Computer Science at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£37500	£35500	£44500
25-75 percentile range	£34000 - £45000	£29000 - £42500	£34500 - £57000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Computer Science courses of The University of Nottingham

Salary of all UK Graduates of Computer Science

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£29821	£25150	£29857
25-75 percentile range	£24771 - £35770	£18886 - £32933	£21689 - £41100

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Computer Science courses in the UK

Course Description

This four-year degree with integrated masters comes with the opportunity of studying abroad in your third year. An international year has many employability benefits that will help you in your career. You will develop key skills such as communication, confidence, language skills and independence. All of these are highly sought after by employers.

You will study specialised topics of your choice at an in-depth and advanced level. Your fourth year is almost entirely tailored to your own interests allowing you to choose what you study.

This flexible course allows you to explore the areas of computer science that excite you. You can choose to study user experience design, virtual reality, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Our teaching and modules are linked to our own specialised research groups, giving you a wide range of optional modules to choose from. This also means you will be taught by experts in their field who use their own active research to support their teaching. You may recognise some of our tutors from the Computerphile YouTube series.

To help support our students, we offer an Excellence in Computer Science scholarship which ranges from 10-50% off your tuition fees.

This course is accredited by the British Computer Society. You will have the flexibility to transfer between computer science courses after your first year. This includes computer Science with a Year in Industry.

Our graduates have gone on to work in companies such as:

- BT
Capital One
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Experian
Games Workshop
Ministry of Defence
Sky

Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All The University of Nottingham graduates of undergraduate studies in Computer Science	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Computer Science
Total respondents	60	4700
Unemployed	11%	6%
Studying	7%	6%
Working	66%	75%
Both studying and working	8%	8%
No information	8%	4%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Computer Science courses of The University of Nottingham

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	85%	15%
Utilise skills from studies	70%	30%
Work is meaningful	90%	10%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of The University of Nottingham

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	100%
Non highly-skilled jobs	0%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	0%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Computer Science courses of The University of Nottingham

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Computer Science including International Year Msci (Hons) at The University of Nottingham

90%	Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5%	Welfare and housing associate professionals
0%	Administrative occupations
0%	Caring personal services
0%	Welfare Professionals
0%	Sales occupations
0%	Elementary occupations

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

Assessment Methods

Study Time Distribution

Assessment Methods
	Coursework	Percentage of assessment by practical exams	Written exams

Study Time Distribution
	Scheduled learning and teaching	Guided independent study	Placements
year 1	32%	68%	0%
year 2	29%	71%	0%
year 3	0%	0%	100%
year 4	16%	84%	0%

Grading Distribution

Students of the course received the following grades

	Students of the course received the following grades
Not classified	0
Pass	0
Merit	0
Distinction	0
Ordinary degree	1
Other honours degree	4
Lower second class	13
Upper second class	33
First class	48

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Average UCAS Tariff Score 157

Tariff score	% Students accepted for this course
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	5
96-111	5
112-127	0
128-143	5
144-159	10
160-175	40
176-191	15
192-207	10
208-223	5
224-239	0
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
This particular course

Qualification requirements

A minimum of DDM with the main subjects being Science or Maths. Also required: GCSE at C or above in English or English Language, Mathematics and in either Chemistry, or Physics or Dual Award Science.

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus A Level English at grade B. Preferred:- Performing Arts, Art & Design, Digital Film and Video Production,Business IT, Applied Science,Sport, Sport and Exercise Science

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus AB in two A Levels to include English. Preferred:- Performing Arts, Art & Design, Digital Film and Video Production,Business IT, Applied Science,Sport, Sport and Exercise Science

GCSE Requirements - Mathematics grade 5 (B) and English grade 4 (C)

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Computer Science including International Year, Msci (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Computer Science including International Year Msci (Hons)

EU	£28600	year 1
England UK	£9250	year 1
Northern Ireland	£9250	year 1
Scotland	£9250	year 1
Wales	£9250	year 1
International	£28600	year 1
Channel Islands	£9250	year 1

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)

University Rankings

Positions of The University of Nottingham in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of The University of Nottingham in related subject specific rankings.