Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons)

The University of Sheffield

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	91%
Salary after 15 months	£37000
Number of students	45 graduates / year
Unemployment Rate	0% 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	0% Proportion of students of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (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) £29110 Tuition (International) Tuition fees per year for Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons) at The University of Sheffield UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	3 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 25 graduates of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons) at The University of Sheffield for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Computer Science.

Overall student satisfaction

91 /100

25 total respondents

	The University of Sheffield, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons)	Average review score among all Artificial Intelligence courses in the UK
Explanations	92	84
Interesting courses	72	68
Intellectually stimulating	84	81
Challenged to do my best	84	80
Depth of concepts	80	76
Builds on previous learnings	92	79
Joined ideas from different topics	64	76
Balance directed/independent study	80	75
Applicability of course content	76	77
Clear criteria in markings	76	72
Fair assessment	72	79
Tests reflected your learning	84	80
Timely feedback	80	65
Helpful feedback	60	60
Approachability of teachers	80	82
Support from teachers	84	79
Organisation of courses	76	69
Communication of changes	91	73
IT facilities	96	85
Library	92	86
Course specific resources	100	88
Student feedback opportunities	79	81
Student feedback valued	60	70
Student's feedback acted upon	72	57
Work of student union	91	70
Mental wellbeing services	86	79
Overall satisfaction	91	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.
This particular course

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	£37000	£33000	£45500
25-75 percentile range	£27500 - £42000	£28000 - £40500	£35000 - £58000

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

Salary of all UK Graduates of Computer Science

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£29851	£25148	£29843
25-75 percentile range	£24795 - £35800	£18856 - £32927	£21678 - £41090

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

Course Description

Our degrees will help you to become more than just a programmer - you will also develop skills in teamwork, communication, systems design and entrepreneurship.

This course is about biologically inspired algorithms, their relationship to living biological intelligence and the nature of consciousness itself.

Some modules overlap with the main Computer Science degree, so you get the same solid grounding in the fundamentals. You can specialise in speech recognition, language processing or learn about robotics.

This course is accredited by the British Computer Society. The courses fully meet the requirements for Chartered Information Technology Professional and partially meet the requirements for Chartered Engineer.

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

Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Councilfor the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a CharteredEngineer.

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 Sheffield graduates of undergraduate studies in Computer Science	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Computer Science
Total respondents	35	4700
Unemployed	0%	6%
Studying	0%	6%
Working	85%	75%
Both studying and working	5%	8%
No information	5%	4%

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

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	95%	5%
Work is meaningful	90%	10%

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

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	95%
Non highly-skilled jobs	0%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	5%

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

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

Example below based on all graduates of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons) at The University of Sheffield

75%	Engineering professionals
5%	Information Technology Professionals
5%	Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5%	Business and public service associate professionals
0%	Natural and social science professionals
0%	Administrative occupations
0%	Media Professionals
0%	Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation

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	30%	70%	0%
year 2	29%	71%	0%
year 3	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	0
Other honours degree	5
Lower second class	5
Upper second class	46
First class	44

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

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Computer Science

Average UCAS Tariff Score 173

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Computer Science
<48	0
48-63	1
64-79	0
80-95	1
96-111	3
112-127	13
128-143	12
144-159	25
160-175	15
176-191	7
192-207	12
208-223	7
224-239	4
>240	2

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Computer Science courses of The University of Sheffield

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), BSc (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 (Artificial Intelligence) BSc (Hons)

England UK	£9250	year 1
Northern Ireland	£9250	year 1
Scotland	£9250	year 1
Wales	£9250	year 1
International	£29110	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)

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