Computer Science BSc (Hons)

The University of Sheffield

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	71%
Salary after 15 months	£30000
Number of students	71 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	4% Proportion of students of Computer Science 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 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	Computer Science

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 40 graduates of Computer Science BSc (Hons) at The University of Sheffield for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Electrical And Electronic Engineering.

Overall student satisfaction

71 /100

40 total respondents

	The University of Sheffield, Computer Science BSc (Hons)	Average review score among all Computer Science courses in the UK
Explanations	95	84
Interesting courses	79	68
Intellectually stimulating	95	81
Challenged to do my best	95	80
Depth of concepts	92	76
Builds on previous learnings	89	79
Joined ideas from different topics	79	76
Balance directed/independent study	92	75
Applicability of course content	89	77
Clear criteria in markings	89	72
Fair assessment	89	79
Tests reflected your learning	97	80
Timely feedback	71	65
Helpful feedback	68	60
Approachability of teachers	87	82
Support from teachers	87	79
Organisation of courses	95	69
Communication of changes	92	73
IT facilities	87	85
Library	78	86
Course specific resources	92	88
Student feedback opportunities	87	81
Student feedback valued	87	70
Student's feedback acted upon	82	57
Work of student union	91	70
Mental wellbeing services	86	79
Overall satisfaction	71	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.
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The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Electrical And Electronic Engineering

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Electrical And Electronic Engineering 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	£30000	£33000	£40500
25-75 percentile range	£28000 - £37500	£28000 - £42000	£30500 - £50000

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

Salary of all UK Graduates of Electrical And Electronic Engineering

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£30314	£27211	£32063
25-75 percentile range	£25340 - £35894	£20282 - £35188	£23404 - £42896

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Electrical And Electronic Engineering courses in the UK

Course Description

Through the study of computer science, you'll learn how to understand the theoretical issues underlying a problem and how to engineer a solution.

You can experiment with speech recognition, voice synthesis, text summarisation, machine translation, robot learning and control, computational biology or virtual reality.

As well as learning to program and think analytically, you'll be encouraged to work in teams and develop your communication skills.

In the third year, you'll complete a dissertation project, giving you scope for creative and intellectual input.

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 on behalf of the Engineering Councilfor the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a CharteredEngineer.

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

	Graduates of this course	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Electrical And Electronic Engineering
Total respondents	20	4700
Unemployed	0%	6%
Studying	0%	6%
Working	90%	75%
Both studying and working	0%	8%
No information	10%	4%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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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	80%	20%
Utilise skills from studies	100%	0%
Work is meaningful	90%	10%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	80%
Non highly-skilled jobs	5%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	10%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

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

65%	Media Professionals
10%	Welfare and housing associate professionals
5%	Legal professionals
5%	Legal professionals

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	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	10
Lower second class	5
Upper second class	40
First class	45

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

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Average UCAS Tariff Score 190

Tariff score	% Students accepted for this course
<48	0
48-63	5
64-79	0
80-95	0
96-111	0
112-127	5
128-143	10
144-159	30
160-175	15
176-191	0
192-207	20
208-223	10
224-239	10
>240	5

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

Tuition Fees Computer Science 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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