A general description of the expected academic standard for a bachelors degree can be found in the Quality Assurance Agency's Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. Our programmes are assessed by the QAA and accredited by the BCS, who ensure that the subjects that we provide are appropriate for a Computing degree. Themes show broad topics that run throughout the programme that can be mapped to the QAA's Computing Subject Benchmark. Level descriptors provide an indication of the expectations during each year of study and are taken from the Quality Assurance Agency's (QAA) Higher Education Credit Framework.

The details of the modules per semester can all be found in the Student Handbook

Level 1

At level 1, students are expected to "develop a rigorous approach to the acquisition of a broad knowledge base; employ a range of specialised skills; evaluate information, using it to plan and develop investigative strategies and to determine solutions to a variety of unpredictable problems; and operate in a range of varied and specific contexts, taking responsibility for the nature and quality of outputs" (QAA 2008).

Level 2

At level 2, students are expected to "generate ideas through the analysis of concepts at an abstract level with a command of specialised skills and the formulation of responses to well-defined and abstract problems; analyse and evaluate information; exercise significant judgement across a broad range of functions; and accept responsibility for determining and achieving personal and/or group outcomes" (QAA 2008).

Level P

During the placement year, students gain first-hand experience of the computing IT profession, allowing them to put into practice the theory and techniques learnt during levels 1 and 2.

Level 3

At level 3, students are expected to "critically review, consolidate and extend a systematic and coherent body of knowledge, utilising specialised skills across an area of study; critically evaluate concepts and evidence from a range of sources; transfer and apply diagnostic and creative skills and exercise significant judgement in a range of situations; and accept accountability for determining and achieving personal and/or group outcomes" (QAA 2008).

At level 3 the Professional Project is compulsory, and 5 optional modules are taken