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Course Code: GN51
Course Code: I2FY
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Why choose the School of Computer Science and Technology
100% of our Construction and Engineering students are in employment or further study 15 months after graduation (HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2023)
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council UK, our BSC Electronic Engineering fully meets the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer
Our Cybersecurity courses received 100% positive ratings when it came to teaching staff being good at explaining things, and for the course developing knowledge and skills for the future (NSS, 2023)
About the course
IT has never been so important to the strategic operational and tactical needs of business. This course responds to the growing market demand for graduates who bring with them a suite of knowledge and skills encompassing information systems engineering; modern business practice; and project management.
The focus of the course is on the use of information systems for business analysis and intelligence and as such it offers you a thorough grounding in information tools for the modern business environment. You develop a firm understanding of business information and organisation structures as well as skills in using the software for designing and developing information systems.
Alongside this information systems focus you explore a range of business processes and their applications as well as gaining skills in project finance and virtual management techniques.
Why choose this course?
- Develop your knowledge of system analysis and design; modern database practices; decision support systems; and data mining
- ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in our specialist STEM building complete with dedicated computing environments
- Be able to communicate confidently with business analysts computer programmers and software engineers
- Explore the entrepreneurial possibilities of IT and discover how the needs of business can offer an enormous range of opportunities
- Benefit from a series of talks and guidance from speakers and experts in the industry across a range of business sectors
- Take the course over four years and benefit from a fee-free year in industry (see below) when you can gain experience make contacts and build your CV
- If you need to step up into higher education start with a Foundation Year (see below) which guarantees you a place on the degree course
with Professional Practice Year
This course has the option to be taken over four years which includes a year placement in industry. Undertaking a year in industry has many benefits. You gain practical experience and build your CV, as well as being a great opportunity to sample a profession and network with potential future employers.
There is no tuition fee for the placement year enabling you to gain an extra year of experience for free.
*Only available to UK/EU students.
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with Foundation Year
A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.
Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification.
With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire.
The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.
This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.
Why study a degree with a Foundation Year?
- Broad-based yet enough depth to give you credible vocational skills
- Coverage of a variety of areas typically delivered by an expert in this area
- Gain an understanding of a subject before choosing which route you wish to specialise in
- Great introduction to further study, and guaranteed progression on to one of our Undergraduate degrees
The degrees offering a Foundation Year provide excellent preparation for your future studies.
During your Foundation Year you will get the opportunity to talk to tutors about your degree study and future career aspirations, and receive guidance on the most appropriate Undergraduate course to help you achieve this; providing you meet the entry requirements and pass the Foundation Year.
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Course Leader - Dr Vitaly Schetinin
Vitaly has obtained a PhD in Machine Learning and worked as a postdoc researcher at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Jena in Germany and the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Exeter. His research has been supported by the UK Leverhulme Trust, EPSRC and recently by the British Council of English language examination in part of AI based fraud detection. The research impact has been developed in assessment of new-born brain development, brain computer interaction, medical imaging, and Heathrow airport traffic management. In particular, the research in trauma survival prediction has demonstrated a significant improvement in reliability of the current technologies used in the US and UK emergency units. Students being engaged in research normally develop a high profile and publish conference papers allowing them to continue study in Imperial, UCL, and other top universities, undertake a PhD study, as well as develop outstanding careers in industry.
Course Leader - Dr Vitaly Schetinin
Vitaly has obtained a PhD in Machine Learning and worked as a postdoc researcher at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Jena in Germany and the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Exeter. His research has been supported by the UK Leverhulme Trust, EPSRC and recently by the British Council of English language examination in part of AI based fraud detection. The research impact has been developed in assessment of new-born brain development, brain computer interaction, medical imaging, and Heathrow airport traffic management. In particular, the research in trauma survival prediction has demonstrated a significant improvement in reliability of the current technologies used in the US and UK emergency units. Students being engaged in research normally develop a high profile and publish conference papers allowing them to continue study in Imperial, UCL, and other top universities, undertake a PhD study, as well as develop outstanding careers in industry.
Course Leader - Dr Vitaly Schetinin
Vitaly has obtained a PhD in Machine Learning and worked as a postdoc researcher at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Jena in Germany and the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Exeter. His research has been supported by the UK Leverhulme Trust, EPSRC and recently by the British Council of English language examination in part of AI based fraud detection. The research impact has been developed in assessment of new-born brain development, brain computer interaction, medical imaging, and Heathrow airport traffic management. In particular, the research in trauma survival prediction has demonstrated a significant improvement in reliability of the current technologies used in the US and UK emergency units. Students being engaged in research normally develop a high profile and publish conference papers allowing them to continue study in Imperial, UCL, and other top universities, undertake a PhD study, as well as develop outstanding careers in industry.
Course Leader - Dr Vitaly Schetinin
Vitaly has obtained a PhD in Machine Learning and worked as a postdoc researcher at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Jena in Germany and the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Exeter. His research has been supported by the UK Leverhulme Trust, EPSRC and recently by the British Council of English language examination in part of AI based fraud detection. The research impact has been developed in assessment of new-born brain development, brain computer interaction, medical imaging, and Heathrow airport traffic management. In particular, the research in trauma survival prediction has demonstrated a significant improvement in reliability of the current technologies used in the US and UK emergency units. Students being engaged in research normally develop a high profile and publish conference papers allowing them to continue study in Imperial, UCL, and other top universities, undertake a PhD study, as well as develop outstanding careers in industry.
What will you study?
Databases And Computer Networks
Computer systems are being an integral part of our daily life. This unit introduces some of the basic concepts and applications of computer systems. These include an overview of a single computer’s architecture, the structure of networked computers and the organisation of data leading to a fundamental grounding in Computing is developed.
Principles Of Programming And Data Structures
Programming as well as the knowledge of commonly used data structures are fundamental skills for all computer science practitioners. In this unit we will transmit the programming skills required for a professional career in all computer science aspects. In particular, the aims of this unit are:
- To develop programming skills using a high level programming language.
- To explore the process of analysis, design, implementation and testing of systems.
- To apply knowledge in respect of modelling to real world problems and implement them using a programming language.
- To evaluate, critique and synthesise existing approaches to software development.
- To present commonly used data structures
Fundamentals Of Computer Science
This unit has two elements, the first is aimed at your professional development and the second introduces you to the practices of the computer science industries and related emerging technologies.
Firstly, this unit will equip you with the skills needed to cope with the demands of your course (which are also important to employers) and to help you to become more ‘self-aware’ learners. It will also teach you to develop an awareness of the expectations and professional requirements of your chosen industry within Computer Science.
The second element of the unit will lead you to develop your fundamental skills of computer science, and the ability to use them in practise. Furthermore, by exposing students to state-of-the-art applicable emerging technologies, this section will equip every student with a solid and forward vision of Computer Science.
Mathematics And Concepts For Computational Thinking
Computational thinking is a basis for solving computer related problems.
This unit help you to develop the concepts of the computational thinking through converting theoretical knowledge of mathematics into practical skills of decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction and algorithms which considered as the cornerstones of the thinking.
The concepts of the computational thinking will be applied to implement suitable solutions for developing software applications using a high-level programming language (such as Python).
Decision Support Systems And Data Mining
This unit will develop practical skills in the design and implementation of data mining and decision support solutions. The unit covers the main theoretical concepts of data analysis and knowledge representation such as probabilistic reasoning, regression modelling, decision trees, artificial neural networks, optimisation, logic inference, and planning. These technologies are typically used to optimise business solutions. The unit aims to:
- give students understanding of the main strategies of data analysis, optimisation, and knowledge representation
- develop student's skills in using widely-available software (e.g. MS Office) products for business applications
- give students the theoretical bases and practical skills of
- probabilistic inference, classification, decision trees, artificial neural networks, rule mining, and optimisation
- give students understanding how data mining technologies are used to solve business problems.
Systems Development And Modern Database Practices
The unit appreciates the need for an integrated analysis and design approach specifically for the deployment of real world information systems that comprise data centric (database) systems. The unit has been designed to support inclusion and engagement throughout the whole design and development process, from requirements specification, analysis and design to initial working prototype, including user acceptance aspects. Students are guided in their selecting a path through the vast array of different solution spaces (approaches, methods and tools like SSM, RAD, Agile, Extreme, UML, etc.) On this basis, the unit will give a student an understanding of the design and implementation demands for various types of database / data centric systems through continuous engagement via exercises covering the entire software development life cycle. The unit covers the practical creation and interrogation of RDBMS databases using Structured Query Language (SQL). Additionally, it encompasses areas including the development of databases using the Web technologies. The aim is to offer students an in-depth understanding of RDBMS centric information architectures, to inform them of current trends / platforms and to develop techniques to encourage them to apply their skills using industry standard tools/ platforms. Overall the unit provides both a theoretical and practical preparation for the final year individual project, enabling students to study the implications of using IT to develop a realistic solution to a given problem for a selected functional area of a given organization.
Information Security
This unit provides students with the theoretical frameworks, foundations, and practical skills underpinning information security and related areas. The unit introduces students to the requirements and techniques for risk identification and assessment, and the elements of information security from business operational and technological perspectives. It provides students with the fundamentals of governance and compliance, threats, threat mitigations, the development of secure and resilient systems, and cybersecurity operations.
The unit aims to cover aspects of the industry professional certification CompTIA Security+.
Mobile Application Development
This unit will introduce students to mobile devices and applications. Students will learn about the tasks that mobile application development team will carry out. Students will also learn how to do the tasks using different methods and technologies to deliver mobile design, implementation and evaluation.
Essentially the unit will detail the development of mobile computing, explain user interaction design methods and theories, and then go on to describe the differences in software development between mobile application programming and web application programming, and develop applications that incorporate both programming methods to efficiently construct a single application task.
Research Methodologies And Emerging Technologies
This unit is designed for you to prepare for your honours project utilizing your subject experience from the first two years of your study. You will also asked to contextualize your project idea within current or emerging technologies, typically underpinned by academic publications and to do systematic market research that will equip you with a sound strategy on how to implement your honours project.
Agile Project Management
The material in this unit is carefully designed to meet students’ needs and requirements for their programme of study along with essential project management skills for their future employment. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of tools, techniques, methodologies and processes in the field of project management which encapsulate both modern and traditional approaches as an essential preparation for the dissertation stage. The unit also draws on expertise from other departments within the university including library services, the careers and employability service and the English language centre to support students in the best possible way.
Undergraduate Project
Whether you go on to further study or into employment one of the most important skills expected in an Honours Graduate is the ability to work autonomously. This unit is an ideal vehicle for the development of that skill.
You will typically implement the project proposal developed during the unit CIS013-3 Research Methods and Emerging Technologies (an alternative approach will be agreed with the unit coordinator and your project supervisor if you haven’t successfully completed CIS013-3 yet).
Although you will be working independently, you are expected to arrange regular meetings with your supervisor to guide and support you. You will apply coherently your technical, analytical, practical and managerial skills during your project development.
The project is an important opportunity to expand your experience in an area which is of close relevance to the course that you are studying (e.g. Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, and Computer Games Development). Your project may be of relevance to a future employer, and will demonstrate your interest and ability in the chosen area. As such your project topic should be aligned with your career aspirations.
The following aims are addressed in particular:
- To provide you with an opportunity to work autonomously on a sustained piece of work.
- To develop your ability to manage a project from start to finish.
- To develop your ability to identify problems, analyse the requirements and produce and evaluate solutions.
- To develop your ability to work to the relevant academic and professional standards.
Business Analytics
Analytical skills are highly demanded for making risk-aware decisions and maximising efficiency of business within the reality of market uncertainties. The subject knowledge and skills will allow students to reliably quantify the uncertainties existing in business and develop data-driven models to efficiently solve analytical tasks in areas such as: Credit scoring, Marketing, Retail analytics, Pricing, and Product design. The offered analytical technologies are based on intensive computational methodologies, such as Monte Carlo simulation, Bayesian decision making, and model aggregation, which are available in data analytical software using R language.
The unit aims to provide students with:
- advanced data analytical strategies of solving business tasks
- benefits of computationally intensive methodologies used for making risk-aware decisions
- knowledge and skills of performing experiments required for finding efficient business solutions
- validation and comparison of developed solutions on real data
- optimising decision models.
English Language Foundation
This unit focuses on your ability to understand and use the English language accurately when you read, speak, listen and write. We will concentrate on the English you need for undergraduate level study in your chosen subject area, covering grammar, subject area vocabulary and the four language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.
A key element of the unit is the grammar of the language, and particularly the verb tense system in English, because your ability to use the verb tense system accurately will be extremely important when you come to write essays and reports. This unit will focus in particular on the grammar of the language.
We will also focus on reading, listening and speaking skills in the context of your chosen subject area. Beginning with short texts, we will practise each skill and practise it again, so that gradually you will see, hear and feel that your command of the language is improving.
A recurring focus of the unit will be your acquisition of 'learner autonomy'. This means your ability to acquire the language yourself, without needing a teacher's help. This is important because from next year you will not have an English teacher to help you. So we will consider and practise strategies to help you gain confidence in your own ability to increase your knowledge of and ability to use the language, including for instance guessing meaning of difficult words, deciding which words are important in a text, recognising differences between formal and informal language, and other strategies, so that as the first semester continues, you begin to feel more confident in your use and experience with the English Language.
Academic Skills Foundation
When you begin your undergraduate level studies, you will be expected to have knowledge of and ability to use a large range of 'study skills'. You will also be expected to have some knowledge of the subject area you will be studying. This unit deals with both of these aspects of your preparation for undergraduate level study.
All of the academic skills are practised in English, so you will use your developing acquisition of the language from the partner unit 'English Language Foundation' to practise and gain mastery of these skills. You will also use your language and study skills as you learn the foundation of your subject area, putting the skills into practice as you learn.
Developing English Language Skills
This unit builds on the progress you made during its partner semester 1 unit 'English Language Foundation' and increasing your level from that which you had achieved by the end of semester 1.
We will recycle the tense system in English and other elements of the grammar system, but you will now learn how to use other aspects of the grammar, including the passive voice, as well as linking words and phrases and devices which enable you to write longer sentences but retain grammatical accuracy.
You will notice that we gradually introduce more specialist language that you need in preparation for your degree and we will expect you to use and develop the skills that you gained in the previous units so that you are able to work more independently.
Academic Skills Development
This unit builds on the skills learnt and practised in its partner semester 1 unit 'Foundation Academic Skills'. We will add more skills to the list, including summarizing and synthesising, argumentation, critical thinking and referencing and citation skills, as well as several others and practise and test them in the same way as with the semester 1 unit.
We will also investigate the research skill and you will learn how to prepare a research proposal and conduct a literature review, and how to plan a research project, learning about the research tools available and how they can be used to conduct research in your chosen field.
You will continue to broaden your knowledge of key current issues and theory in your chosen subject area, and apply the critical thinking and argumentation skills you acquire in this unit to argue for and against propositions you have studied in the form of in both essays and presentations and in seminar situations, ensuring that you are ready to step up to your chosen undergraduate course with a base level of subject area knowledge from which to continue your academic development as you progress to level 4 study.
Academic ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Skills 2
This unit is designed to help you develop important academic study skills that you will use throughout your university study, as well as preparing you for when you enter into or return to employment. This is part two of two linked units, which enable you to plan, build and practice your knowledge and skills acquisition gradually, it introduces and develops presentation skills, and professional development planning.
Principles Of Technology 2
The aim of this unit is to enable students to develop an understanding of the theory, practices and underlying technologies associated with the working principles, design and performance analysis of various technologies, in particular those relating to ICT systems. The is the second unit of two related parts and you will cover robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), UX Design, Cyber Security, Software Development and the associated data security and ethical dimensions of application design.
How will you be assessed?
Students are assessed in a number of ways. The majority of units are assessed through coursework group and individual projects portfolios essays presentations or exams. Students will also design software artefacts in the area of specialism. Feedback and advice from a supervisory or unit team will be provided to support students.
At level 4 students are assessed on understanding of the fundamental concepts of Computer Science and its application. Students are required to comprehend the foundations of the subject and application area and will be assessed on the ability to explain such concepts.
At level 5 students are assessed on the ability to apply the basic concepts of the subjects introduced in level 4 to existing application tasks. Students also will be able to demonstrate the relationships between theory and practice.
At level 6 Students will be required to demonstrate independent thinking and initiative. This may be in the form of analysis and criticism of the current approaches and theory within software development. In all cases students will be expected to show an awareness of the main theories and practices of the subject.
Careers
The course prepares you to manage the information assets of a company and opens the door to a wide variety of roles in IT-based careers: data systems security or applications analyst; database administrator; software engineer; technical support officer; and IT consultant. As a graduate it can lead to more managerial roles within an organisation. The course also prepares you to start your own business. On graduation you may also wish to progress on to take a Master's in a related subject.
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Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £9,250 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
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International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £9,250 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
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International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £9,250 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
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International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.
Fees for this course
UK
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2025/26 is £9,250 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs. See
Excellence Scholarships
Worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*
» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for one of our Achievement Scholarships offering £500 per year of study**
» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available
* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.
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International
The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2025/26 is £16,900 per year.
There are range of Scholarships available to help support you through your studies with us.
A full list of scholarships can be found here.