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University degree

Computer Science

The University of Sheffield · Sheffield
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

This course provides a core grounding in computer science, with a focus on AI. You’ll have the opportunity to dive deeper into a range of AI-focussed topics such as deep learning, nature-inspired algorithms, text or speech processing and robotics. This course provides a core grounding in computer science, with a focus on AI.

You’ll have the opportunity to dive deeper into a range of AI-focussed topics such as deep learning, nature-inspired algorithms, text or speech processing and robotics. Study the core techniques and applications of AI, ranging from data-driven computing through to state-of-the-art speech and text processing. Working in a team to engineer a software system for a real client will give you experience of what it’s like in industry.

You'll have access to the latest hardware, software and operating systems, high-spec graphics computers and a robotics arena in our dedicated computer labs. Our lecturers are renowned computer scientists and their research shapes our teaching.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
128-143 pts15%
144-159 pts15%
160-175 pts5%
176-191 pts15%
192-207 pts5%
208-223 pts15%
224-239 pts15%
240+ pts20%
How they qualified
65% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel65%
baccalaureate30%
otherHE5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
Continue past first year
86%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£38,500
3 years on
£53,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
86%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching85%
Assessment & feedback78%
Academic support73%
Well organised87%
Learning resources88%
Student community87%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Sheffield's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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