Department of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University

History of the 1990s

28 May 1990 

Departmental Retreat  on BSc course development

October 1990

Introduction of specialist titles for the BSc  Computer Science degree

October 1990

MSc in Human Computer Interaction started

11 October 1991

BCS Accreditation visit

25 October 1991

Proposal to merge the Department with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

22 May 1992

Party at 79 Grassmarket to celebrate the move to Riccarton

25-29 May 1992

The move to Riccarton

1 August 1992

The Department merged with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to form the Department of Computing and Electrical Engineering
December 1992
RAE result - 3B
October 1994
Modularisation introduced across the University
March 1996
Joint BCS/IEE accreditation visit (led by IEE), CS submission led by Mr Dave Marwick and Dr Nick Taylor.
This might have been when the first CEng accreditations were awarded, it was certainly no later than this.
December 1996
RAE result – 4B