BSc Computer Science

This programme is available in Edinburgh, Dubai
Programme Director: Dr Hans Wolfgang Loidl (Edinburgh)

Programme Code: F291-COS

For further information about course choices consult:

• Programme Structure and Progression Rules for your own degree programme.
• BSc Computer Science Handbooks: (Edinburgh), (Dubai)

Accreditation: BSc (Hons) Computer science is accredited by British Computer Society, the Chartered Institute for IT.

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Year 1

Year 1 Supervisor: Dr Michael Lones (Edinburgh)

Year 1 Supervisor: Dr Mohamed Abdelshafy (Dubai)

Semester 1	Semester 2
F27SA Software Development 1	F27SB Software Development 2
F27IS Interactive Systems	F27SG Software Development 3
F27PX Praxis	F27CS Introduction to Computer Systems
F17LP Logic and Proof	F27WD Web Design and Databases

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Year 2

Year 2 Supervisor: Prof Nick Taylor (Edinburgh)

Year 2 Supervisor: Smitha Kumar (Dubai)

Semester 1	Semester 2
F28IN Interaction Design	F28SD Software Design
F28WP Web Programming	F28DM Database Management
F28DA Data Structures & Algorithms	F28HS Hardware-Software Interface
F28PL Programming Languages	F17SC Discrete Mathematics

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Year 3

Year 3 Supervisor: Dr Helen Hastie (Edinburgh)

Year 3 Supervisor: Talal Shaikh (Dubai)

Semester 1	Semester 2
F29SO Software Engineering	F29PD Professional Development
F29DC Data Communications & Networking	F29OC Operating Systems & Concurrency
F29AI Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Agents	F29LP Language Processors
F29FA Foundations 1	F29FB Foundations 2

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Year 4

Year 4 Supervisor: Dr Peter King (Edinburgh)

Year 4 Supervisor:Dr Hani Ragab Hassen (Dubai)

Semester 1 (Mandatory)	Semester 2 (Mandatory)
F20PA Project: Research Methods & Requirements Engineering	F20PB Project: Design & Implementation
	F20PC Project: Testing & Implementation
(Optional – Choose 3)	Optional (Choose 2)
F20CL Computing in the Classroom	F20AD Advanced Interaction Design
F20BC Biologically Inspired Computation	F20AN Advanced Network Security
F20CN Computer Network Security	F20BD Big Data Management
F20DL Data Mining & Machine Learning	F20CA Conversational Agents & Spoken Language Processing
F20DV Data Visualisation & Analytics	F20DE Digital & Knowledge Economy
F20GA 3D Graphics and Animation	F20DP Distributed & Parallel Technologies
F20IF Information System Methodologies	F20EC E-Commerce Technology
F20MC Mobile Communications & Programming	F20GP Computer Games Programming
F20RS Rigorous Methods for Software Engineering	F20NA Network Applications
F20SC Industrial Programming	F20RO Intelligent Robotics

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