{"id":177,"date":"2021-08-01T08:05:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T07:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2021-08-01T08:05:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T07:05:56","slug":"bsc-computer-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/ug-programmes\/bsc-computer-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"BSc Computer Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/dubai\/profiles\/teaching\/smitha-kumar.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/SmithaS.jpg\" alt=\"Smitha Kumar\" class=\"wp-image-8667\" width=\"135\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The BSc Computer Systems Programme is available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/edinburgh\/\">Edinburgh<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/dubai\/\">Dubai<\/a> and through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/alp\/\">Approved Learning Partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme Director:  <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/dubai\/profiles\/teaching\/smitha-kumar.htm\">Smitha Kumar<\/a> (Dubai)<br><strong>Deputy Director:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/stefano-padilla\">Stefano Padilla<\/a> (Edinburgh)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programme Code: F2CC-CSE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information about course choices consult:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/202122\/F2CC-CSE_202122.pdf\">Programme Structure and Progression Rules<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27sa-software-development-1\/\">F27SA Software Development 1<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27sb-software-development-2\/\">F27SB Software Development 2<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27id-introduction-to-interaction-design\/\">F27ID Introduction to Interaction Design<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27cs-introduction-to-computer-systems\/\">F27CS Introduction to Computer Systems<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27px-praxis\/\">F27PX Praxis<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27wd-web-design-and-databases\/\">F27WD Web Design and Databases<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <strong>(Optional &#8211; Choose 1)<\/strong><\/td><td>  <strong>(Optional &#8211; Choose 1)<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/maths\/courses\/f17lp-logic-and-proof\/\">F17LP Logic and Proof<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/maths\/courses\/f17sc-discrete-mathematics\/\">F17SC Discrete Mathematics <\/a>(Edinburgh &amp; Dubai Only) <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/F2_Y1_Electives-2020.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/F2_Y1_Electives-2020.pdf\">Elective Course<\/a> (Edinburgh Only)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27ts-technology-in-society\/\">F27TS Technology in Society<\/a> (Edinburgh only)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/202122\/C17PS_202122.pdf\">C17PS Becoming a Professional<\/a> (Dubai only)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28ed-user-centred-experimental-design\/\">F28ED User-Centred Experimental Design<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28sd-software-design\/\">F28SD Introduction to Software Engineering <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28wp-web-programming\/\">F28WP Web Programming<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28dm-database-management-systems\/\">F28DM Database Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28pl-programming-languages\/\">F28PL Programming Languages<\/a> <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28da-data-structures-and-algorithms\/\">F28DA Data Structures &amp; Algorithms<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28sg-introduction-to-data-structures-algorithms\/\">F28SG  Introduction to Data Structures &amp; Algorithms<\/a><\/td><td>  <strong>(Optional &#8211; Choose 1)<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28hs-hardware-software-interface\/\">F28HS Hardware-Software Interface<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28cd-creative-design-project\/\">F28CD Creative Design Project<\/a> (Edinburgh &amp; ALP Only)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/201718\/C18OP_201718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">C18OP Operations Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29so-software-engineering\/\">F29SO Software Engineering<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29pd-professional-development\/\">F29PD Professional Development<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29dc-data-communications-and-networking\/\">F29DC Data Communications &amp; Networking<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29oc-operating-systems-concurrency\/\">F29OC Operating Systems &amp; Concurrency<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29ai-artificial-intelligence-and-intelligent-agents\/\">F29AI Artificial Intelligence &amp; Intelligent Agents<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29lp-language-processors\/\">F29LP Language Processors<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29km-knowledge-management\/\">F29KM Knowledge Management<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29ss-sociotechnical-and-soft-systems\/\">F29SS Sociotechnical &amp; Soft Systems Methodologies<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20pa-research-methods-requirements-engineering\/\">F20PA Project: Research Methods &amp; Requirements Engineering<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20pb-design-implementation\/\">F20PB Project: Design &amp; Implementation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20pc-project-testing-and-presentation\/\">F20PC Project: Testing &amp; Implementation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>(Optional &#8211; Choose 3)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Optional (Choose 2)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20cn-computer-network-security\/\">F20CN Computer Network Security<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20ad-advanced-interaction-design\/\">F20AD Advanced Interaction Design<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20ga-3d-graphics-and-animation\/\">F20GA 3D Graphics &amp; Animation<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20an-advanced-network-security\/\">F20AN Advanced Network Security<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20if-information-systems-methodologies\/\">F20IF Information System Methodologies<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20bd-big-data-management\/\">F20BD Big Data Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20rs-rigorous-methods-for-software-engineering\/\">F20RS Rigorous Methods for Software Engineering<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20de-digital-and-knowledge-economy\/\">F20DE Digital &amp; Knowledge Economy<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?post_type=cs-course&amp;p=6062&amp;preview=true\">F20SA Statistical Modelling &amp; Analysis<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20dv-data-visualisation-and-analytics\/\">F20DV Data Visualisation &amp; Analytics<\/a>  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20sc-industrial-programming\/\">F20SC Industrial Programming<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20ec-e-commerce-technology\/\">F20EC E-Commerce Technology<\/a>  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20fo-digital-forensics\/\">F20FO Digital Forensics<\/a> (Dubai only)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20gp-computer-games-programming\/\">F20GP Computer Games Programming<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Including with Computer Games Programming)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":78,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/cs.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[23,2,3,4],"class_list":["post-177","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-cs-ug-alp-programme","tag-cs-ug-du-programme","tag-cs-ug-ed-programme","tag-cs-ug-programme"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/177\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}