BSc Computer Science (Computer Games Programming) – School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences

This programme is available in Edinburgh

Programme Director: Dr Stefano Padilla (Edinburgh), Mahmoud Mousa (Dubai)

Programme Code: F2C1-GCP

For further information about course choices consult:

Official 2024/25 Programme Structure on Curriculum Explorer

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

Year 1

Year Co-ordinator(s):
Dr Rob Stewart / Dr Jeevani Goonetillake (Edinburgh)
Cristina Turcanu (Dubai)

Semester 1	Semester 2
F27SA Software Development 1	F27SB Software Development 2
F27ID Introduction to Interaction Design	F17SC Discrete Mathematics
F27PX Praxis	F27CS Introduction to Computer Systems
F17LP Logic and Proof	F27WD Web Design and Databases

Year 2

Year Co-ordinator(s):
Dr Phil Bartie (Edinburgh)
Drishty Soobnath (Dubai)

Year 2 Structure from 2020-21

Semester 1	Semester 2
F28ED User-Centred Experimental Design	F28SD Introduction to Software Engineering
F28WP Web Programming	F28DM Database Management
F28SG Introduction to Data Structures & Algorithms	F28HS Hardware-Software Interface
F28PL Programming Languages	F28DA Data Structures & Algorithms

Year 3

Year Co-ordinator(s):

Dr Theo Georgiou (Edinburgh)/Dr Swaraj Dash (Edinburgh)
Dr Md Azher Uddin (Dubai)

Semester	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

Year 4

Year Co-ordinator(s):
Professor Albert Burger (Edinburgh)
Dr Jessica Chen-Burger (Edinburgh)
Dr Ali Muzaffar (Dubai)

To graduate with the degree BSc Computer Science (Computer Games Programming) candidates must take the two mandatory course in Stage 4, 3D Graphics & Animation (F20GA) and Computer Games Programming (F20GP), and take at least one of Industrial Programming (F20SC) or Advanced Human Computer Interaction (F20AD) and do an approved dissertation topic suitable for this specialism.

Semester 1 (Mandatory)	Semester 2 (Mandatory)
F20GA 3D Graphics and Animation	F20GP Computer Games Programming
F20PA Project: Research Methods & Requirements Engineering	F20PB Project: Design & Implementation
	F20PC Project: Testing & Implementation
(Optional – Choose 2)	Optional (Choose 1)
F20BC Biologically Inspired Computation	F20AA Applied Text Analytics (Dubai only)
F20CN Computer Network Security	F20AD Advanced Human Computer Interaction
F20DL Data Mining & Machine Learning	F20AN Advanced Network Security
F20IF Information System Methodologies	F20BD Big Data Management
F20RO Intelligent Robotics	F20DP Distributed & Parallel Technologies
F20RS Rigorous Methods for Software Engineering	F20DV Data Visualisation & Analytics
F20SA Statistical Modelling & Analysis	F20EC E-Commerce Technology
F20SC Industrial Programming	F20FO Digital Forensics (Dubai only)