Undergraduate

Our courses are designed to provide you with the skills necessary to become an IT professional, whether this is as a software engineer, project manager, consultant or in support.

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These courses include up-to-date technical skills with programming taught in Java throughout the degree, leading to advanced Java subjects in later years, as well as the necessary communication, team working and problem solving skills demanded by industry.

We are ranked top ten in the UK for computer science and information systems by the Guardian University Guide 2019 and top 150 for computer science and engineering in the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2018.

View our undergraduate courses for 2019 entry. Find out more about applying to Surrey.

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Computing and Information Technology BSc (Hons)

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Computer Science BSc (Hons)

Outstanding teaching

Based on the evidence available, the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Panel judged that the University of Surrey delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.

What our students say

Read our student profiles to discover first-hand what it's like to study with us.

"I’d definitely recommend taking a placement year – for me, it’s been the best decision I made during my studies and I benefited in so many ways."

Chara Katiri, BSc Computer Science

Professional Training placements

All of our undergraduate courses offer an optional Professional Training placement, which involve taking time out of studying to work in industry. You can do a placement here in the UK or you have the option to do your placement abroad.

A placement will help you to gain the experience you need to stand out from the crowd, and the opportunity to obtain graduate job offers from your placement companies. They also help in maturing ideas for your final year project and will give you a greater outlook into future career paths.

Recognised as the Best University Placement Service (Over 500 Placements) at the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards 2019; we will support you with your application and ensure you are gaining the experience you need in a supportive environment.

Placement companies

We have over 80 partners with businesses of all sizes and across all sectors, including:

AGT International
Airbus
Avco Systems
Bae Systems
CGI
Cisco Systems
Consult Hyperion
dstl
Expedia
Fivium.

GE Aviation
Goldman Sachs
gsk
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hitachi
IBM
Intel
Leonardo
Lilly.

Lockheed Martin
London Stansted Airport
MBDA Systems
McAfee
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley
Nintendo
Oracle
SAP.

Siemens
Sky TV
Sony Europe
SOPHOS
Telefonica
Thames Water
The Walt Disney Company
VMware
Yell.

Study abroad

You have the opportunity to acquire international experience as part of your studies, by taking advantage of exchange agreements with our partner universities.

Locations of our partner universities include Australia, United States, Hong Kong, and Canada.

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Student success

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Surrey wins first prize in Hiscox competition

Helping you progress

To support our courses we have an extensive set of facilities available and offer employability and careers support to help get you ready for life after university.

We also offer internships over the summer period, where you can get involved in experimental research to help support our ongoing projects, giving you a taste of what you could be doing after graduation.

Facilities

Take a look at what facilities will be available to you during your studies

Employability

We will help with your career journey, whether that be by offering a placement in industry, providing extracurricular study or support for those wanting to become an entrepreneur.

Why study with us?

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Scholarships and bursaries

Discover how we may be able to support your studies with a host of bursaries and scholarships directly from the University of Surrey and external providers.

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