Course Structure
Computer Science (Joint Honours)
Each of the Computer Science Joint Honours combinations offers unique opportunities where the subjects intersect.
Computer Science and Business
Why study Computer Science and Business?
Computer Science and Business is a Joint Honours programme. The computer science subjects in this programme will build upon your problem solving, logical and mathematical skills and challenge you to develop a deep understanding of the science of computers. The business subjects will develop your knowledge, management ability and understanding of the operations of organisations and their critical role in society and the many roles available within organisations like marketing, organisational behaviour, human resources and finance. At the end of the course graduates will be able to apply their knowledge of computer science, business and management, along with their problem-solving skills, in new and familiar environments, both within the disciplines of Computer Science and Business and in the wider context of the modern workplace.
Your degree and what you’ll study
The computer science subjects in this programme are listed on page the computer science JH student page available here. Details of the business subjects available to Joint Honours students are available here.
Computer Science and Economics
Why study Computer Science and Economics?
Economists explore how people and institutions behave and function when producing, exchanging and using goods and services. Economists’ main motivation is to find mechanisms that encourage efficiency in the production and use of material goods and resources while as the same time producing a pattern of income distribution that society finds acceptable.
The computer science subjects in this programme will build upon your problem solving, logical and mathematical skills and challenge you to develop a deep understanding of the science of computers.
Your degree and what you’ll study
The computer science subjects in this programme are listed on page the computer science JH student page available here. Find out more about Joint Honours Economics here.
Computer Science and Geography
Why study Computer Science and Geography?
The combination of Computer Science and Geography allows students to combine computational skills and geographical knowledge to address important global issues. Examples of this include Geographical Information systems (GIS) which is used to underpin decision making in: urban planning; land use planning and energy distribution or Remote Sensing/Earth Observation which can be used to monitor the impact of global change. Graduates of this programme will be well placed to develop the next generation of GIS; these may, for example, incorporate large volumes of IOT (Internet of Things), remote sensing data, integrate diverse forms of data, and present advanced visualisations. These developments which would be driven by computer scientists who understand geoscience. Graduates of the programme might apply "big data” techniques to geographic data, for example to predict flooding, to model urban traffic, to explain demographic changes or monitor long-term environmental change. Graduates with these skills will be at the heart of the design of future smart and sustainable cities and societies.
Your degree and what you’ll study
The computer science subjects in this programme are listed on page the computer science JH student page available here. Find out more about Geography Joint Honours here.
Computer Science and Linguistics
Why study Computer Science and Linguistics?
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Linguists investigate how language works; how patterns of sounds, words and sentences combine to convey meaning. Training in Linguistics promotes the critical evaluation of evidence, logical and detailed analysis, and the formulation and presentation of arguments. Studying computer science builds your problem-solving, logical and mathematical skills and challenges you to develop a deep understanding of the science of computers. At the end of the course graduates will be able to apply their knowledge of computer science and linguistics, along with their problem-solving skills to improve computer understanding and generation of language, to use computing to explore languages, as well as to more general issues of computing and communication.
Your degree and what you’ll study
The computer science subjects in this programme are listed on the page the computer science JH student page available here. Details of the linguistics subjects available to Joint Honours students are available here.