Computer Science

Subject Area: Computer Science

Postholders

Subject Team Leader: M Roberts

Assistant Subject Team Leader: R Mohammed

Key information about subject:

Computer Science is not just about computers. Rather it is the study of computation and information, and is a subject, which involves you in the very make-up of the world, and over the last 30 years it has transformed the way we run our everyday lives.

Why Computer Science?

• Intellectual development.
• Personal development and qualities.
• Wider understanding of the world.
• Future employability.

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Potential future career pathways in subject area

• Application analyst
• Applications developer
• CAD technician
• Cyber security analyst
• Data analyst
• Database administrator
• Forensic computer analyst
• Game designer
• Games developer
• Information systems manager
• IT consultant
• Machine learning engineer
• Multimedia programmer
• Penetration tester
• SEO specialist
• Software engineer
• Systems analyst
• UX designer
• Web designer
• Web developer