Computer Science (Information Security) Royal Holloway University of London

Overview

We cover all the essentials of application development, from programming to software engineering, databases to web development, computer graphics to robotics, and information security. 

You will also explore the fundamentals of computing – what computers do, and how efficiently they do it – and learn about a host of advanced technologies, from computer games, digital sound and music, to concurrent and parallel programming, machine learning, bioinformatics, the internet of things, computational finance and more. 

From the outset, you will be experimenting with programming games, robots, Gadgeteer kits, Subversion, JUnit testing, Scrum-based Agile software and more, in our well-equipped laboratories.

Career opportunities

We work closely with partners in industry who advise us on our curriculum, to make sure it keeps abreast of the latest market needs and trends. 

This means our graduates of the  Computer Science (Information Security) programme at Royal Holloway University of London are up-to-speed with the latest developments and ready to contribute to the next generation of computing systems. In recent years, they have successfully pursued careers in everything from network systems design and web development, to business management and finance. 

They now work in organisations such as: Amazon, American Express, Apple, Bupa, Capita, CGI-Logica, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Symantec, among many others.. Find out more about what some of our graduates are doing, here.

Accreditation

Course accredited by The Chartered Institute for IT and EQANIE.