Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) with a Year in Industry (Hons) University of Kent

Overview

The Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) with a Year in Industry (Hons) degree from University of Kent is taught by leading researchers who are experts in their fields. The School of Computing at Kent is home to several authors of leading textbooks, a National Teaching Fellow, an IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) Fellow and two Association of Computer Machinery (ACM) award-winning scientists. 

This programme has full Chartered IT Professional (CITP) accreditation from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

The degree programme 

On this themed degree, the specific focus (here, Artificial Intelligence) is decided at the time of enrolment and named in your degree title. You can also study our general Computer Science degree, where a subject focus is decided during the course of your study.

The programme focuses on the technical aspects of computer science. You learn to code in several languages, starting with the Java programming language, which is widely used in industry across a range of applications including mobile devices

Building on these programming skills, you learn the principles and techniques that underpin the algorithms and systems shaping our world today. These include artificial intelligence, computer security, network technology, software engineering, and human-computer interaction. You put these principles and techniques into practice to develop software in a variety of ways, from small-scale exercises to a major software project.

Careers

Graduate destinations

Graduates who have both IT knowledge and business skills can expect excellent career prospects. The graduates have gone on to work in:

• software engineering
• mobile applications development
• systems analysis
• consultancy
• networking
• web design and e-commerce
• finance and insurance
• commerce
• engineering
• education
• government
• healthcare. 

Accreditation

This programme has full CITP and partial CEng accreditation from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.