Computer Science Trinity College Dublin

Overview

Trinity Computer Science students can study for an Honors Bachelor's degree (BA (Mod) Computer Science) over four years and have the option to study for a fifth year leading to a Master in Computer Science (MCS) degree, which includes an internship. The first three years of the programme are the same for all students. The choice to study for the Honors Bachelor's degree or the Master's degree is made at the start of the fourth year of the programme

Key facts

Computers are critical to the efficient running of modern societies, in areas including health, security, banking and finance, transportation, communication, and now increasingly our interactions through social networks. Computing professionals, like their counterparts in medicine, law, engineering, accountancy and finance, deal with theoretical issues, solve complex problems, deal with matters of ethics and with society at large.

The Computer Science programme from Trinity College Dublin is a challenging and exciting course with a focus on innovation and cutting-edge technology. To get the best from the course you need to be interested in developing clear logical ideas about situations and about how to develop feasible schemes (‘algorithms’) for computers to deal with these situations. You should be comfortable using mathematical techniques to solve problems. If you are knowledgeable about computers already, to the extent of building them or writing programs for them, so much the better – but bear in mind, no prior knowledge of computer science is assumed.

In the first three years of the programme, you will develop key skills in designing and implementing computer programs and systems, solving problems, using mathematics, statistics and data analytics and communicating both orally and in writing. You will learn how to use a range of programming languages and how to tackle large software engineering projects. You will also learn about computer hardware and develop a broad knowledge of other topics, including networks and telecommunications, information management and the relationship between computers and society.