Computer Science

About this programme

Build on your computer skills at Royal Holloway so you’re ready to launch your career exploiting key technologies in a broad range of sectors. Computer science is a major driver of innovation and it’s involved in the design or implementation of most new products. We’ll equip you with the tools and expertise to stay ahead in this fast-changing industry, with a wide choice of opportunities to help realise your ambitions. You’ll explore cybersecurity and its impact on society, such as in banking or commerce. Examine how AI is shifting the way we interact with computers. Understand modern software engineering practices, and Scrum-based Agile software development. You can tailor your course to match your interests through our modular structure and flexible choices. Specialise in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity or Software Engineering pathways. Or benefit from our close links with leading technology companies and spend an optional year in industry. We want your degree to prepare you for your chosen career, with a dedicated personal adviser to guide you through your studies. We sometimes make changes to our courses to improve your experience. If this happens, we’ll let you know as soon as possible. This module teaches programming and object-orientation concepts. Students will learn about program basics (variables, types, scope, lifetimes), control flow (if-constructs, for-loops, while-loops), data structures (strings, sets, lists, trees), objects (classes and inheritance), exceptions (throwing and catching) and file I/O (streams, file reading and writing).