Where to do computing?

[MrPinkPanther]

I'm looking to do Computing at Uni a year from September and around now I have to decide where I want to go and I thought where better to ask than HabboxForum's technology forum.

My grades are in the AAB-ABB range so I'm looking for something of that standard but I have no idea where to start. Does anyone know where is good to go?

[Johno]

I'm presuming you are thinking of English universities, I've heard that Durham is pretty nice and so is Southampton. However, if you are looking to go a bit further afield, Glasgow seems very good for Computing.

n.b - the english universities are suggestions from a friend, and based on the Comp. Sci course :)

[Fehm]

It may seem a little far fetched, I live in Derby, and derby university is extremely good for technology with degree's that link with Microsoft and other big companies.

Take a look =] I recommend it!

[Fifteen]

http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/2594/BSc+%28Hons%29+Computing

Plymouth uni

http://onlineservices.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/Course.aspx?course=36&school=DEC&level=ug&code=BSCOM&mode=ft

Bournemouth uni

http://www.worc.ac.uk/courses/computing.html

University of Worcester

http://www.glos.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/co/Pages/entry2010.aspx

University of Gloucestershire

http://courses.uwe.ac.uk/g401/2009

Bristol UWE

[DaveTaylor]

I am studying at RGU starting in September;

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/

[MrPinkPanther]

http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/2594/BSc+%28Hons%29+Computing



Plymouth uni


http://onlineservices.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/Course.aspx?course=36&school=DEC&level=ug&code=BSCOM&mode=ft


Bournemouth uni


http://www.worc.ac.uk/courses/computing.html


University of Worcester


http://www.glos.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/co/Pages/entry2010.aspx


University of Gloucestershire


http://courses.uwe.ac.uk/g401/2009


Bristol UWE




It may seem a little far fetched, I live in Derby, and derby university is extremely good for technology with degree's that link with Microsoft and other big companies.

Take a look =] I recommend it!


I'm presuming you are thinking of English universities, I've heard that Durham is pretty nice and so is Southampton. However, if you are looking to go a bit further afield, Glasgow seems very good for Computing.

n.b - the english universities are suggestions from a friend, and based on the Comp. Sci course :)
Thanks guys! Ill take a look at them all. Unfortunatly Dave because I'm English going to a Scottish University will be really expensive for me so I'm staying in England or Wales.

[Fifteen]

You can use the UCAS course search - can search by subject, course type, full-time or sandwich, what region(s) ect.

http://search.ucas.com/cgi-bin/hsrun/search/search/StateId/D9AVAG6YaynKnOfzbFe9N6rFTGDBo-3dzh/HAHTpage/search.HsKeywordSearch.whereNext?query=139&word=COMPUTING

[Pyroka]

Thanks guys! Ill take a look at them all. Unfortunatly Dave because I'm English going to a Scottish University will be really expensive for me so I'm staying in England or Wales.

Its not, English students get half price in Scottish universities because I was going to go to one! Their tuition fees are slashed in half from the price you have to pay in England and Wales. Trust me on that one.

I'd go to a Scottish Uni if I had the choice... which I did, but the uni just wasn't up to what I wanted so I had to go England, which had its benefits tbh. Weigh up the pros and cons, but going Scotland for me was because of the half price tuition fees, that was so tempting. I have friends going to UWE, not sure what courses but I know it's got a good reputation of Computing and IT.

I'd try Staffordshire too (one I'm going too), one of the campuses is basically dedicated towards computing and IT, plus the media and music groups. It's a pretty good uni imo, campus and town is quite nice too, central to the country, check it out. :)

Oh and btw, do a Sandwich course, they're better for IT.

[MrPinkPanther]

Its not, English students get half price in Scottish universities because I was going to go to one! Their tuition fees are slashed in half from the price you have to pay in England and Wales. Trust me on that one.

I'd go to a Scottish Uni if I had the choice... which I did, but the uni just wasn't up to what I wanted so I had to go England, which had its benefits tbh. Weigh up the pros and cons, but going Scotland for me was because of the half price tuition fees, that was so tempting. I have friends going to UWE, not sure what courses but I know it's got a good reputation of Computing and IT.

I'd try Staffordshire too (one I'm going too), one of the campuses is basically dedicated towards computing and IT, plus the media and music groups. It's a pretty good uni imo, campus and town is quite nice too, central to the country, check it out. :)

Oh and btw, do a Sandwich course, they're better for IT.
Thanks for the help! My Tutor told me that to go to a Scottish Uni I would have to pay a lot more because the Council don't pay part of your fee like they do in England and Wales so I'd have to pay £30,000 or something. I'll quiz her on that next week, I'm sure she's wrong.

[Pyroka]

Thanks for the help! My Tutor told me that to go to a Scottish Uni I would have to pay a lot more because the Council don't pay part of your fee like they do in England and Wales so I'd have to pay £30,000 or something. I'll quiz her on that next week, I'm sure she's wrong.

She's sort of wrong but not? You get half price tuition fees and you apply through Student Finance England like anybody else. The only exception is that you may not be granted a bursary or scholarship thing which you could be entitled for in England. You gotta weigh up which is cheaper.

[ElliottThompson]

I'm taking computing too.. dunno the specific course yet but I will be starting uni at the same time as you.

ATM i'm looking at Coventry Uni and Brighton Uni. They both offer a robust lineup of computing courses :)

[MrPinkPanther]

She's sort of wrong but not? You get half price tuition fees and you apply through Student Finance England like anybody else. The only exception is that you may not be granted a bursary or scholarship thing which you could be entitled for in England. You gotta weigh up which is cheaper.
I get bugger all in England. So it might actually be cheaper for me to go to Scotland...hmm. Cheers.


I'm taking computing too.. dunno the specific course yet but I will be starting uni at the same time as you.

ATM i'm looking at Coventry Uni and Brighton Uni. They both offer a robust lineup of computing courses :)
I've been looking at Brighton, lots of nice courses. My Brother goes to Warwick Uni which is actually nearer to Coventry than Warwick and I don't like Coventry really so I don't want to go there.

[Johno]

Whoops, forgot to mention Edinburgh in my previous post. Apparently it has a really nice computing department.

[Mentor]

Primarily on the merit of myself being there:http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/undergrad/subjects/computer_sci.html would be my suggestion :p

Has a good staff, interesting course with alot of choices and a good few IT/computing based jobs you can get while studying (which give alot of flexibilty to place around your studies)

Kent itself is a nice area, but a little quiet compared to bigger citys, is more like a town tbh.

requirements are ABB so roughly where you were looking, lots of options etc within the course. Year in industry option is also very very good (im currently doing that right now :))

So theres my sales pitch / suggestion

[RichardKnox]

Abertay Uni (Scotland) is supposedly brilliant for anything to do with computing etc, as after all Dundee is the city of discovery and focuses on science and computing etc.

[MrPinkPanther]

Primarily on the merit of myself being there:http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/undergrad/subjects/computer_sci.html would be my suggestion :p

Has a good staff, interesting course with alot of choices and a good few IT/computing based jobs you can get while studying (which give alot of flexibilty to place around your studies)

Kent itself is a nice area, but a little quiet compared to bigger citys, is more like a town tbh.

requirements are ABB so roughly where you were looking, lots of options etc within the course. Year in industry option is also very very good (im currently doing that right now :))

So theres my sales pitch / suggestion
Yeh, I was going to ask you where you go to Uni because I recalled you were going. I was just waiting to speak to you on MSN. When you are free could I maybe ask you a little about the course?


Abertay Uni (Scotland) is supposedly brilliant for anything to do with computing etc, as after all Dundee is the city of discovery and focuses on science and computing etc.
Thanks! Ill have a look at it on the UCAS website.

[Mentor]

Yea sure - i'm online atm if i remember rightly :P

Kent ftw :p

[Recursion]

Don't you need A Level maths for most computing courses?

[Pyroka]

I think A-Level Maths is more for computer science? Though I might be wrong.

[Mentor]

Don't you need A Level maths for most computing courses?

Tis true, The computer Science course at Kent though only requires a B in GCSE level maths, which is a good part of why i choose it. (not a fan of maths :p)

*Sells*

[Recursion]

Tis true, The computer Science course at Kent though only requires a B in GCSE level maths, which is a good part of why i choose it. (not a fan of maths :p)

*Sells*

I'm liking the sound of this considering I should be getting a B in Maths tomorrow and there isn't any way I will be picking it for A Level!

[Mentor]

I'm liking the sound of this considering I should be getting a B in Maths tomorrow and there isn't any way I will be picking it for A Level!

Same though process here - A level maths would have sucked :p
Also, just checked the site, gcse C is the requirement not B it turns out.

full infos:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/undergrad/subjects/computer_sci.html

Kent should pay me lol :p

[MrPinkPanther]

I might go for Kent, not sure. I hate Maths but I'm good at it, I did AS Maths in Year 11 and got an A and I've just done A2 Maths in first year college and got an A. That said though I hate Maths and don't want to do any more ;P.

[DaveTaylor]

Abertay Uni (Scotland) is supposedly brilliant for anything to do with computing etc, as after all Dundee is the city of discovery and focuses on science and computing etc.

I choose RGU over Abertay in the end due to job recruitment prospects. RGU being the highest in the UK if I remember correctly.

[Johno]

I choose RGU over Abertay in the end due to job recruitment prospects. RGU being the highest in the UK if I remember correctly.
What course is it you're away to RGU to do again?

[DaveTaylor]

What course is it you're away to RGU to do again?

Computing of Internet and Multimedia.

[Mentor]

I might go for Kent, not sure. I hate Maths but I'm good at it, I did AS Maths in Year 11 and got an A and I've just done A2 Maths in first year college and got an A. That said though I hate Maths and don't want to do any more ;P.

Well having as/a level maths does mean u only have to do the hour long classes on math modules instead of the two hours, as much as thay bang on about how important maths is for programming tis rubbish if u ask me.

But being good at it would certainly be an advantage :p

Still plenty of other good unis out there i imagine, i just selling this one cuz its one i'm at + one of the best cs courses you can get on to without an a level maths (though if you have a level maths you dont have that issue) I'd def give kent a thought tho :p