In your final year, you will be able to access a wide range of masters-level courses delivered by leaders in their fields. Only apply to one Informatics programme Teaches the practice of small team software development, equipping you to participate in a modern tech company or a software-dependent research team in accord with your professional and legal obligations. You will gain experience developing a software system from scratch using some of the key concepts of Java and objected-orientated programming studied in Year 1. Optional courses You will build on Year 1, covering more advanced programming and data structures, together with the related mathematics and broader professional and societal issues. You will learn some of the standard algorithms and data structures that underlie all areas of computation and put them into practice through various Python based courseworks. You will also apply some mathematical concepts to analyse both the theoretical complexity of algorithms and their practical behaviour. Software Engineering and Professional Practice (20 credits)

All of our programmes start with a common core of mathematics courses and informatics courses, with increasing options for specialisation in later years depending on your interests. You will be mostly based in the School of Informatics with lectures, tutorials and classes held in Appleton Tower. The building is located in the University's Central Campus area and provides purpose-built facilities and dedicated learning and teaching spaces. BEng Computer Science students must meet professional accreditations requirements as specified in the Degree Programme Table. If you do not meet the professional accreditation requirements but do meet the criteria to progress to year 4 BSc Computer Science, you will be transferred to the BSc Computer Science programme. IB: HL: Mathematics (Analysis and approaches only) at 6. Your Mathematics qualifications must have been achieved no more than two academic years prior to entry. SL: English at 5.In the fourth year, you take MInf Project (Part 1) and a further 80 points of courses typically at level 10. There is a sortable list of courses available from the If you are considering buying a computer, your first decision is whether to buy a desktop, laptop or a tablet. A tablet is the most limited; you won’t be able to do much coursework on one. Most students find laptops the most versatile, but the decision is personal. You will type quite a lot and should choose a set-up that lets you do so comfortably. In laptops the trade-off between a large screen and the weight of a machine you will carry around needs careful consideration. For most purposes, any modern processor will be fine; amount of RAM tends to be more important and if you’re going to upgrade anything you might consider this first. Coursework is unlikely to require you to have more disk space than now comes as standard. To progress from Year 3 to Year 4 of the Bachelor's Honours degrees, you must achieve an overall mark in third year of 40 or more and pass at least 80 credits of courses at level 9 or 10 at the first attempt. You will have access to computer laboratories in Appleton Tower and quality software support. You will also be able to use the University’s facilities, including libraries and common student spaces.

SQA Highers: AAAAA (achievement by end of S5 preferred). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6.

Why choose Computer Science (Informatics) at the University of Edinburgh?

The first three years are similar to our BSc and BEng programmes and provide a firm foundation for advanced study in informatics. You will cover a diverse range of topics, including the areas of: Students who are members of Edinburgh University Formula Student and have not taken Informatics Experiential Learning (Level 10) in Year 3 may request a concession from the School Curriculum Approval Officer to replace any 20 credits of Informatics courses in the DPT with IEL-10. Approval will require written permission from the IEL-10 tutor confirming your eligibility for that course. This option is not available to students whose honours project is already based on their work with Edinburgh University Formula Student.

In the fifth year, you take MInf Project (Part 2) and a further 80 points of courses typically at level 11 ((Master's level). There is a sortable list of courses available from theThe Honours Project will be your only compulsory course for most Informatics degrees other than Cognitive Science (BSc) and joint honours degrees with other Schools. Honours project (40 credits) Students who have not met the Honours hurdle, and are missing credits: you will receive a "deferred" progression decision. Your performance is insufficient to progress to Year 3 Honours. Your progression status to the Ordinary degree will be reviewed after the August diet. In all other cases: you will not be allowed to progress to Year 3. If you are permitted to continue at the University, you must repeat Year 2 and make up the missing credits. You will be invited to a meeting with the Progression Officer to discuss whether this programme is right for you, and if so which courses must be repeated. you should discuss with the proposer if their project might be appropriate as an MInf project, or extended/revised to be so.