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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Computer Science and Economics


BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
Object-Oriented Programming 20 AND
Programming with Data 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
(( Macroeconomics 20 AND
Microeconomics 20 ) OR
Economics 20 ) AND
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: EC1003, EC1008 AND
Mathematics for Economists 20
Finance 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
EC1003 may be taken in second year

BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): Second year (Direct Entry)
Code Module name Credits
^ Foundations of Computation (Accelerated) 40 AND
^ Computer Systems 30 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Direct entry to Year 2 is only available to Computer Science and Mathematics or Computer Science and Statistics Degrees.

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked ^
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ Foundations of Computation 30 AND
^ Computer Systems 30 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked ^
BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ Intermediate Microeconomics 20 AND
^ Intermediate Macroeconomics 20 AND
Statistics for Economists 20 AND
Mathematics for Economists 20 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
Students who have passed MT2004 or MT2508 are exempt from EC2203

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • pass at first sitting and have an average grade 11 or better in modules marked ^

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

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BSc Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 levels.


BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
Computational Complexity 15 AND
Software Engineering Team Project 30 AND
View list 15 credits from Module List: CS3100 - CS3399
Databases 15
Data Communications and Networks 15
Operating Systems 15
Artificial Intelligence 15
Human Computer Interaction 15
Component Technology 15
Data Encoding 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list 60 credits from Module List: EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4489 AND
Econometrics 20
Decision and Game Theory 20
Economic Growth 20
Mathematical Economics 20
Incentives, Contracts and Markets 20
Economic Fluctuations 20
Computational Economics 20
Advanced Econometrics 20
Economic History 20
EC4403 Health and Education 20
Economics of the Environment 20
EC4406 Experimental Economics (20) 20
Behavioural Economics 20
Industrial Organisation and Regulations 20
International Macroeconomics 20
International Trade 20
EC4411 Economics of Labour 20
Macroeconomic Policy 20
Public Economics 20
EC4416 Innovation Economics (20) 20
Financial Economics: Asset Pricing 20
Financial Economics: Corporate Finance 20
EC4419 Economics of Development 20
Inequality and Redistribution 20
EC4421 Political Economy 20
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics & Finance 5
The Economics of Migration 20
Econometrics of Impact Evaluation 20
Practical Financial Modelling 20
Philosophy of Economics 20
Portfolio Management 20
Development and Finance 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
Logic and Software Verification 15 AND
( Minor Software Project 15 OR
Joint Project (30cr) 30 ) AND
View list Between 0 and 15 credits from Module List: CS3100 - CS3399, ID4001, ID5059 AND
Databases 15
Data Communications and Networks 15
Operating Systems 15
Artificial Intelligence 15
Human Computer Interaction 15
Component Technology 15
Data Encoding 15
Communication and Teaching in Science 15
Knowledge Discovery and Datamining 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list Between 15 and 30 credits from Module List: CS4100 - CS4999 (except CS4796), CS5010 - CS5089 (except CS5041 - CS5042)
Computer Graphics 15
Distributed Systems 15
Visual Analytics 15
Programming Language Design and Implementation 15
Computer Architecture 15
Computer Security 15
Concurrency and Multi-Core Architectures 15
Signal Processing and Perception for Digital Media 15
Video Games 15
Constraint Programming 15
Computer Science (Special Subject) 15
Artificial Intelligence Principles 15
Artificial Intelligence Practice 15
Language and Computation 15
Machine Learning 15
Principles of Computer Communication Systems 15
Practice in Computer Communication Systems 15
CS5024 Advanced Topics in Computer Communication Systems 15
Software Engineering Principles 15
Software Engineering Practice 15
Critical Systems Engineering 15
Software Architecture 15
Human Computer Interaction Principles and Methods 15
Information Visualisation 15
Data-Intensive Systems 15
Data Ethics and Privacy 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Students must select 60 credits from the Computer Science element.

BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list 60 credits from Module List: EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4499, EC5201 - EC5203
Econometrics 20
Decision and Game Theory 20
Economic Growth 20
Mathematical Economics 20
Incentives, Contracts and Markets 20
Economic Fluctuations 20
Computational Economics 20
Advanced Econometrics 20
Economic History 20
EC4403 Health and Education 20
Economics of the Environment 20
EC4406 Experimental Economics (20) 20
Behavioural Economics 20
Industrial Organisation and Regulations 20
International Macroeconomics 20
International Trade 20
EC4411 Economics of Labour 20
Macroeconomic Policy 20
Public Economics 20
EC4416 Innovation Economics (20) 20
Financial Economics: Asset Pricing 20
Financial Economics: Corporate Finance 20
EC4419 Economics of Development 20
Inequality and Redistribution 20
EC4421 Political Economy 20
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics & Finance 5
The Economics of Migration 20
Econometrics of Impact Evaluation 20
Practical Financial Modelling 20
Philosophy of Economics 20
Portfolio Management 20
Development and Finance 20
Research Project in Economics 20
Dissertation in Economics 40
Macroeconomics 20
Microeconomics 20
Econometric Methods and Applications 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Access to EC5201 - EC5203 is only available with the permission of the Director of Teaching to students in the Second Year of an Honours Programme who have achieved at least 17.5 in a relevant module, namely, EC3303 or EC3306 for EC5201, EC3302 or EC3505 for EC5202, in EC4401 for EC5203

Final Year students in 2018/9 must ensure they have taken at least 40 credits from EC3301-EC3350, EC4401 over third and fourth year.


Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant 91¹û¶³ÊÓƵ School in the Learning Agreement (see ).