Computer Science, MEng (Hons), with industry placement

Our MEng Computer Science with Industrial Studies offers a five-year programme that builds on the three-year BSc, providing essential professional skills, knowledge, and expertise in areas such as programming languages, development environments, and methodologies for requirements capture, application structuring, and program testing. This degree includes an optional year in industry after Year 2 or 3, assessed by academics and experts, which enhances employability by linking academic learning to real-world practices. Students benefit from exceptional facilities, expert faculty, strong employer connections, career fairs, and initiatives like Future Worlds for enterprise support. Graduates are highly sought after for their innovative solutions and technical prowess.The programme allows flexibility, with core modules in programming, computer systems, and mathematics during the first two years, followed by optional modules in Year 3 focusing on emerging technologies and an individual project. The fourth year emphasises engineering design, management, and collaboration through group projects with industry partners. Assessment includes written exams, in-class tests, design and programming exercises, oral presentations, laboratories, and group work. Accredited by the British Computer Society and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, this degree ensures industry recognition.

This four-year programme has been designed to maximise student choice by allowing you to tailor the degree structure to suit your own interests. During the first two years you will undertake a series of core modules, for example Programming, Computer Systems, and Mathematics. In your third year you can choose from a wide range of optional modules that reflect the specialist areas and key technologies of computer science that will be critical in the future. You will also work on an individual project with the potential to explore cutting edge technologies and innovative applications. The fourth year particularly emphasises engineering design, management and industrial collaboration. You will take part in a group design project, working with a real industry customer or solving challenging problems through the imaginative application of technology. For more information on our optional modules: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/computer-science-with-artificial-intelligence-degree-meng#modules