Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc Computer Science
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: G400 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: A*A*A including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 38 points overall with 7,7,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Career opportunities
The world needs Computer Scientists, and as a graduate of the University of Manchester you will be in particularly high demand. As the Number-One Most Targeted University by Employers in 2023 , we equip students with the ability to tackle real-world problems and innovate for the future.
Example careers:
- Actuary
- AI Engineer
- Banker
- Cloud Computing Engineer
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Games Designer and/or Developer
- Software Engineer
- Web Designer and/or Developer
And many more…
On average, our graduates earn £40,000 within 15 months (The Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2021). Opportunities exist in fields as diverse as finance, films and games, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consumer products, and public services - covering virtually all areas of business and society.
Which employers actively target our graduates?
- CERN
- EA Games
- IBM
- Microsoft
- And many more…
To see more of where our students have completed internships and where our graduates have gone on to work, explore our Graduate jobs and Industrial Experience Map .
You can also be inspired by students and academics sharing their journey on our Women and Gender-Diversity in Computer Science page, and gain career specific advice from our very own Podcast .
Accrediting organisations
This degree has been accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT , under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council . Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Processional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC).
An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills required for eventual registration as a Chartered IT Professional (CITP), Chartered Engineer (CEng), or Incorporated Engineer (IEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.