Computer Science/Mathematics (Equal) (with a year in industry)

取得日期：2026-10-21、2026-10-29

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Computer Science and Mathematics (with a year in industry) (BSc) - Undergraduate, University of York

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HomeStudy at YorkUndergraduateCourses 2027/28Computer Science and Mathematics (with a year in industry) (BSc)

BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Mathematics (with a year in industry)

Study complementary subjects to become fluent in both and add a year in industry to increase your skills.

Year of entry: 2027/28

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September 2027

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4 years full-time

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Department of Computer Science, Department of Mathematics

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Study both computer science and maths in this combined course. The skills you gain from both disciplines will make you highly employable across a range of sectors. Adding a year in industry will help cement your skills in a professional context.

Combine the power of computer science and mathematics: Maths influences computer science, from designing and analysing efficient computer programs to developing formal proofs that a piece of software does what was intended. Increasingly, computer science is also being used to find solutions to mathematical issues. You will explore how these two disciplines shape each other, gaining a deeper understanding of everything from efficient algorithms and software design to solving complex mathematical problems.

Develop highly transferable skills for a digital world: Build expertise in programming, mathematical reasoning and problem-solving, preparing you for a wide range of careers where computing and analytical skills are in demand.

Study in modern facilities at the heart of our computing community: You'll learn in the purpose-built Ian Wand Building, with access to software and hardware laboratories, collaborative learning spaces and specialist research facilities that support both teaching and world-leading research.

Benefit from strong industry partnerships: With placement opportunities at organisations ranging from global companies to innovative local businesses, you'll gain paid professional experience, build sought-after skills and graduate ready to make an impact.

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Work with world-leading tutors and researchers in two highly-regarded academic departments

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The placement team were incredibly helpful. They encouraged us to submit drafts of our CV for feedback. There were also sessions on topics like imposter syndrome and interview skills. These were open to everyone, not just those on the year in industry route, making them a great resource for all students.

Vivek, Computer Science student. Read Vivek's blog post.

You will gain a thorough grounding in both computer science and maths in your first two years, introducing the fundamental concepts in both subjects while gaining an insight into the interplay between the two. In your final year you can choose to weight your studies towards either subject. Your individual project can be in either subject.

Year 3 (in industry)

Your first year contains essential fundamental material in programming and computer architectures. You will study the mathematical and theoretical foundations of computer science. You will also learn how to increase your employability prospects, including improving your presentation style and exploring the professional issues in computer science.

Core modules

Software 1: Foundations of Programming for Computer Science

Foundations and Calculus

Introduction to Pure Mathematics

Software 2: Object Oriented Data Structures and Algorithms

Multivariable Calculus and Matrices

Theory 2: Formal Languages and Automata

Academic integrity module

In addition to the above you will also need to complete our online Academic Integrity module.

This module covers some of the essential skills and knowledge which will help you to study independently and produce work of a high academic standard which is vital for success at York.

This module will:

define academic integrity and academic misconduct

provide interactive exercises to help you to assess whether you've understood the concepts

provide answers to FAQs and links to useful resources.

Your second year continues teaching you the fundamentals of both disciplines, and more specialist modules start to be introduced.

Engineering 1: Software and Systems Engineering

Theory 3: Computability, Complexity and Logic

Metric Spaces

Groups, Rings and Fields

Linear Algebra

Data: Introduction to Data Science or Intelligent Systems: Machine Learning and Optimisation

You will spend this year out in industry if you successfully obtain a placement. You will be supported in achieving this by our dedicated Industrial Placements Team, who is there to help you with your CV, give you interview tips, arrange interviews on campus and will keep in touch with you while you are on your placement to ensure everything is going well. We have excellent relationships with a strong portfolio of companies across a range of industry sectors such as Amadeus, Anaplan, Cambridge Consultants, Dojo, ETAS (Bosch), Hitachi Rail, Informed Solutions, Jacobs and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

Your year in industry gives you a chance to use what you have learned during your degree. As well as being paid a good salary, students who take a year in industry generally achieve better grades, develop a broader range of skills and are more attractive to future employers. Some students even find a job with their placement company before they graduate.

Find out more about a year in industry.

Before starting a placement that forms part of your course, you are likely to be asked by the placement provider to sign a confidentiality agreement. This is to ensure that you do not disclose any information that is confidential to the placement provider.

In your final year, you can choose to weight your studies more towards Computer Science or Mathematics.

Computer Science Project, or Extended Independent Project in Mathematics

Option modules

You will study four option modules. Examples can be found below. Some option module combinations may not be possible. The options available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.

Computer Science

AI Search and Logic

Autonomous Robots

Cryptography Theory and Practice

Embedded Systems Design and Implementation

Engineering 2: Automated Software Engineering

Ethical Hacking, Analysis and Investigation

High-Integrity Systems Engineering

High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Systems

Deep Learning

Legal Practice, Technology and Computer Science

Network Security

Qualitative Approaches to Investigating UX

Quantum Computation

Engineering LLM-Based Agents and Applications

Large Language Models

Natural Language Processing

Mathematics

Cryptography

Differential Geometry

Groups, Actions and Galois Theory

Measure and Integration

Number Theory

Numerical Analysis

Operations Research

Topology

Communicating Mathematics in Education

Lie Theory

Semigroup Theory

Elective modules

You may be able to replace one option module with an elective module, studying a complementary subject, a language or an interdisciplinary topic.

Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.

Study abroad

There are opportunities for you to spend time abroad during your course:

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Learning outcomes

Every course at York has been designed to provide clear and ambitious learning outcomes. These learning outcomes give you an understanding of what you will be able to do at the end of the course. We develop each course by designing modules that grow your abilities towards the learning outcomes and help you to explain what you can offer to employers. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.

Learning outcomes for this course

Confidently and competently apply computational and mathematical thinking to problems, using skills in problem analysis, representation and abstraction, and the application of standard mathematical and computational techniques, including the theory and practice of programming and software engineering.

Critically analyse statements, arguments or conjectures that underpin the theory of Mathematics and Computer Science, and justify the principles chosen for such critiques.

Adapt to new and unfamiliar challenges in Computer Science and Mathematics, recognising appropriate ideas and approaches drawn from a range of technologies, languages, paradigms, models and mathematical theories.

Conduct an independent investigation into a specialised area of Mathematics or Computer Science, by gathering material from a variety of sources, and synthesising this material into a well-organised and coherent account, or effective solution to a user-specified need.

Work effectively in a team, formulating and fulfilling obligations towards achieving goals by managing workloads, setting and meeting deadlines, and optimising resources.

Communicate complex ideas in Computer Science and Mathematics in a clear and organised manner, at a level appropriate for the intended recipients, and also present an effective summary of these ideas.

Appreciate the wider context of Mathematics and Computer Science and their individual components, develop an awareness of issues such as information security and system reliability.

Excellent facilities

Our modern, self-contained building houses software and hardware laboratories as well as a range of social learning spaces.

Committed to equality

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of the work we do to support gender equality.

Dedicated placements team

We have a dedicated team to help you prepare for industrial placements, including our year in industry.

The fees and funding information here is for students starting in the 2027/28 academic year.

If you take a year abroad or year in industry you'll pay a reduced rate of fees for that year.

Annual tuition fees

UK (home)

International and EU

The UK government has announced its intention to increase tuition fees from £9,790 to £10,050 for the 2027/8 academic year. We expect this to apply to new UK (home) undergraduate students starting their studies in September 2027.

UK (home) or international fees?

The level of fee that you will be asked to pay depends on whether you're classed as a UK (home) or international student. Check your fee status.

Fees for subsequent years

UK (home) fees may increase within the government fee cap in subsequent academic years. We will notify you of any increase as soon as we can.

International fees are subject to increase in subsequent years in line with the prevailing Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate (up to a maximum of 10%).

More information

For more information about tuition fees, any reduced fees for study abroad and work placement years, scholarships, tuition fee loans, maintenance loans and living costs see undergraduate fees and funding.

Additional costs

There are unlikely to be any mandatory additional costs associated with the course, although you may want to set aside £200 for optional photocopying and personal stationery over the duration of the course.

We'll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2027/28 throughout the year.

UK government loans

UK scholarships and bursaries

International scholarships

Country-specific funding

US loans

Living costs

You can use our living costs guide to help plan your budget. It covers additional costs that are not included in your tuition fee such as expenses for accommodation and study materials.

The department is always making us aware of the different careers opportunities that are available to us so that we can further improve our employability. In particular, our careers officer sends weekly emails with current internships, volunteering and summer schools that are on offer. This has been very beneficial because it is difficult to know what direction to take in my future.

Lexie, MMath Mathematics . Read Lexie's blog post.

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Teaching format

A typical week will involve about 10-15 hours of scheduled teaching time. Our courses are based on a series of one-hour lectures with associated laboratory sessions, programming classes and tutorials.

Throughout the course, you will have a personal supervisor responsible for guiding your studies. In addition to any timetabled sessions, you will meet with your supervisor regularly, and you can also go to them at any time should you have any issues, academic or personal. There are problem classes to help you put learning from lectures into practice and weekly one-to-one project supervisions in your final year.

You will also undertake learning outside of the scheduled timetable. This can be through working in the labs, through reading recommended materials or by working through problems. Consequently, you'll need to be self-motivated, self-disciplined and willing to learn outside regular classes.

As you progress through the course you will develop your skills to become a more independent learner. You'll also spend time working on your individual research project later on in the course, in addition to timetabled activity; you will be allocated a project supervisor, with whom you will have regular meetings in addition to timetabled sessions. You can go to your supervisor for support and advice regarding your project.

Timetabled activities

In your first year, you can expect:

Lectures

4-6 hours per week

Tutorials

0-2 hours per week

Problem classes

2-4 hours per week

Workshops

0-2 hour per week

Practicals

3-6 hours per week

Optional activities

0-3 hours per week

These figures are representative of a typical week. Your contact hours will vary throughout the year due to your module choices, non-compulsory classes, exam periods and changes to scheduled activities.

Outside your timetabled hours, you'll study independently. This may include preparation for classes, follow-up work, wider reading, practice completion of assessment tasks, or revision.

In the UK, full-time students are expected to spend 1,200 hours a year learning. That's about 40 hours of classes and independent study each week during semesters. Everyone learns at a different rate, so the number of hours you spend on independent study will be different to other students on your course.

Facilities

Built to the highest specifications, the Department of Computer Science is packed with cutting-edge facilities housed in a modern, self-contained building.

Computer Science houses professional grade software and hardware laboratories. In addition we have specialist spaces used by our research teams; depending on the topic of your final year project you may also use some of these environments.

The Department of Mathematics is a community of mathematicians from all over the world, engaged in world-class research and committed to excellence in teaching with a special emphasis on small groups and a friendly atmosphere.

Both departments are based in the Ian Wand Building on Campus East.

Teaching location

Teaching will take place across the University campus using teaching facilities across Campus West and Campus East.

About our campus

Our beautiful green campus offers a student-friendly setting in which to live and study, within easy reach of the action in the city centre. It's easy to get around - everything is within walking or pedalling distance, or you can use the fast and frequent bus service. Take a campus tour.

Assessment and feedback

We use a variety of assessment techniques throughout your course. This allows you to practice different techniques, from report writing, presentations and live demos to timed programming assessments and closed exams. It also means that you are not disadvantaged by being assessed in any one way.

To aid your learning we provide feedback on your assessments in addition to the marks you receive.

We ask our students for feedback on the course at the end of each year. This helps to improve and modify what we do to help meet the needs of our students.

Careers and skills

The move towards a digital economy creates demand for computer scientists and software engineers across a broad section of employers, so the skills you develop here will make you attractive to many organisations.

Many of our graduates are employed by software and electronics industries, but the continuing expansion of the use of computers in commercial and financial operations means that you will be able to find employment in other industries - and here your sharpened numeracy and analytical skills will have prepared you well.

Career opportunities

Computer programmer

Software engineer

Software developer

Business analyst

Research scientist

Network manager

IT Systems manager

Banking and financial services

Computing and IT

Engineering

Logistics

Telecommunications

Transferable skills

Analytical skills

Research skills

Management skills

Communication skills

Turn ambition into achievement with our expert guidance and connections. From your first day here to life after graduation, we'll help you find your career advantage.

Qualification

A levels

AAA including Mathematics.

If you are studying towards a fourth A level, we will make an alternative offer of AABB including grade A in Mathematics.

Access to Higher Education Diploma

We accept the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The syllabus must contain a significant portion of Mathematics that is considered equivalent to A level standard. Applications will be considered on an individual basis - please contact the Department before you apply.

BTEC National Extended Diploma

DDM plus grade A in A level Mathematics (or equivalent qualification)

We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example:

Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus A in A Level Mathematics

Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AA at A level including Mathematics

Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus A in A Level Mathematics

European Baccalaureate

85% overall, including 85% in Mathematics

International Baccalaureate

36 points overall, including grade 6 in Higher Level Mathematics (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations).

T levels

We are currently not accepting T Levels for this course unless an additional A Level (or equivalent qualification) in Mathematics has been taken.

Scottish Highers / Advanced Highers

Advanced Highers - A in Mathematics plus

Scottish Highers - BBBB

We may also be able to consider three Advanced Highers or a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers, where an applicant does not meet the grade requirement through Highers alone. Please contact us to discuss your qualifications.

International foundation programme

Foundation Certificate from our International Pathway College or an appropriate alternative.

Other qualifications

We welcome applications offering a mix of OU, A level and other appropriate qualifications. Applications will be considered on an individual basis: please contact the Department before you apply.

Other international qualifications

Equivalent qualifications from your country

Alternative offers

Meeting the following additional criteria may qualify you for an alternative offer.

Criteria

Adjustment

Widening participation

ABC including A in Mathematics

This is conditional upon successful completion of the WP programme including the YorJourney module (Black Access Programme, Next Step York) or successful completion of Realising Opportunities More about widening participation.

Contextual offer

ABB including grade A in Mathematics.

If you achieve A or higher in the EPQ, you may be eligible for an alternative offer up to one A level grade (or equivalent) below our typical offer.

English language

If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:

Minimum requirement

IELTS (Academic)

6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component

Other English language qualifications

To see what other language tests we can accept and the scores required, visit our IELTS equivalences webpage and click on the IELTS requirement for your chosen course.

We also accept various school-leaving certificates to meet our English Language requirements. Please visit our country-specific information for further details.

For more information see our undergraduate English language requirements.

If you haven't met our English language requirements

You may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language courses. These courses will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of your offer.

The length of course you need to take depends on your current English language test scores and how much you need to improve to reach our English language requirements.

After you've accepted your offer to study at York, we'll confirm which pre-sessional course you should apply to via You@York.

To apply to York, you'll need to complete an online application via UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service).

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Next steps

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Get in touch if you have any questions

Dr Kofi Appiah

cs-ug-admissions@york.ac.uk

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課程頁官方原文 A levels AAA including Mathematics. If you are studying towards a fourth A level, we will make an alternative offer of AABB including grade A in Mathematics. https://www.york.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/bsc-computer-science-mathematics-industry/ 取得日期：2026-10-21

香港／國際頁官方原文 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) If you are studying the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE), you will need to achieve grades ranging from 4,4,3 to 5*,5,5. You can achieve this through a minimum of two elective subjects and one core subject (excluding Citizenship and Social Development/Liberal Studies). We also accept Chinese Language as one of your HKDSE cores. Subject-specific requirements apply for some courses.  HKDSE Score A level equivalent 5*55 A*AA 555 AAA 554 AAB 544 ABB 444 BBB If Mathematics is an essential subject requirement, you will need to complete two elective subjects plus Compulsory Mathematics and Extended Mathematics (either M1/Calculus and Statistics or M2/Algebra and Calculus). For direct entry, we also accept other international qualifications studied by students in Hong Kong, such as the US AP subject exams, as well as Canadian qualifications. Explore our undergraduate courses https://www.york.ac.uk/study/international/your-country/hong-kong/ 取得日期：2026-10-29

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