King's College London

Our Computer Science with Management BSc course combines comprehensive coverage of the principles and disciplines of computer languages, programming and project design with an in-depth understanding of key management principles and emerging trends. You will graduate with a well-rounded skillset, opening the door to a wide range of future-focused careers.

Our course is jointly taught between the Department of Informatics and King’s Business School, enabling you to benefit from teaching by world-class experts in the key subject areas. In your first two years you’ll cover core subject areas, with the ability to choose from a range of modules across both departments from your first through to your third year when there are extensive options, enabling you to specialise in specific areas or explore a broad range of subjects that interest you.

Throughout the degree, you’ll also get to apply your skillset to tackle complex projects inspired by real-world industry problems. This could involve developing a tech solution for an external company in your third year.

Accreditation

This degree has been accredited by the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the BCS. An accredited degree entitles you to professional membership of the BCS, which is an important part of the criteria for achieving Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status through the Institute. 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.

By studying computer science at King’s, you will join a vibrant and diverse community of students and staff from all over the world, exploring fundamental scientific questions and responding to key societal challenges. You will not only be taught by world-experts in their field, but study alongside pioneering students who are researching and developing cutting-edge technologies, with many of our students going on to found start-ups.

Your first two years of the Computer Science with Management BSc are designed to equip you with in-depth knowledge and hands-on skills across core computer science fields, including computer systems, databases, AI, software engineering and logic. You'll become proficient in programming languages through our world-class teaching, gaining not just fluency in a range of languages but a deep understanding of programming principles. Practical hardware modules will also give you the skills to work with electronics, from circuit boards to programming microprocessors.

This is combined with a quarter of your course focusing on developing your knowledge of fundamental aspects of management, including accounting, economics and finance, and communication and marketing.

In your second and third year you can tailor your degree to your own interests, choosing from a wide range of modules including robotics, data science, information security, machine learning and human-centred computing. In management, modules cover topics ranging from business strategy to leadership to corporate social responsibility to the psychology of entrepreneurship and innovation.

A key focus of our course is on project work, applying your learning to a range of real-world problems, developing key skills and confidence for your future profession. This includes, in your second year, developing a software system as part of a team. For your third year, you can choose to tackle a project with one of our research groups or solve an industry problem, working as part of a team to develop software solutions for our partner companies who span sectors from computing and law to aviation and government.