More undergraduates are studying computer science

 

The University of Southampton is experiencing a huge increase in computer science undergraduate numbers.

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This year saw the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) experience their biggest ever intake of Computer Science students since the dot-com crash.
 
Ninety-four new undergraduates enrolled into the computer science programme – 20 per cent higher than last year and its largest intake in five years.
 
According to Dr Paul Garratt, Senior Admissions Tutor, Computer Science, the increase is very good news for the industry and signals a renewed interest in mathematics and physics and an endorsement of computer science as a route to extremely lucrative careers such as management consultancy, finance and IT.
 
“Employment prospects for computer sciences graduates in Europe and the USA are greater then ever,” he said.
 
“It is not unusual for a graduate to start out on £35,000 in what is now an extremely healthy job market.”

School in the spotlight

Graduates from the ECS are employed by some of the world’s major IT employers such as IBM, Google and Microsoft.
 
The School came into the spotlight earlier this year when student gave their courses the highest rating (scoring an average of 4.5 out of a possible five) in the UK.
 
The high marks went to features of the course such as teaching, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, learning resources, personal development, and overall satisfaction.
 
According to Dr Garratt, the combination of electronics and computer science at ECS and the state-of-the art facilities under construction in the new Mountbatten Building are also factors which account for this year’s increase.
 
ECS welcomed a total of 270 undergraduates, 144 MSc students and 65 PhD students this year.
 
 
 

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