Computing at University of Staffordshire - University of Staffordshire

Interested in a career in Computer Science, or Cyber Security? Or maybe you're fascinated by the emerging world of AI? Our future-thinking courses arre designed to challenge and inspire you to turn possibility into reality.

University of Staffordshire has an outstanding reputation in developing and delivering computing courses - in fact, we were one of the first institutions in the UK to offer a degree in computing, and we haven't stopped since. We've built industry connections, developed professionally accredited courses and invested in the technology you need to exceed in your future career.

Courses in Stoke-on-Trent

Studying one of our computing courses means you'll have access to the latest software, expert facilities, and knowledgeable lecturers.

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Courses in London

Our London campus is home to cutting-edge courses in computer science and cyber security - we even share a campus with industry professionals.

Why University of Staffordshire?

If you want to get a head start on a career in next level technologies, you’re in the right place. We offer courses specially adapted to giving our students foundational, advanced and specialist skill sets to make them ultra-employable in competitive computer science environments.

Top 25 for student satisfaction

For Computer Science in the Guardian League Table 2023

Top 15 for teaching quality

For Computer Science in the Guardian League Tables 2023

Preparation for industry

Learn from industry experts and apply your skills with a work placement.

What our students say

Hear from our students all about thier experiences and see where you could be in just a few years time...

Josh Smith - My Placement Year at CISCO

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Computing student Josh discusses why he chose a placement year on his degree - and how he thinks his year at CISCO will help his career long-term.

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Computer Science Alumni - Kingsley Burn

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Computer Science alumni Kingsley talks about the importance of placements in building student experience and links to industry.

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Placement Years on our Computing Degrees

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Network Computing student Tim discusses his placement year at Cisco, and talks about his new graduate job at Techex.

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We can basically go straight from here to working straight away and hit the ground running.

We can basically go straight from here to working straight away and hit the ground running. The fact that we’ve had exposure to industry-standard tools, and we haven’t just had a quick look at them, but we’ve used them properly, puts us at an advantage to people from other universities.

Laura McGregor

BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing

Our facilities

With our BCS accredited computing degrees, you can be sure that our facilities will include everything you need to get ahead of the competition.

We have strong partnerships with Juniper, Amazon Web Service and CISCO, and are members of their academies which allows us to use best practice from those industrial partners to teach you the technology that you'll need to use when you graduate.

Networking Labs

The networking labs consist of three fully equipped Cisco labs with around 340 devices, plus a Juniper set-up which can be incorporated into courses. Read more

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Cyber/Biometrics Lab

Our Cyber Lab contains dual screen PCs bound within a dedicated isolated network. Our in-house developed virtual machines and environment enables several types of cyber protection to be developed, and ethical hacking investigations to take place. Read more

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Real Time Lab

Our Real Time Lab has a suite of 20, 6 axis programmable robotic arms, autonomous vehicles, micro-controllers, motors, sensors and state-of-the-art design suites for embedded software programming and electronic design.

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Software Development Tools

You'll have access to development environments for desktop, mobile and enterprise applications. Plus access to our mobile/smart devices development lab, with a variety of mobile devices for testing.

Usability Testing

Observations, eye-tracking data and recorded usability video footage can be used to analyse how people interact with software systems such as games, web and mobile applications.

Data Analytics Tools

Get access to software including Oracle and SQL Server, and NoSQL data stores such as MongoDB. You'll also have physical and virtual environments to develop practical skills.

Digital Loft

A cross between a digital and natural environment, the Digital Loft brings the outside in with new and dynamic teaching spaces, state-of-the-art facilities and workstations, and a Reload retro gaming café with innovative touch-screen tables. Read more

Teaching and collaboration zones for all subject areas, a dedicated presentation space, a downtime reflection quiet area known as ‘Recharge’ and a faith room. This area of campus also houses the academic staff and student support teams, as well as a number of bookable meeting spaces for all. Fully integrated virtual conferencing is embedded throughout, and there are private pods for all to use for work or online meetings.

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Data Junction

Housing our Computer Science and Cyber Security programmes, this mega laboratory is truly ‘plugged in'. Read more

This is one of our new units and is designed to accelerate our commitment to digitally-focused academic areas. Housing our Computer Science and Cyber Security programmes, this mega laboratory is truly ‘plugged in’. In addition to advanced wireless casting and presenting facilities, new teaching and learning technology will allow for synchronous delivery of different classes and activities and encourage working across subject areas so that students benefit from peer-to-peer working, as reflected in industry. We also have a dedicated cyber and networking laboratory as well as additional meeting spaces.

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