Computing forBusiness and the Professions

Peter Smith

Assistant Dean For Recruitment

What You Should Know…• Make sure that you do know when you leave

• How much City’s courses interest you• Our international reputation in teaching and

research• Your excellent career prospects in the short

and long terms?• The extent of our industrial contacts and

where you can go on placements?• Our professional but friendly approach• City’s surroundings, facilities, accommodation,

opportunities, computer laboratories, …

City’s Computing Courses• This year we are offering these courses:

• BSc (Hons) Business Computing Systems• BSc (Hons) Computer Science• BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Games

Technology• BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

• All have the same entry requirements and first year (so you can switch course then if you change your mind).

City’s Unique Strengths• Focus on Academic Excellence

• In the top 5% of universities world-wide (THE)• One of the UK’s most financially secure universities

(no debt, over 6 months expenditure in reserves) • World-class research with industrial focus• Applications/places ratio twice the UK average

• Focus on the Professions• Distinctive, professional with strong industrial links• Ranked tenth for graduate employability and salaries• Vast majority of students enter graduate-level jobs• Sector-leading industry placements: SAP, banks, BT,

etc

• London – Europe’s IT Capital

What City Will Give You• A broader computing degree for the new world

• Skills for communication & teamwork, analytical & critical thinking, knowledge of new technologies, principles for the long-term, to enable you to adapt

• Research-led modules in software engineering, human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence

• Business, organisation and technical courses• Industrial experience with placements and the Professional

Pathway• SAP Products Laboratory and Interaction Laboratory

• Supported by City’s research: expertise only we have• CS RAE 2008: 90% international standing, 15% world leading. . • Also leading research in City in information management,

business.

Guaranteed Accommodation• By 30th June

• Firmly accept City’s offer AND

• Apply for accommodation

• Live outside Greater

London

• Accommodation Services• House as many as

they can• Provide full support

to all others

The Lord Mayor’s Scholarships• Awarded For Exceptional Academic Performance.

• The award extends over three or four years and is available to anyone who meets the grade criteria.

• The Scholarship is a cash-back award.

• The award for Computing courses is as follows:• A*AA - £3000 per annum• AAA (or BTEC DDD) - £2000 per annum• ABB - £1000 per annum

Make the Most of the Day

• We are here all day to talk to you• Meet staff and students over lunch

• Applicants• See our laboratories, tour our campus

• Parents• Your own session with the team after

lunch

We hope to see you in September