Is the Accredited BCS Course Important?Please Help

I think it would be helpful to have, as having a degree from an accredited course automatically makes you a member of the society, whereas if you don't do that course, you have to apply after your degree as employers like it.

(Not entirely sure, I think this was how it was explained to me on an open day)


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I did the accredited course at York. I ran a software business for nine years, and I'm now an academic.

To be honest, it's a pretty bad sign if a course is not accredited, as the BCS requires a clear connection from the skills taught to real-world roles. Every few years they come back and check if the content matches the relevant professional competences (so they differ for, say, business computing versus technical computing roles) and, critically, that the final project shows the capability of a graduate to do practical work in the field. Most of the inspectors are from industry.

Whether or not you want BCS membership, accreditation should be considered an important health check. New courses cannot be accredited immediately, but can be acknowledged retrospectively once there is evidence of the course's quality.

I hope that helps,

George