Selecting top 5 from 8 Universities

Newcastle!

But is its computer science course as good as the others in the list?

Hey,

So I'm an international student looking to apply to universities for 2018 in BSc. Computer Science (Preferably with an Industrial Year). I have narrowed it down to these 8 universities,i'd really appreciate it if you guys can help me select my top 5 from them.

1. University of Manchester - BSc Comp. Sci with IY [I'm 98% sure i'm going to firm this]
2. University of Southampton - BSc Comp.Sci w/o IY
3. University of Nottingham - BSc Comp. Sci with IY
4. University of Birmingham - BSc Comp. Sci with IY
5. University of York - BSc Comp. Sci with IY
6. University of Bristol - BSc Comp. Sci w/o IY
7. Cardiff University - BSc Comp. Sci with IY
8. Lancaster University - BSc Comp. Sci w/o IY

Btw, I intend on doing a masters in Cyber Security after my bachelors hence why i have chosen some universities which have good Masters in Cyber Security courses so that if I want i can continue in the same university for masters.

Also I haven't included Edinburgh or St.Andrews as their bachelors course is 4 years long without even an industrial year. I know the top universities for computer science are Oxbridge, Imperial, UCL etc but due to budget constraints i am not considering them.

Any input or suggestions would be appreciated.

Don't forget those universities that offer NCSC-certified degrees, and who have thus demonstrated excellence as part of that assessment. There's a list at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/ncsc-certified-degrees, where you can see Bachelor's courses on offer from Royal Holloway and Warwick, and Integrated Master's courses from RH and Southampton (who I see on your list above). All these universities also offer certified Master's degrees.

Although the courses have 'cyber security' in the title, they have a strong core of Computer Science too, as this is part of the assessment criteria we use.

We hope this helps, and are happy to answer any other questions on the scheme.

Yes, that was one of the bases on which i chose them. Btw i wanted to know, is the new integrated masters course in university of York accredited by your group. I know their masters is but their integrated masters with industrial year seems new which starts from this year.