Nottingham vs York for CS

Hey guys! Currently in a bit of a predicament because I'm holding unconditional offers from both Notts and York (I did my A levels a while ago which met both uni's requirements).
I've been to York's visit day and I'm going up to Notts on Wednesday and I want to finalise my decision before the offer deadline (ideally by the end of this week) so I'm in a good position with regards to applying for accommodation.

For starters, I'm a pretty blank slate with regards to my interests in computer science. I've done a CompSci A level and a few personal projects in C# and C++ working with a few APIs, really basic stuff, but that's it. I don't really have any overarching preferences in course content so I can't really discern between both module lists - they're both chock full of stuff I have never done or looked into so I can't really say what I'll be interested in before I try it!

My main priorities are to have a good theoretical and practical education that best prepares me for industry so I can go and work for a good firm / company when I graduate.

I've attached the course contents for both courses below and Notts seems more practical and software focused but seeing as I have zero experience with aspects of both I can't even say whether one's better or worse. That's why I'm making this thread - since you guys would have a better understanding about each course's content, and also what you guys know about each university and how it best supports my aims.

Their rankings and whatever are almost identical (not that it really matters) so I'm in a bit of a muddle about which to pick. It may just come down to which campus and locale I prefer but if there's some sort of a significant academic advantage to one over the other I'd like to know.

Thank you!

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