UEA vs Surrey

I received offers from both Uni of Surrey and UEA,
Surrey : Computer Science with Foundation year
UEA : Computer Science
I’m not too sure on which uni I should choose as my firm !

Hi,
Personally, I would choose Surrey University. The foundation year and the degree covers far more math and some computing topics in more depth. It teaches you A-level math, a bit of physics, and covers topics in more depth than UEA. For example, Surrey in the second year has an artificial intelligence module that covers similar content to the third year of UEA's machine learning module. You will learn more at Surrey than UEA.
But, I would say that Surrey will be harder than UEA, so your first foundation year will be difficult if you have little experience in math because the foundation year has a huge portion of mathematical content.

I received offers from both Uni of Surrey and UEA,
Surrey : Computer Science with Foundation year
UEA : Computer Science
I’m not too sure on which uni I should choose as my firm !

Hi there!
As @Baleroc touched on, it's important that you choose the university that offers the modules you think are right for you, and that you can see yourself enjoying. That's what I did when choosing a university for myself. I also did a foundation year, and I can say it helped me immensely! Never see a foundation year as a waste of time, as it only prepares you even more for further study, so it shouldn't be a factor in your decision to say take the shorter course.
It's also important to enjoy where you live, as this can have a positive or negative effect on your academic success. I recommend reading the Student Life page, and understanding what it's like living in Guildford and studying at Surrey. I personally love every bit of it 🙂
Also consider your distance to London, which is where you're likely to go for interviews and networking events, if that tickles your fancy! With 30-min links to London, you're in the perfect location in Guildford 👍️
I hope this helps!
Marko
Accounting and Finance BSc

Thank you so much for your reply ! So do u think that It would be more beneficial to chose Surrey then, if for example I want to do a masters in a related field ?
Also I just realised that the course at UEA is called ComputING science which makes it a lil more confusing, no idea what the difference between Computing science and Computer science

That depends on what master's degree you want to do. If you want to do a master's degree in software engineering, networking, databases, and any non-mathematical topic relating to computer science, then either university is fine.
However, if you want to pursue a computer science topic that involves mathematics - like Data Science, Data Mining, Big Data, Machine Learning/AI, algorithms, complexity theory, and so on, then Surrey would be objectively better here as it would cover the mathematical foundation you need to be able to pursue those areas at a master's level.
Ultimately, it all depends on what you want. The UEA degree would limit you on some master's degrees, as you would absolutely struggle in anything involving any mathematical topics in computer science at a master's level - like AI and data science. But if you want to choose a master's degree that has no mathematical content, then it doesn't matter where you choose for your degree. As long as you are aware that if you choose UEA, you won't have the mathematical background to pursue any area of computer science.
As a side note: there is no difference between degrees that say computing science and computer science. It's just a different variation of it.

I should have asked first, what is your mathematical background? Do you have at least mathematics A-level, and what grade did you achieve for that? I'm assuming that because you didn't apply for the course without the foundation year at Surrey, you don't have A-level mathematics? If you didn't study mathematics at A-level, then I almost certainly recommend Surrey Foundation Year over UEA. You will need the extra mathematical content from the foundation year to find success in all areas of computer science.
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To answer the rest of your question
That depends on what master's degree you want to do. If you want to do a master's degree in software engineering, networking, databases, and any non-mathematical topic relating to computer science, then either university is fine.
However, if you want to pursue a computer science topic that involves mathematics - like Data Science, Data Mining, Big Data, Machine Learning/AI, algorithms, complexity theory, and so on, then Surrey would be objectively better here as it would cover the mathematical foundation you need to be able to pursue those areas at a master's level.
Ultimately, it all depends on what you want. The UEA degree would limit you on some master's degrees, as you would absolutely struggle in anything involving any mathematical topics in computer science at a master's level - like AI and data science. But if you want to choose a master's degree that has no mathematical content, then it doesn't matter where you choose for your degree. As long as you are aware that if you choose UEA, you won't have the mathematical background to pursue every area of computer science.
As a side note: there is no difference between degrees that say computing science and computer science. It's just a different variation of it.