Newcastle, Royal Holloway, or Sussex for Computer Science?
I am stuck choosing between these three universities, and I'm not really sure how to decide.
Any thoughts, advice, or anecdotes would be greatly appreciated!
Any thoughts, advice, or anecdotes would be greatly appreciated!
Hi,
We're delighted that you're interested in learning more about Computer Science at Royal Holloway! We're proud to be ranked highly for the quality of our research and our teaching - a powerful combination that directly benefits you. By choosing to study here, you'll become part of a vibrant community that's all about inspiring you to succeed! Check out more from our department here: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/computer-science/
By studying with us, we'll cover all the essentials of application development, from programming to software engineering, databases to web development, computer graphics to robotics, and information security. You will also explore the fundamentals of computing – what computers do, and how efficiently they do it – and learn about a host of advanced technologies, from computer games, digital sound and music, to concurrent and parallel programming, machine learning, bioinformatics, the internet of things, computational finance and more. From the outset you will be experimenting with programming games, robots, Gadgeteer kits, Subversion, JUnit testing, Scrum-based Agile software and more, in our well-equipped laboratories. We offer courses with integrated foundation years, and years in industry too.
Get answers to the questions that matter to you by chatting with our students and staff! You can chat to a current student to find out what life is really like at Royal Holloway: www.royalholloway.ac.uk/chat.
Are you interested in joining us this year through Clearing? Click here to see more about Clearing at Royal Holloway and sign up for our newsletter with top tips!
I hope you find the above useful!
Best wishes,
Emily
Royal Holloway, University of London Rep
We're delighted that you're interested in learning more about Computer Science at Royal Holloway! We're proud to be ranked highly for the quality of our research and our teaching - a powerful combination that directly benefits you. By choosing to study here, you'll become part of a vibrant community that's all about inspiring you to succeed! Check out more from our department here: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/computer-science/
By studying with us, we'll cover all the essentials of application development, from programming to software engineering, databases to web development, computer graphics to robotics, and information security. You will also explore the fundamentals of computing – what computers do, and how efficiently they do it – and learn about a host of advanced technologies, from computer games, digital sound and music, to concurrent and parallel programming, machine learning, bioinformatics, the internet of things, computational finance and more. From the outset you will be experimenting with programming games, robots, Gadgeteer kits, Subversion, JUnit testing, Scrum-based Agile software and more, in our well-equipped laboratories. We offer courses with integrated foundation years, and years in industry too.
Get answers to the questions that matter to you by chatting with our students and staff! You can chat to a current student to find out what life is really like at Royal Holloway: www.royalholloway.ac.uk/chat.
Are you interested in joining us this year through Clearing? Click here to see more about Clearing at Royal Holloway and sign up for our newsletter with top tips!
I hope you find the above useful!
Best wishes,
Emily
Royal Holloway, University of London Rep
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