What Students Say
Likes
- Faculty: Some of the faculty members are very experienced and knowledgeable. There are some who are great researchers but not that great teachers
- Academics: Pretty content with the courses and options we had with the electives.
- Extracurricular activities: There are ample societies (sports, cultural) you can be part of.
Dislikes
- Placements: There are career fairs in the first sem for the graduate roles. Not really helpful if you have senior work experience and need to get into senior roles
Course Curriculum
- Courses can be updated.
- Regarding industry experience, there is a separate course with placement year but the uni doesn't guarantee any placement (need to get it on your own)
- There's one class per subject per week (it's your choice how many electives you choose per semester)
- Class strength: 35-40
Admission Experience
- Liked the courses and electives the Uni was offering for my course.
- Not really sure about the minimum grade requirements
- My scores:
IELTS 8.0
Undergrad CGPA: 8.79
Faculty
- Prof Frank Langbein is very knowledgeable and an esteemed faculty member.
Campus Life
- There's two separate buildings for Comp Science where lectures are conducted( Queens and Abacus)
- Both have libraries
- Sports centre is not specific to Comp Science department
Part Time Jobs
- Minimal rate: £10.5/hour.
Placement
- 20% students get the placements at least right away.
- £25k - £35k/yr (graduate roles) could be the min Salary.
- Cna apply via Graduate schemes, placement year roles, Linkedin.
Accommodation
- Through uni admission groups (WhatsApp). I was at a private student accommodation, that's why.
- My rent was £140/week including bills (2022-23)
Exams
- IELTS. You need a SOP, LOR and undergrad transcripts.
Fees
- £26k-28k/year around fee.