Computer Science

Computer scientists are critical to the global infrastructure that underlies our communications, finance, health, energy, transport, and many other vital systems. Are you interested in understanding the algorithmic complexity of problems, automating human intelligence, providing ubiquitous access to information, and designing secure and effective software and computer systems?  If so, this programme will prepare you for work in an exciting industry. If you want to work as a software application developer in a variety of commercial and industrial environments, this programme will equip you with the understanding and skills needed to progress in an exciting and constantly changing industry.

It will qualify you to work in a wide range of computer development areas—whether in the mainstream computer industry or in stimulating, leading application areas such as internet applications development, games development, enterprise systems, e-commerce, music technology, systems technology, systems security, knowledge management, and data mining. You will spend the early years of the course gaining a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of computer science and then developing highly relevant skills in software design and development. In your final year, you will specialise in a chosen field, such as Enterprise Systems Development (how to create large, scalable, safe, secure, and reliable software systems using the latest technologies), Applied Intelligence (advanced methods in computer science such as machine learning and the Internet of Things), Digital Games Development & Simulation (how to design and implement computer games and simulated environments that model novel and complex worlds and characters) and Security and Forensics (how to recover evidence from a computer system, providing security for information through Steganography and Cryptography algorithms).

The third year is focused on experiential learning. You will participate in a business and enterprise module, and may then opt to participate in our highly successful work placement programme (the School of Computer Science maintains close liaisons with various industry partners). Alternatively, you can work with community organisations on our innovative service-learning module, whereby you take responsibility for interesting ICT projects in the community.

We have institutional links with many industry leaders such as Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, Facebook, VMware, Salesforce, SAP, Ocuco, Google, Twitter, Apple, and LinkedIn through sponsorship, work placement, project cooperation and graduate employment. You can apply to participate in an international exchange for the second half of the third year as part of your experiential learning. Upon graduation, you will be qualified to pursue postgraduate studies at MSc, MPhil, and PhD levels at TU Dublin or elsewhere.