About us

Computer Science at Hull is a blend of theory and practice, targeting cutting-edge development of computing solutions. Computer Science offers a foundation that allows graduates to adapt to new technologies and new ideas in a diverse range of subject areas.

The Department of Computer Science is an international centre of excellence for teaching and research. We offer an extensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, supported by our friendly staff and state-of-the-art facilities.

Our range of undergraduate degrees caters for a wide variety of interests including games development, software development, systems engineering and e-computing. We also offer a selection of taught Master degrees, as well as MPhil and PhD programmes.

We place a high priority on the employability of our graduates. We work closely with industry to ensure our degrees are up-to-date and relevant. We have strong partnerships with companies such as Microsoft, Sony, Rare and Electronic Arts. Our commercial software development unit, Software Engineering Experience Development (SEED), provides the opportunity for guaranteed industry experience, as part of our degrees as well as a commercial context for many projects.

When you study with us, you need not worry about the quality of your degree. Our BSc programmes have been accredited by and awarded full exemption from The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) professional examination and provide partial CEng accreditation.

We’re proud of our high quality teaching. Our students think alike, as in the 2010 National Student Survey, 89% of full-time students were satisfied with the quality of their course.

Graduation is just the beginning. Many of our graduates have pursued successful careers with companies such as Rockstar Games, Codemasters, Axida and Ebuyer.com.

We’re also active in research and enterprise. The work of our dynamic research community is based around Dependable, Reliable and Intelligent Systems (DRIS) and Simulation and Visualization (SimVis). Our research is carried out in our state-of-the-art research centre, The Hull Immersive Visualization Environment (HIVE), a multi-million pound visualization centre.

If you do not find the information you are seeking on our site, then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Warren Viant, Head of Computer Science