Career Defining
Ignite your career in computer science at the University of Hertfordshire. With state-of-the-art facilities, work placements, and study abroad opportunities, you'll be part of a respected computer science department with strong research and industry links.
Explore open days at the University of Hertfordshire
Join our next Postgrad Online Event taking place 17-20 March, or visit us at our on campus Open Day on Saturday 26 April.
Why choose Computer Science at Herts?
• State-of-the-Art Facilities: Learn in industry-standard environments within the new School of Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science building, featuring large Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) spaces, workshops, and laboratories.
• Industry Placements: Benefit from work placements at leading companies, including Sega Europe, Canon UK, and EE, helping you build industry-relevant experience.
• Career-Focused Education: 93% of our graduates are employed or in further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2021), ensuring you are career-ready.
• Excellent Student Experience: Ranked 1st in the East of England for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2023), offering a top-tier learning environment.
• World-Leading Research: 90% of our computer science research is ranked as world-leading (Research Excellence Framework, 2021), ensuring that you learn from the best in the field.
Kickstart your Computer Science career
Career focused: Your career of tomorrow is powered by your education at Herts today. Our modules in AI, Robotics, Data Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Computer Networks, and Machine Learning let you specialise in what you’re passionate about.
Innovative: We continually invest to provide facilities that align with the demand of the industries you’ll work in after graduation. In the last few years, we have opened our new Institute of Sport, an Observatory, and our brand new state-of-the-art, School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (Spectra).
Enhance employability: Prepare yourself for a career in computer science with opportunities for study abroad and a paid placement year. Previous students have worked at companies including Microsoft, IBM, and BT.
Computer Science with Dr Christoph Salge
In this fascinating, robot driven Subject Spotlight, Christoph Salge, Reader in Artificial Intelligence in Games at the University of Hertfordshire, presents: Can robots think for themselves?
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Life at Herts
Herts sets the standard for what a university should be, collaborating to create impactful ideas, opportunities, and outcomes. We provide education that unlocks unlimited opportunities, all in a friendly environment.
Student life should be exciting and full of opportunities! Our on-campus accommodation makes it easy to settle in while providing everything you need.
Benefit from a range of wellbeing and academic support services, from health and medical to financial support.
Our Students’ Union is the heart of campus life, with over 100 clubs and societies allowing you to dive into your passions and meet new friends.
Our location
Want to study on a green campus that’s well connected to the capital? The University of Hertfordshire could be for you! Located across two campuses, College Lane and De Havilland, our community is a welcoming and exciting place to work and study. Just 25 minutes north of London, our location offers endless opportunities for work placements and learning experiences. Easily commutable, our campus is just off the A1(M) connected to the M25. Plus, we have our own bus service, Uno, that connects us to Herts, Beds and North London.
