Computer Science (Digital Forensics) with Foundation Year

Keele University
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years Computer science

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

56 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£32,000

About this course

Foundation Year

Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

International Students

For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. To find out more, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/

Computer Science and Digital Forensics

Gain a solid grounding in the key themes that underpin contemporary computer science to explore digital forensics at an advanced level. Our BSc will equip you with the techniques and processes to recover, trace and capture materials found in digital devices to help businesses tackle cybercrime.

Why choose this course? Acquire first-hand experience in industry with our Placement Year option All necessary mathematics knowledge and Forensic techniques are provided within relevant modules Access a wide range of equipment including supercomputer facilities, a VR lab and a Maker Space Our teaching is at the leading edge of the discipline and informed by subject research, industry trends and market requirements

Our Computer Science (Digital Forensics) programme places emphasis on practical computer programming and software development. Initial modules provide a solid grounding in the theoretical underpinnings of the discipline, such as the handling and processing of evidence and the fundamentals of programming, computing and forensic science principles. You will learn how to develop computing applications for varied discipline specific problem domains, manage the development and use of computing systems and understand the techniques and processes that allow the recovery, trace and the capturing of digital data.

About Keele Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades See entry requirements
UCAS Tariff Points 56 points

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

5244 Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
2139 Information technology professionals
2141 Web design professionals
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
3131 IT operations technicians

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time including foundation year
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Keele
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Computer science
Avg. Graduate Salary
£32,000