Careers and connections in Computing

Undergraduate

Experts in computing are in demand in all types of industry, from retail and manufacturing, right through to finance and defence. The career possibilities for our computing graduates are endless, and through our courses and pathways you will be able to find your passion while you study.

Whichever computing course you choose, you'll be studying a BCS accredited degree which means upon graduation you will have covered the discipline of computing in great depth but you will also have a full understanding of the ethical, legal and social issues the industry faces today. This will ensure you'll have the knowledge and skills to become a successful computing practitioner. There will also be the option to join the BCS as a member and be part of the biggest professional network of computing professionals, where you can benefit from attending events, talks and boosting your professional development further.

Our courses are all career focused and you will benefit from our links with Cisco and Juniper with the opportunity to complete industry qualifications while you're here. There will be opportunities for you to network with our contacts and hear from expert guest speakers from our industry partners and collaborators. Many of these offer work shadowing or short work experience opportunities where you would be able to enhance your employability which may lead to further graduate prospects. This will give you an extra edge in your future career. We also have strong connections with the likes of Microsoft, Amazon and Airbus, ensuring that our courses stay relevant, and you're in demand when you graduate.

Your career

Graduating students have gone on to enjoy success in a huge range of specialist roles.

Application programmer
IT systems analyst
Software engineer
Web programmer
Web developer
Advertising agency staff
Network technology manager
Network administrator
Games programmer
Programmer

Chris Yates

Computer Networks and Security, 2017

Chris has worked for award winning IT services company D2NA from a year into his course at Staffordshire University, and is now an Infrastructure Engineer.

Chris's story

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Work experience

At University of Staffordshire, we don’t just connect you to knowledge, we offer every student the chance to make connections in the real world. Whatever computing course you choose to study at Staffordshire University, you will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement. Employers look for a good level of technical knowledge, so having the opportunity to complete a work placement and develop key skills and industry connections will only further benefit your future career.

Each year we place around 200 students with leading names in computing within the UK and overseas, and we'll work with you to secure you the best position that matches your career goals. In the past, our students have completed placements at a wide range of companies including IBM, Sky, BAE Systems, GCHQ, BMW, Bet365, Staffordshire Police, Hewlett Packard, CISCO and many more.

With the great placement year I had the opportunity to gain real industry experience.

University of Staffordshire taught me both professional and personal skills. With the great placement year I had the opportunity to gain real industry experience, which meant I gained a lot of knowledge both involving programming but also professional and personal skills that I could bring back, and become a much better student.

Anna Ljungberg

Codemasters

Our students

The topics learned in the first two years really helped me prepare and pick things up quickly during my industrial placement.

Because of the vast amount learnt on this course, I was able to apply this on my placement year at bet365 as a Junior Security Analyst. The topics learned in the first two years really helped me prepare and pick things up quickly during my industrial placement. Thanks to the course, I was able to get myself a year of experience which companies really look for and not just that, but with that year experience acquired, I was offered a full-time job with bet365 after finishing my placement for after I'd finished my degree. The course has been superb!

Liam Gilson

BSc (Hons) Cyber Security with a Placement Year

I believe Staffordshire University helped me to achieve this job by offering support and great module choices, especially for computer science.

Shortly after graduating with a 2:1 I secured a job at a large data company called Digital Space working as an IT Engineer in a secure location. I believe Staffordshire University helped me to achieve this job by offering support and great module choices, especially for computer science. I would recommend a Computer Science degree if you have any interest in IT and Data.

Tobias Maple

Computing graduate

The University’s experienced lecturers from industry with links for work placements and jobs helped me to gain the knowledge and experience I needed.

I chose to study Cyber Security at Staffordshire University after deciding I was ready for a technical challenge in an industry that never stands still. The University’s experienced lecturers from industry with links for work placements and jobs helped me to gain the knowledge and experience I needed, not only to gain a First BSc (Hons) in Cyber Security but to join the team at D2NA and continue my development in the professional world.

Lauren Hill

BSc (Hons) Cyber Security

The experience at Airbus was invaluable

My placement was a year with Airbus in Bavaria, Germany. I worked in the department that developed software for application in military aircraft. I really enjoyed my time there. I worked with some of the best in the business, and because it is an international company I worked with many people from across the globe. The experience was invaluable and was certainly my favourite year being a student.

James Cook

BSc (Hons) Computer Science

We can basically go straight from here to working straight away and hit the ground running.

We can basically go straight from here to working straight away and hit the ground running. The fact that we’ve had exposure to industry-standard tools, and we haven’t just had a quick look at them, but we’ve used them properly, puts us at an advantage to people from other universities.

Laura McGregor

BSc (Hons) Forensic Computing

There have been lots of guest lectures from the Hi-Tech Crime Unit, CISCO Merkai and several other large companies that have been really informative regarding where I can go in the future and placements and extra work experience.

Will Carnall

Cyber Security BSc (Hons)

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