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Undergraduate 2027

Undergraduate 2025

BSc | Undergraduate

Computing and Information Technology Incl Professional Experience

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Entry year : Academic Year 2027/28

Entry requirements : BBB-AAB

Attendance : 4 years (Full-time) \

UCAS Code : GG45

Placement : Yes

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Technology advances at a rapid pace and businesses must adapt if they are to compete in an ever expanding global economy. A degree in Computer and Information Technology gives you a grounding in a broad range of information technology subjects as well as the skills to manage and administrate complex digital infrastructure. \ \ The course develops applied computing, interpersonal, communication and IT skills and readies graduates to develop, select, deliver, manage and maintain cutting-edge IT infrastructures and advanced IT systems. It is ideal for students who are interested in IT and are keen to learn programming, web development, database design and human-computer interaction, it also requires team working skills and nuanced interpersonal interaction. \ \ This is further enhanced by a placement year, where you will put into practice the skills you have acquired. In fact, employer experience is embedded into every aspect of Computer and Information Technology at Queen’s. This allows students to engage and learn from prospective employers from day one, vastly improving our graduate employability rates.

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Career Development

Students taking this programme may spend a year gaining professional experience in industry in a paid full-time post. Students are helped to obtain suitable places and the School has excellent links with over 500 local, national and international employers such as Citi, BT, Liberty IT, and Kainos in Belfast, IBM in England, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems in Dublin, Fujitsu in Japan and Siemens in Germany.

Further Study Opportunities

Further study is also an option – graduates can choose from a range of Master’s programmes as well as a list of research topics; see the\ School website for further information.

Marcella Armitage (Computing and Information Technology)\ \ Attraction to QUB\ Queen’s is the top university in Northern Ireland, so both the reputation and location were two of the main factors that attracted me to Queen’s University. \ \ During open days I was able to see why Queen’s has such an excellent reputation. I was able to speak to both staff and current students of Queens’s and EEECS to find out more about courses that were on offer, which aided me in making my final decision. I was also invited along to an EEECS open day where I was able to find out more about EEECS, including the facilities that were now available due to the brand-new Computer Science Building that was being built at the time along with what my course would entail over its four year period. \ \ Positive Experience during studies \ One of the positive experiences that stands out to me during my time at Queen’s is the staff and students at EEECS. Everyone you meet, in particular the facility staff just want the best for you and will help you get to where you want to be. I found that whenever I had a question no matter how small someone was always able to help. \ \ Placement\ PwC Belfast. My placement year was a great experience and would highly recommend completing a year in industry. During this time, I was able to bring with me into the workplace what I had learned from my first two years of study but also allowed me to gain experience within a large firm enabling me to obtain a wealth of knowledge not only from courses and training that I completed throughout but from the people that I worked with on my team which I feel has benefitted me greatly in final year. \ \ During my placement I became part of the Women in Tech committee. I had the opportunity to help organise a number of tech related events within the firm but also was able to attend the Women in Business conference held at Titanic. Here I was able to meet a wide range of people in a wide range of roles. Speaking to these people allowed be to hear about their experiences and learn about how they got to where they are today. \ \ Engaging in extracurricular activities \ I have taken part in hackathons that were held by EEECS. When I began my course, I was not the most confident of coders but attending these hackathons did help me develop my coding skills. Along with having the ability to meet and speak to potential employers during these hackathons. \ \ During my year of placement, I completed a Level 1 Irish course at the language centre here at Queens. This was an 8-week course where I was able to learn a lot about the Irish language. I thoroughly enjoyed this course and I would definitely attend another language course with Queens. \ \ One piece of advice to potential EEECS applicants\ Go for it, take part in as much as you can. You will gain friends and invaluable experiences along the way. Also don’t be afraid to ask questions there will always be someone who can help you. \ \ Going forward\ I have received a graduate offer from PwC, and I hope to return there in Autumn of 2021 as an associate. \ \ If you had a time machine, and could go back to your first day at Queen’s, what would you do differently? (If anything!)\ I don’t think I would do anything differently maybe tell myself to be less nervous, that there is nothing to worry about! I have been lucky and met a great bunch of girls and have supported each other through the years so I wouldn’t change this.

Emma Elliott (Computer Science)\ “The best things about my course are the students and lecturers, the projects you get to work on, and the wide variety of interesting topics that give you an excellent grounding for lots of careers. There‘s a good balance\ between practical and theory, and the chance to spend a year in industry is invaluable!”

Laura Kelly (Computer Science)\ \ Attraction to QUB\ The reputation of Queen's as an excellent university for Computer Science, its connections to the technology industry in Northern Ireland and further afield, and its location in Belfast really made the university incredibly attractive to me.\ \ Positive Experience during studies \ One of the most positive things for me so far during my time here is the community that being a EEECS student provides, I have found that the students in my course bond well and rely on each other, and that when you find your group of friends that there's a really amazing supportive culture.\ \ Placement\ I've been offered a placement position in Rapid7. I'm looking forward to beginning my placement in June 2020.\ \ Engaging in extracurricular activities \ I'm a EEECS peer mentor and I'm a member of the Queen's Michaela Foundation society, the QCS, Queen's LGBT+ society, An Cummann Ghaelach and Amnesty International Society. Additionally I've taken part in the Inspiring Leaders Programme facilitated by the William J. Clinton Leadership Institute in Riddel Hall.\ \ One piece of advice to potential EEECS applicants\ The advice I would give is to meet as many people on your course as possible, find your friend group and embrace the opportunity to engage in a supportive culture. Don't be afraid to ask each other for help if you need it.\ \ Going forward\ Going forward I hope to be doing my placement year at Rapid7, coming back for my final year, and graduating to work full time in the technology industry, what kind of role I want will be influenced by my placement year.\ \ If you had a time machine, and could go back to your first day at Queen’s, what would you do differently? (If anything!)\ I don't think I'd do anything differently on my first day, I met an amazing group of girls that day who became really great friends of mine, so I wouldn't change that at all.

Kevin Toner (Computer Science)\ \ Attraction to QUB\ All my older brothers went to Queen’s before me and enjoyed their time there. One of them did Computer Science and he talked me through the course, and it sounded very interesting. Plus, it is the top university in Northern Ireland.\ \ Positive Experience during studies\ Not easy to pinpoint one, I have so many!\ But if I had to choose one, my studies in America would probably be the highlight. I met some of the most amazing people ever. And experienced so much kindness and have so many fond memories from there, such as walking round the houses in the town in knee-high snow to sing Christmas carols in French.\ \ Placement\ SpotX, here in Belfast. It was amazing. All my work colleagues were really helpful and supportive. I was able to put into practice a lot of the skills I learned at university and developed a lot of new ones. I was able learn so much.\ \ Engaging in extracurricular activities\ I engaged in a lot of things. I tried to participate in all the international programs available to me.\ \ I’ll go through all the international opportunities first:\ \ In first year, I took part in a Global Leadership program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. During this program I worked as part of a team with the main objective of coming up with a solution to the major world challenge: “What makes a city smart?”\ \ In second year, I went to Bangalore in India to work as a software engineer intern at Infosys for 10 weeks during the summer. I worked on a project creating automated testing software for Android apps.\ \ After my placement year, I went to China for a month to participate in the Beijing Institute of Technology China International Summer Programme study. As part of this program I was taught the Chinese language and all about the Chinese culture.\ \ Instead of going back to Queen’s for my final year, I opted instead to take part in the Study USA program. I studied Business at Hastings College, Nebraska for a year. I had an amazing time there, taking part in many extracurricular activities such as theatre and the college talent show, which I was fortunate enough to win, thanks to some magic card tricks. I got on really well and was awarded the Study USA Student of the Year award.\ \ During the past summer I spent 3 months working as a software engineer intern at a software company called MakoLab in Lodz, Poland. I completed this internship through IAESTE. I was working on web development.\ \ I also took part in local extracurricular activities here in Belfast also:\ \ I was part of the Hurling club for first year.\ \ I took part in the Insight into Management program. Here I learnt about management practices, activities and developing management and business skills through a range of business tasks/games.\ \ I completed the Inspiring Leaders program. This program taught me how to translate my leadership and employability experiences into employability skills.\ \ I am currently studying French at the language centre and have completed a course of Spanish in the past.\ \ One piece of advice to potential EEECS applicants\ Take part in all the opportunities that Queen’s offers – say “Yes” to everything. As seen above, Queen’s offers a lot of opportunities and a lot of them are international opportunities. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed each and every program that I have participated in and they have helped me to develop a lot as a person\ \ Going forward\ As seen from all the programs that I have taken part in, I’m an opportunist. So, I’m going to cross my fingers that an amazing global opportunity comes my way that excites me and take part in it. There are a few internships abroad from IAESTE that interest me. Ideally in the future I would set up my own business.\ \ If you had a time machine, and could go back to your first day at Queen’s, what would you do differently? (if anything!)\ Study a language Queens Language Centre sooner.

Marcella Armitage (Computing and Information Technology)\ \ Attraction to QUB\ Queen’s is the top university in Northern Ireland, so both the reputation and location were two of the main factors that attracted me to Queen’s University. \ \ During open days I was able to see why Queen’s has such an excellent reputation. I was able to speak to both staff and current students of Queens’s and EEECS to find out more about courses that were on offer, which aided me in making my final decision. I was also invited along to an EEECS open day where I was able to find out more about EEECS, including the facilities that were now available due to the brand-new Computer Science Building that was being built at the time along with what my course would entail over its four year period. \ \ Positive Experience during studies \ One of the positive experiences that stands out to me during my time at Queen’s is the staff and students at EEECS. Everyone you meet, in particular the facility staff just want the best for you and will help you get to where you want to be. I found that whenever I had a question no matter how small someone was always able to help. \ \ Placement\ PwC Belfast. My placement year was a great experience and would highly recommend completing a year in industry. During this time, I was able to bring with me into the workplace what I had learned from my first two years of study but also allowed me to gain experience within a large firm enabling me to obtain a wealth of knowledge not only from courses and training that I completed throughout but from the people that I worked with on my team which I feel has benefitted me greatly in final year. \ \ During my placement I became part of the Women in Tech committee. I had the opportunity to help organise a number of tech related events within the firm but also was able to attend the Women in Business conference held at Titanic. Here I was able to meet a wide range of people in a wide range of roles. Speaking to these people allowed be to hear about their experiences and learn about how they got to where they are today. \ \ Engaging in extracurricular activities \ I have taken part in hackathons that were held by EEECS. When I began my course, I was not the most confident of coders but attending these hackathons did help me develop my coding skills. Along with having the ability to meet and speak to potential employers during these hackathons. \ \ During my year of placement, I completed a Level 1 Irish course at the language centre here at Queens. This was an 8-week course where I was able to learn a lot about the Irish language. I thoroughly enjoyed this course and I would definitely attend another language course with Queens. \ \ One piece of advice to potential EEECS applicants\ Go for it, take part in as much as you can. You will gain friends and invaluable experiences along the way. Also don’t be afraid to ask questions there will always be someone who can help you. \ \ Going forward\ I have received a graduate offer from PwC, and I hope to return there in Autumn of 2021 as an associate. \ \ If you had a time machine, and could go back to your first day at Queen’s, what would you do differently? (If anything!)\ I don’t think I would do anything differently maybe tell myself to be less nervous, that there is nothing to worry about! I have been lucky and met a great bunch of girls and have supported each other through the years so I wouldn’t change this.

Emma Elliott (Computer Science)\ “The best things about my course are the students and lecturers, the projects you get to work on, and the wide variety of interesting topics that give you an excellent grounding for lots of careers. There‘s a good balance\ between practical and theory, and the chance to spend a year in industry is invaluable!”

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