Computer Studies / Computing

Course summary

The study of computer science requires an ability to organize and to think both creatively and logically. This subject is becoming more multifaceted, with an increasing number of interdisciplinary studies involving computer science being offered and in its applications in the wider world, such as the modelling of climate change. Teaching begins in September (January for 18-month courses). The following topics are covered at both AS and A levels: • Fundamentals of programming • Fundamentals of data structures • Systematic approach to problem solving • Theory of computation • Fundamentals of data representation • Fundamentals of computer systems • Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture • Consequences of uses of computing • Fundamentals of communication and networking