Computing and computer technology are part of just about everything that touches our lives from the cars we drive to the movies we watch, to the ways businesses and governments operate. Understanding different dimensions of computing is part of the necessary skill set for the 21st century. Whether you want to be a scientist, develop the latest killer app, or just know what it means when someone says "The computer made a mistake", studying Computing will provide you with valuable knowledge. Computing couples well with logical subjects such as Mathematics and Physics. Computing drives innovation in the sciences (e.g. the human genome project, AIDS vaccine research, environmental monitoring and protection) and also in engineering, business, entertainment and education. You will learn how to make a computer behave how you want - this might be making a robot move something from one end of a room to another, it might be making a calculation which saves someone's life in a medical ward, or it could be creating a whole new world through building pictures or sound. Students with a computing background will have strong problem-solving skills, allowing them to break problems down into parts, look at possible solutions and develop the most effective one. Computer scientists are some of the most in-demand graduates and almost all jobs of the future will be affected by computing; those who can control and develop these technologies will be highly employable and well-paid. Even if you don't follow the route into a computing-specific profession, you will be equipped with lifelong skills that you can use in a whole variety of jobs: from management to consulting, from programming to information systems administration, from IT companies to any company, large or small.