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Computer Science At Queens University BelfastNewest Review: ... If you didn?t do A-level maths they are to be avoided. With a lot of hard work I managed to scrape through, so take note! In the first term of first year, you are introduced to Computer Programming in Computer Programming I, taken by Ivor Spence. Ivor is a pleasant enough lecturer, a little dull perhaps. The language used is Java, which is the main teaching language that Queens uses. It isn?t to hard, especially if you have a computing background or have taken the subject at A-level. The textbook is a recommended purchase, as it provides a lot of background hints and tips as well as being very useful for the practicals. There are three ... more |
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by hugon - written on 20.08.00 (Very useful, 203 readings)
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I am currently enrolled on the MEng Computer Science degree at Queens University of Belfast. I enrolled straight into this after my A-levels, but you can do an extra year after the final year of the BSc degree to get the Masters, and similarly if you want to you can change to the BSc after the second year of the Masters. I am in the second term of my second year and after finding the first year tough I?m actually beginning to enjoy it quite a lot now. Next year I will be taking a year of professional experience, where I will be placed with BT. The year?s experience is compulsory with the BSc Computer Science degree (unless you have other experience e.g. part ...
by The Duke - written on 16.08.00 (Very useful, 173 readings)
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I'm about to enter the second half of my final year here at Queens University, Belfast and so far I've enjoyed it most of the time. The course is divided up into 4 years, with the 3rd year being a year out (more on this later) unless you are a mature student, then you must do a foundation year, which I have to say I considered a waste of time and money on my part. *** The Course (description) *** ~~ The foundation year is designed to bring everyone up to the same educational standard, and so people who have been out of education for a while, or people who didn?t perform as well in their A levels are put into this "starter year" to ...




