Accreditation
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, accredits computing qualifications in the UK. As well as accrediting degrees as contributing to the requirements for Chartered IT Professional (CITP) registration, BCS is licensed by the Engineering Council and by the Science Council, which means that it also accredits degrees as meeting or partially meeting the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Scientist (CSci) registration.
BCS publishes detailed information on becoming chartered and about Higher Education accreditation, but briefly: CITP registration can be obtained with an accredited integrated Masters degree (MComp), or a Bachelors Honours degree plus a year of further learning beyond graduation; CEng or CSci registration can be obtained with an accredited integrated Masters degree (MComp), or a Bachelors Honours degree accredited as partially fulfilling the respective educational criteria plus either an appropriate accredited Masters degree or appropriate further learning to Masters level.
Our current and recent degree courses are accredited as below. The 'with an Industrial Placement Year' courses have the same levels of accreditation as the corresponding non-placement courses.
| Degree course | Level of accreditation | Student intakes |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science BSc | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) CSci (partial fulfilment) |
2006-2020 |
| Computer Science MComp | CITP CITP Further Learning Full CEng Full CSci |
Initial accreditation |
| Computing and Artificial Intelligence BSc * | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) CSci (partial fulfilment) |
2006-2010 |
| Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence BSc ** | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) CSci (partial fulfilment) |
2011-2015 |
| Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence BSc | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) CSci (partial fulfilment) |
2016-2020 |
| Games and Multimedia Environments (GAME) BSc | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) |
2012-2020 |
| Information Technology for E-Commerce BSc | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) |
2007-2010 |
| Computing for Business and Management BSc | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) |
2011-2020 |
| Multimedia and Digital Systems BSc | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) |
2006-2011 |
| Computing for Digital Media BSc | CITP CEng (partial fulfilment) |
2012-2020 |
| Music Informatics BSc | CITP *** | 2010-2011 |
| Music Informatics BSc | CITP **** | 2012 |
| Advanced Computer Science MSc | CITP Further Learning CEng (partial fulfilment) CSci (partial fulfilment) |
2014-2020 |
† Subject to confirmation once the first student cohort has graduated
* On condition that students take the module Software Engineering
** On condition that students take the modules Software Engineering and Web Computing
*** On condition that students take the modules Program Design and Human Computer Interaction
**** On condition that students take the module Human Computer Interaction
These degrees have to be passed at Honours level. Students on other degrees may seek individual accreditation directly through BCS.