If you ask anyone, what can you do with
computer science
they'll always just say you can do anything.
Bath is just a
beautiful place to study it's a really nice atmosphere.
The range of modules
even from the first year, doing things
I'd never heard of or never thought I
would be doing.
We have access to the computer science department 24 hours a day.
They have organised tutorials and
then you have a tutor assigned to your
group who help sort of lead the discussion.
We had companies come in and do
workshops with us.
They help you all through all the stages,
It feels like all
the lecturers are really approachable.
They push you, they guide you, in the
right direction instead of giving you
the straight answer. So you know how to
approach different problems instead of
knowing the solution to the exact
problem.
They do a lot of work for us so
they're happy to help wherever they can.
They really want to make you the best
computer scientist that you can be.
There's a multiple group coursework
where you have to actually design and
develop some software.
What it looks like,
or what you actually code is pretty much up to you.
Me and my partner made a piano,
where you press the button on one and it
communicated to the other one.
Some people made the cupboard and it would send a tweet.
There's so much kind of
creativity.
It's really good with hackathons helping
charities, who might
not have the kind of money to make some
bespoke software.
The University hosted
one a couple months ago called Launchpad.
You're giving a specification and at the
end of the 24 hours you'd have coded it
and developed it it's just really nice
to meet new people
and also come up with new ideas.
The course really gives you a
good ground in the commercial
environment. So it's prominent in
industry right now what we learn.
Our university's great reputation is having
students
who are really good for industrial placement.
Most students that go on
placements get offered a graduate scheme
for when they come out which is really good
for employability.
I'm still supported by the University but
I'm getting some real
life experience before I even get the graduate market.
It's all about using the
tools that we have to make life better
for everyone else and we've come so far.
Every day the theoretical computer
science becomes more practical.
It's just
really exciting to be involved in
I just want to make a change I want to make a difference.
I want to see my own
contribution to computer science
somewhere out there,
so I'll see it someday.
