Digital Technology, BSc (Hons)

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Key Course Details

UCAS Code: G450
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Bay Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,535

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: G450
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Bay Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 21,600

Course Overview

Why is digital technology designed the way it is? Who designs it and for whom? Have you ever considered why the default voice assistant is female? What’s the real cost of cloud computing and artificial intelligence? How can technology help people first?

The Digital Technology degree covers the creation, critical examination, and deployment of digital data and systems, and their impact on societies (and other environments) around the world. Its broad scope will enable you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the digital world, and how digital technologies can be made and used creatively, productively, and safely.

Throughout the three-year programme, you will encounter topics that will expand your appreciation of the societal, cultural, economic, and political impacts of Digital Technology. You will be able to utilise a set of industry standard tools to plan, develop and produce digital products ranging from marketing campaigns to computer games.

By the end of the degree, you will be equipped with the skills to enter a range of different digital-based roles across a wide spectrum of industries and public services. You will also benefit from significant transferrable skills in research, communication, and engagement.

Why Digital Technology at Swansea?

This degree programme sits within the Department of Computer Science at Swansea University, which has a strong innovative research reputation developed by our international student and staff community.

Did you know?

25th in the UK Computer Science (Daily Mail University Guide 2025)
Top 201-250 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2025)

Our diverse academic team will help you develop your knowledge of fundamental technological concepts and how they can be applied to solve real-world problems.

You will have access to dedicated computer laboratories and specialised equipment for projects, such as Arduinos, smart home technologies, and virtual reality headsets.

There will be ample opportunity for you to showcase your work to fellow students and industry specialists, for example at the Computer Science Undergraduate Colloquium and our annual Project Fair.

Your Digital Technology Experience

Our £32.5 million Computational Foundry is home to state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities which include a Vision and Biometric Lab, Maker Lab, Theory Lab, Cyber Security/Networking Lab, Robotics Lab, User Lab, and Visualisation Suite.

You will benefit from world-leading experimental set-ups, equipment, devices and prototypes to accelerate innovation; and have the opportunity to learn about and work with these facilities.

Digital Technology Employment Opportunities

Our Computer Science graduates have found employment in such diverse roles as: Analyst Developers, Business Analysts, Computer Programmers, Electronic Engineers, Graphic Designers, Software Developers and Machine Learning Engineers; with companies that include IBM, Google, Disney, Facebook, Microsoft and Sony.

Your Digital Technology degree will offer an even broader suite of potential careers including in digital and social, media, marketing, consultancy, technology solutions, education, and more.

We hold an annual 'Project Fair' giving students the chance to display their third year projects to leading industry experts. We have strong industrial links with global and local employers, such as Google, the DVLA, Admiral, and more, with representatives visiting our department to give lectures on 'How to get a job with Tech Giants'.

Modules

You will study the following set of compulsory modules in the early stages of the degree, before specialising according to your own interests in later stages, leading to a dissertation.

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Compulsory Modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Programming 1	September-January (TB1)	15	CS-110
Professional Issues 1: Computers and Society	September-January (TB1)	15	CS-130
Concepts of Computer Science	September-January (TB1)	15	CS-150
Modelling Computing Systems 1	September-January (TB1)	15	CS-170
Technologies for Information Presentation	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-109
Digital Devices	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-119
Programming for Digital Technology	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-145
Introduction to Data Science	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-165

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Technologies and Society	September-January (TB1)	15	CS-206
Digital Content Creation	September-January (TB1)	15	CS-209
Digital Technology Group Project	September-January (TB1)	15	CS-245
Database Systems	September-January (TB1)	15	CS-250
Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-200
Intelligent Robotics	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-279

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

Choose 2 modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Software Security Engineering	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-239
Web Service Development	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-253
Artificial Intelligence	January-June (TB2)	15	CS-265

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Invention and Innovation in Computing	September-June (TB1+2)	15	CSC309
Digital Controversies: Understanding the Impacts of Technology	September-January (TB1)	15	CSC359
Computer Science Project Implementation and Dissertation	September-June (TB1+2)	15	CSP344
Computer Science Project Specification and Development	September-June (TB1+2)	15	CSP354
Blockchain technology and its applications	January-June (TB2)	15	CSC329
User Experience	January-June (TB2)	15	CSC349

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : * Guidance note (CSC390): This module requires a pre-enrolment check for the school placement. As such, you cannot enrol onto this module if you have not responded to the advertised calls in March requiring you to inform the module coordinator of your intent to enrol.

Choose 2 modules
Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Software Engineering Project Planning and Management	September-January (TB1)	15	CSC301
Security and People	September-January (TB1)	15	CSC369
Teaching Computing via a School Placement	September-January (TB1)	15	CSC390

Entry Requirements

A-levels ABB–BBC

For international admission, qualification equivalent to the A-level standards with a demonstrable subject-specific component is required.

How You're Taught

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching.

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

No Provision

Unfortunately, there is currently no formal Welsh-medium provision on this course. If you would like to let us know that you are interested in pursuing an element of your course through the medium of Welsh, please email astudio@abertawe.ac.uk to indicate your interest along with your year of entry and we will do our best to see what is possible.

Whilst this course does not offer academic content delivered in Welsh, the University can provide you with the following, and Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you:

An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

Meet Your Lecturers

You will join our Computer Science community, bring taught by world-leading lecturers who are all passionate about their research working towards the United Nations Sustainable Goals to shape the world for the better. Our research areas include Crypto currencies, data security, cyberterrorism and Future interaction technologies.

See all our Computer Science staff

Tuition Fees

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,650
September 2025	£ 9,535	£ 21,600

Fees for full time undergraduate UK students may increase in subsequent years of study in line with the maximum regulated fee level set by the Welsh Government

Fees for full time Undergraduate International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Our Computer Science graduates are set on course for a range of stimulating opportunities. Our graduates have enjoyed roles in companies such as IBM, Google, Disney and Sony.

You may find your future lies in a role as a software designer, engineer or tester. You might work as a data scientist or in smartphone technology. Such is the pace of technological progress, you might even specialise in an emerging area which is not yet fully recognised.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Our lecturers operate an ‘open door’ policy so you can chat with them about any concerns you may be having. These do not have to be just course related; our academic staff are there to help you with anything at all during your time in Swansea.

Each course has a student rep. They are there to make sure that every student voice is heard. Their role is to listen and feedback on your opinions, attend regular meetings and make sure that the people who can make changes listen to the people who really matter - you!

We offer both a Personal Tutor and peer mentoring. All students on our undergraduate courses are assigned a Personal Tutor who will offer you not only Academic Guidance, but advice on finding and accessing help with personal issues.

You can also get help with personal issues from our wide range of student support such as CampusLife, Inclusive Student Support Services and The Centre for Academic Success.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as Sri Lanka, South Korea, Fiji, Bali, the USA and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.