Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Computer Science (Digital Forensics) with Foundation Year course at Keele University.
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56 UCAS points
UCAS code: G415
Here's what Keele University says about its Computer Science (Digital Forensics) with Foundation Year course.
Foundation Year
Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.
International Students
For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. To find out more, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/
Computer Science and Digital Forensics
Gain a solid grounding in the key themes that underpin contemporary computer science to explore digital forensics at an advanced level. Our BSc will equip you with the techniques and processes to recover, trace and capture materials found in digital devices to help businesses tackle cybercrime.
Why choose this course? Acquire first-hand experience in industry with our Placement Year option All necessary mathematics knowledge and Forensic techniques are provided within relevant modules Access a wide range of equipment including supercomputer facilities, a VR lab and a Maker Space Our teaching is at the leading edge of the discipline and informed by subject research, industry trends and market requirements
Our Computer Science (Digital Forensics) programme places emphasis on practical computer programming and software development. Initial modules provide a solid grounding in the theoretical underpinnings of the discipline, such as the handling and processing of evidence and the fundamentals of programming, computing and forensic science principles. You will learn how to develop computing applications for varied discipline specific problem domains, manage the development and use of computing systems and understand the techniques and processes that allow the recovery, trace and the capturing of digital data.
About Keele Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.
Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Department
Foundation Year
Location
Main Site | Keele
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time including foundation year
Subjects
• Computer science
Start date
September 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
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The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Keele University students who took the Computer Science (Digital Forensics) with Foundation Year course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
68%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
73%
low
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
69%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
49%
low
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
81%
med
Learning opportunities
70%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
73%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
75%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
73%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
63%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
68%
low
Assessment and feedback
67%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
82%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
80%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
43%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
66%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
63%
low
Academic support
74%
low
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
77%
low
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
72%
low
Organisation and management
60%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
70%
med
How well organised is your course?
50%
low
Learning resources
82%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
77%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
84%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
87%
med
Student voice
62%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
45%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
78%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
62%
low
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
69%
med
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
84%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
77%
low
See who's studying at Keele University. These students are taking Computer Science (Digital Forensics) with Foundation Year or another course from the same subject area.
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Subject | Grade | |||||
Mathematics | C | |||||
Physics | C | |||||
Computer Science | C | |||||
Biology | D | |||||
Chemistry | C |
Facts and figures about Keele University graduates who took Computer Science (Digital Forensics) with Foundation Year - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
85%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
85%
In work, study or other activity
60%
Say it fits with future plans
75%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
55%
Information Technology Professionals
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
5%
Administrative occupations
5%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings from Keele University graduates who took Computer Science (Digital Forensics) with Foundation Year - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£21.2k
First year after graduation
£33.6k
Third year after graduation
£31.8k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Computer Science (Digital Forensics) with Foundation Year.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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