The network you need for a career in computing

Our award-winning teaching takes the talent of the future to a whole new level, letting you experience real-world computing while studying for a career in it. Computing at USW is designed not only with the industry in mind, but delivered directly by professional partners and well-connected staff. Discover a diverse breadth of digital careers, taught in impressive facilities that replicate the industry itself, and guaranteed to get you noticed within it.  

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science (FCES) Travel Bursary

The FCES travel bursary is for any University of South Wales student studying a relevant undergraduate sandwich degree in the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences (FCES).

Worth £500, this one off, non means tested bursary is given to all students starting their sandwich year as part of their FCES degree course. The bursary is intended to provide financial support towards your travel costs to and from your sandwich placement.

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Industry ready degrees

All our courses are developed in partnership with industry, so you’ll graduate with the skills employers are looking for. What’s more, many qualifications are accredited by professional bodies, such as BCS and The Chartered Institute for IT, so you can be sure that you’ll learn the skills to be real-world ready.  

As well as recognition from the industry, our own students have named Computer Science at USW top in the UK for teaching.* 

*NSS 2023 survey. 

Facilities built of the future

You’ll find the very latest hardware and software keeping our courses up to speed, along with dedicated spaces where digital thinkers thrive, including our extra high-powered gaming centre and Digital Investigation Lab, just like those used for computer forensics by law enforcement.

Cyber University of the Year

USW has been named Cyber University of the Year for four consecutive years at the National Cyber Awards 2019 – 2022. We’re also the only university in Wales, and one of only seven in the UK, to be named an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education by the National Cyber Security Centre.

Our students learn about Cyber Security, Computer Security and Computer Forensics in a hands-on way, with the curriculum underpinned with cutting-edge practices that are aligned with professional and industry standards. Taught by experts in their field, our students also benefit from being able to study for additional industry certification. We offer a range of courses and learning environments, from the traditional campus-based degrees, to our Cyber Security Academy that works directly on ‘live briefs’ from industry using specialist cyber security software and facilities.

National Cyber Security Academy at USW is one of the CISCO accredited academies in Wales offering Certification Courses. We have certified staff and the qualified instructors to deliver these professional training programs to our students and to industry.

Extra certification

To enhance your employability, extra certification is available that is specific to each specialist area. This means you can gain industry-recognised certificates as well as your degree.

Our state-of-the-art labs emulate those used in industry and allow you to analyse digital files and networks, investigate threats and vulnerabilities, and manage responses to incidents.