Computer Studies / Computing
Stroud High School - Gloucestershire
01453764441
Beards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HF
Course summary

You're living in the Digital Age! Computer programmes have all but infiltrated every aspect of our lives. Computer scientists theorise, design, develop, and apply the software and hardware for the programmes we use day in day out sounds pretty important to us. Therefore, programming can be a life changing experience as it changes the way that you think about the world around you. It will make you a more accomplished problem solver and much more resilient in life. This is why graduate recruiters in banks and management consultancies recruit heavily from university Computing departments, so it could lead onto an exciting career path that isnt necessarily Computer Science based. The possibilities are endless! The Computer Science course will, above all else, be relevant to the modern and changing world of computing. Computer Science is a practical subject where students can apply the academic principles learned in the classroom to real-world systems. Its an intensely creative subject that combines invention and excitement, that can look at the natural world through a digital prism. ThisComputer Science qualification showcases computational thinking, helping students to develop the skills to solve problems, design systems and understand the power and limits of human and machine intelligence.

Entry requirements

A minimum of 48 points from the sum of your best 8 full course GCSEs (for example a Grade 8 is worth 8 points). You should have achieved a minimum Grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics.

How you'll be assessed

This is a two year A level programme. COMPUTER SYSTEMS characteristics of contemporary systems architecture and other areas ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMMING computational thinking PROGRAMMING PROJECT individual task

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth West
Local AuthorityGloucestershire
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeGirls
AddressBeards Lane, Cainscross Road, Stroud, GL5 4HF