This page gives a brief overview of the many different skill areas available within Computing Science, and suggests a few areas where these skills are required!

We’ve also provided course comparison pages for each subject so you can find out more about the courses at the universities you’d like to apply for (many offer extra ‘perks’ such as work placements), click the links at the bottom of the course descriptions to find out more!

which course suits me?

Below you'll find a listing of the most popular computing courses offered by Universities today, click the links to be taken to a short description or straight to the course comparison pages:

• Computing Science: Description | Course Comparison
• Software Engineering: Description | Course Comparison
• Information Systems: Description | Course Comparison
• Information Technology: Description | Course Comparison
• Computer Engineering: Description | Course Comparison

where can I find more information about the universities?

Why don't you start here? We've partnered with a number of leading Scottish Universities in order to give you some information about their facilities and give an idea of what it might be like to study there.

Click the 'description' link for any of the universities page to be taken to a comparison section, or their 'profile' page for university-submitted information, and any computing course course information they've shared with Computing Scotland:

• University of Glasgow: Foreword | Profile
• University of St Andrews: Foreword | Profile
• University of Stirling: Foreword | Profile
• University of Edinburgh: Foreword | Profile
• University of Strathclyde: Foreword | Profile
• Heriot-Watt University: Foreword | Profile
• University of Aberdeen: Foreword | Profile
• University of Dundee: Foreword | Profile
• Glasgow Caledonian University: Foreword | Profile