This Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science BSc degree programme focuses particularly on the contribution of computing to artificial intelligence and, as a result, it aims to give you all the computing skills you need to enter industry, while also allowing you to acquire scientific skills in order to develop leading edge technologies in, for instance natural language-based technologies, computer vision and robotics. Computer scientists design and create search-engines, social networking applications, software applications used in the financial world to map customer profiles and expose credit card fraud, and software applications used in the medical sector to identify cancers through the analysis of medical images. At Birmingham, we have world-leading research in terms of originality, significance and rigour. We provide specialist teaching and are committed to supporting our graduates in establishing their careers. Preparing for your career is one of the first things you need to think about when you start university. Our Computer Science graduates can choose from a huge variety of career opportunities, including working with one of the global technology giants, or in other areas of industry and technology. But you will also be highly sought after by employers in the fields of finance, business, government, teaching and research. Career destinations of previous graduates include: Accenture; Goldman Sachs; Honda; HP; IBM; Logics; QinetiQ; Rolls Royce; UBS. The graduate employment market is competitive, many employers require evidence of employability or being ready for the world of work.