Computer Science is an extremely relevant degree subject, with direct application to daily life, and striking practical impact. It covers a vast array of fascinating topics and is constantly developing and pushing existing boundaries.
Subject Intake: 4 across Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Computer Science and Philosophy.
Course Duration: Three Years (BA); Four Years (MCompSci).
Computer Science study at Merton is overseen by Professor Standa Živný, alongside our Mathematics and Philosophy tutors for the joint degrees. Teaching at Oxford is coordinated by the Department across all colleges, creating a collaborative learning environment where students have access to all areas, topics and academics and are not constrained by their own college’s areas of expertise.
Graduate mentors (current postgraduate students) are available to provide additional help and support with academic skills development and all aspects of the course.
Undergraduates at Merton are taught by active researchers who are passionate about teaching and communicating their research to students. The University’s Department of Computer Science offers a wide range of optional topics to all students, run by specialist experts in each area. You will be taught in a variety of formats, including lectures, practical skills classes, design and research projects, and college tutorials.
Computer Science, Computer Science & Philosophy and Maths & Computer Science are four-year degree courses leading to Masters degrees. If they wish, students may leave at the end of the third year, receiving a BA qualification instead.
Computer Science and Joint Schools at Merton constitute one of our largest subject groups overall as they are run alongside Oxford Mathematics and Joint Schools courses. This large collection of students with similar academic interests makes for lively discussion and debate, and a strong sense of community.
Merton’s student-run mathematical society holds a variety of events, social activities and talks throughout the year, which are ever popular.
Merton provides generous academic grants and funding for research projects and travel.
Eminent mathematician Sir Andrew Wiles, well-known through his proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, is a Fellow at Merton.
