BSc (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Top-Up) Full-time

Top-up your existing qualification to a full honours degree. Combine academic rigour with practical skills. Take advantage of professional-level developer software and advanced hardware, provided through accreditations with Microsoft, Cisco, and other major companies. Study modules that include Advanced Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Product Development and Project Management. Undertake a major hands-on project that involves developing a working solution to a particular problem. Our graduates have gone on to become web programmers, IT managers, information analysts, and software developers. Companies that have employed our graduates include Sage, British Airways, and the NHS. Other graduates have started their own businesses or become software contractors.

The typical entry requirement is successful completion of one of the following:

There is a range of qualifications that would satisfy the entry requirements and we'll consider each application individually.

If you're studying at a study centre, please contact the centre directly for more information on their specific requirements and equivalent qualifications from outside the UK.

IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in each component) — standard University of Sunderland requirement (source: sunderland.ac.uk/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements)

International students: £17,500 per year

UK students: £9,790 per year

UK/Home: £9,790 per year

International: £17,500 per year

September 2026 Full-time

Apply via UCAS — equal consideration deadline

• On campus, United Kingdom