COMPUTER SCIENCE A-LEVEL

Course Detail

Our A-Level Computer Science course helps students understand the core academic principles of computer science. Your classroom learning is transferred into creating real-world systems through the creation of an independent programming project. Our A-Level course will develop the student’s technical understanding and their ability to analyse and solve problems using computational thinking.

Computer Science is great for students who enjoy problem solving and who are thinking of further study in a range of subjects such as computing, ICT, engineering and software development.

The course provides a really secure foundation for further study at University.

The course covers the following units:

• Computer
• Algorithms and programming
• Programming project

The programming project

You will apply your knowledge of computational thinking and algorithms to create a practical coding project. You will analyse, design, develop, test, evaluate and document a program written in a suitable programing project. The project is independently chosen by you and is flexible enough to cover all areas of computer science. Whilst we teach Python at Key Stage 4 the exam board supports a wide and diverse range of languages.

Additional Entry Requirements

Grade 6 or better at GCSE Mathematics. If you have taken a Computer Science GCSE you must have achieved at least grade 4.

How will I be assessed?

This is a two year linear course with the exams taking place at the end of the course.

At the end of year 13 you will be assessed with two exam papers and your programming project.

Paper 1: Computer Systems (2 hours and 30 mins)

Paper 2: Algorithms and programming (2 hours and 30 mins)

Where can this course take me?

The A-Level course prepares you for further study at University, where you could specialise in branches as diverse as AI, robotics, App development and programming. The skills covered in the course also can be a gateway for careers in programming, cybersecurity, graphic design and animation. Computer Science and Information Technology is an ever growing sector and is a very exciting field to enter.