With its popularity growing year on year, IGCSE Computer Science provides you with the platform to understand how computers make our world work. You will learn how to make computers behave as you want; this could be making a robot move, running a calculation that saves someone's life on a medical ward, or it could be creating a whole new world through multimedia or maybe building a computer system to allow other people to do this.

An iGCSE in Computer Science will give you a fantastic set of skills that you need for any career. Do you want to become a designer, architect, engineer, publisher, medical researcher, sports coach, music or film producer (the list is endless)... Then Computer Science is one of the best places to start. Maybe you do not know what you want to do with your life, yet? Well that’s just perfect because most of the jobs that will be available when you’re looking for work do not exist yet! Computer Science provides a wonderful opportunity to future-proof yourself and gives you a head start.

Why study Computer Science?

The devices we use to consume media, whether a laptop, a smartphone or an iPad, are at the heart of almost everything we do. From Facebook to the latest apps, creativity is central. Stop being a simple consumer of software and start designing your own. If you can spot a gap in the market, if you sometimes think, “I wish I could find an app to…” then maybe you could be the next Bill Gates.

How is it different to ICT?

If you want to compare computing to ICT, ICT is learning to drive the car, Computing shows you how to build the car from scratch.

How much programming will I do?

You will spend about 40% of your time learning to program. The main programming language is Python 3.

How accessible is a Computer Science Degree?

Because Computer Science is in very high demand and our students make superb portfolios, our students are often offered significantly easier to get grades from top universities.