If you love maths, technology or science then the University of Southampton’s residential taster course is for you. On this one-week course (), you will experience facilities on campus, take part in labs and lectures, live in halls, and enjoy a busy programme on the university campus.
The University of Southampton is one of the UK’s leading universities and has an outstanding reputation for Electronics and Computer Science. Southampton is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research universities, and Electronics and Computer Science are consistently placed in the top ranks of the subject league-tables. Our graduates are highly regarded by leading employers, and we work closely with industrial partners, both in our research and our teaching.
We have hosted summer schools and residential courses in electronics and computer science for many years, and these receive very high ratings from the students who attend. Our 2020 course is a great way to find out more about subjects which are now fundamental for the future development of society, as well as providing a strong base for making future choices.
Our one-week residential course will enable you to experience computer science and electronic engineering, working in groups, and investigating and designing solutions to real projects in our undergraduate labs. As well as experiencing the facilities on campus, and taking part in labs and lectures, you will be living in halls and enjoying a busy programme at the University of Southampton, including:
- Experience our £4M state-of-the-art undergraduate teaching facilities
- Learn about our teaching and research from our globally-renowned lecturers
- Meet some of our current students and recent graduates
- Enjoy social events and living in a hall of residence
To be eligible, you must:
- Be studying A-Level Maths and one of Physics, Computing, Electronics, Biology, Chemistry or Further Maths.
- Have mostly A/A* grades at GCSE.
- Be studying in year 12 during the 2019/2020 school year.
- Be aged 16+ (on 30 July 2018).
- Be a UK or EU student
We don't mind if you:
- Have never done any computer science, electronics or programming before. Or if you are an expert already!
- Are male or female (50% of our initial allocation of places is reserved for each gender)!
- Are interested in doing a degree at Southampton, or not!
- Already know you want to study computer science or electronics at university, have a curious interest or have no idea!
Note: This course may count as a "residential" for the Duke of Edinburgh award; you should discuss this with your DofE Leader.
For more information, or to register an interest in the course to find out when applications open, visit
http://www.taster.ecs.soton.ac.uk