Second Year Computer Systems Engineering BEng/BSc/MEng 2025/26
The normal load is 120 CATS credits. Students are required to take six core modules and additional credit selected from the list of optional modules. Students may take up to 30 CATS of unusual options.
In order to progress to the third year of the Computer Systems Engineering MEng course students are required to obtain an upper second class honours classification in the second year. Students who fail to meet this requirement will transfer to the third year of the BEng/BSc.
Core Modules
Code | Name | Term | CATS Credits |
---|---|---|---|
CS241 | Operating Systems and Computer Networks * | TBC | 15 |
CS257 | Advanced Computer Architecture | TBC | 15 |
CS261 | Software Engineering | TBC | 15 |
ES2C7 | Engineering Mathematics and Data Analytics | TBC | 15 |
ES2C0 | Analogue Electronic Design | TBC | 15 |
ES2E3 | Digital Systems Design | TBC | 15 |
Optional Modules
Code | Name | Term | CATS Credits |
---|---|---|---|
CS255 | Artificial Intelligence | TBC | 15 |
CS258 | Database Systems * | TBC | 15 |
CS263 | Cyber Security | TBC | 15 |
ES2B6 | Starting a Business | TBC | 15 |
ES2C1 | Introduction to Biomedical and Clinical Engineering | TBC | 15 |
ES2D6 | Semiconductor Materials and Devices | TBC | 15 |
ES2H5 | Signal Processing | TBC | 15 |
An approved Foreign Language | 1, 2 | 15/30 |
Please note that optional module availability may change from year to year; the above serves as an indicative list.
*These modules will be examined normally in the first week of Term 3.
In the summer term of the second year Computer Systems Engineering students are required to select the project which they will pursue in the third year of their studies.
Modules from Other Departments
More information on modules taught by other departments can be found in the Module Catalogue: https://courses.warwick.ac.uk.