Year 2 (Part IB) - Strongly recommended: Copies of core textbooks for Part IB courses (students that don't have their own copies may be disadvantaged) - Estimated cost £150 - £250.Year 1 (Part IA) - Strongly recommended: Copies of core textbooks for Part IA options (students that don't have their own copies may be disadvantaged) - Estimated cost £150.

A modern entry-level laptop for around £800 is sufficient, but we would recommend at least half the main drive is dedicated to a bootable Linux system, such as Ubuntu

All years of study - Strongly recommended: A laptop is pretty much essential.

Information on tuition fee rates for Computer Science is available on the tuition fees page. Projects often lead to commercialisation, licensing or employment. Group projects during the course, where small teams of students deliver a product to an external client, ensure relevant industrial experience. The purpose-built Department of Computer Science and Technology is packed with the latest technology, advanced lecture theatres and dedicated practical rooms.

Our students benefit from the Department’s cutting-edge research and extensive facilities. You also develop practical skills, such as programming (in various languages, eg OCaml, Java, C/C++, Prolog) and hardware systems (eg chip design). All aspects of modern computer science are covered, along with the underlying theory and foundations in economics, law and business. Our course is broad and deep – giving you the skills to create future technology. A number of local firms and start-ups support our teaching and employ our graduates, in areas from chip design to mathematical modelling and AI. There are more than 1,000 specialist computing and advanced technology companies and commercial laboratories in the area (known as ‘Silicon Fen'). Cambridge was a pioneer of computer science and continues to lead its development.

What is a computer science degree