Informatics Student Tips

Informatics Student Tips

School of Informatics students give their tips on studying Computer Science and living in Edinburgh

Example 1st Year Timetable

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How your week could look if you were to study on one of our degrees

Computer Science student, Sraddheya, tells us about a typical week in semester 1 of 1st year in the School of Informatics.:

Timetables and courses do change. This timetable is only intended to give you an idea of how your time might be spent in Year 1, semester 1.

All of our programmes start with a common core of mathematics courses and informatics courses, with increasing options for specialisation in later years depending on your interests.

Monday

0900: Introduction to Computation – Informatics 1 (Lecture)
1100: InfPALs (Peer-assisted Learning) session (optional)
1400: Introduction to Linear Algebra – Mathematics 1 (Lecture)
1600: Computer Workshop – Informatics 1 (optional)

Tuesday

1100: Introduction to Computation – Informatics 1 (Lecture)
1600: Computer Workshop – Informatics 1 (optional)
1630: Introduction to Linear Algebra – Mathematics 1 (Workshop)

Wednesday

10:00 Introduction to Computation – Informatics 1 (Lecture)
1300: InfPALs (Peer-assisted Learning) session (optional)

1600: Computer Workshop – Informatics 1 (optional)

 

Thursday

1000: Introduction to Computation – Informatics 1 (Lecture)
1200: Introduction to Linear Algebra
1400: InfPALs (Peer-assisted Learning) session (optional)

1600: Computer Workshop – Informatics 1 (optional)

 

Friday

0900: Introduction to Computation – Informatics 1 (Lecture)
1100: InfPALs (Peer-assisted Learning) session (optional)
1200: Introduction to Linear Algebra – Mathematics 1 (Lecture)
1400: Introduction to Computation – Informatics 1 (Tutorial)

1600: Computer Workshop – Informatics 1 (optional)

This is a sample timetable only. Courses may be subject to change and availability.

You will also take optional courses in addition to those mentioned above.

For a detailed look at our courses please consult our degree overview:

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