Computer Science and Philosophy & Ethics BA

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Computer Science gives you the skills to create the systems that people use every day. From web applications and cloud platforms to machine learning models and secure digital services, you will start coding to enable you to build a portfolio of practical work. From day one, you will be programming, working with languages and technologies such as Java and Python before developing your skills to C, JavaScript, React and cloud platforms including AWS.  

As you progress, you will design and build web applications, train and evaluate machine learning models, study computer networks and security, analyse algorithms and learn the mathematics that underpins modern computing.  

In your final year, you will undertake a research dissertation, study emerging topics taught by staff researching in areas such as AI in agriculture and human health, haptics, spatial computing, virtual reality, internet of things, cryptography and software engineering and cybersecurity. 

You do not need to arrive at Liverpool Hope University as an expert; you will receive close academic support in small-group teaching making a real difference to your professional development and future employability. We start with the fundamentals and build your skills step by step. A Year in Industry option is also available, giving you the option of a year in professional employment between your second and final year of your undergraduate degree. 

PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS

Are you fascinated by big questions, like what makes something right or wrong, or whether humans truly have free will? Do you wonder what we can really know or believe? Our Philosophy & Ethics course at Liverpool Hope University digs into these mysteries using the work of key thinkers like Plato, Kant, Simone de Beauvoir, Frantz Fanon and Nietzsche, and tackles real-world issues like climate change, AI, animal rights, racism, and feminism. You’ll gain confidence in reading the original work of great philosophers. 

Based at Hope Park in vibrant Liverpool, this course combines lively lectures, small group seminars, and one-on-one tutor time. In Year 1, you’ll build core skills in argument analysis and clear expression, before diving deeper in Years 2 and 3.

You’ll learn through actual experiences such as local field visits to zoos and nature reserves, exploring environmental and animal ethics in a real-world context.  

This isn’t just theoretical, it’s a pathway to becoming a clear-thinking, articulate, ethically aware changemaker. You’ll graduate with a sharp mind ready to tackle modern ethical dilemmas in today’s world.  

Hear a warm welcome from Senior Lecturer Dr Lisa Nahajec.