Computing for Undergraduates was first introduced way back in 1967 as a part of Applied Mathematics of the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science. With the establishment of the Department of Statistics and Computer Science at the Faculty of Science in 1985, special degree programmes in Computer Science were introduced. The direct intake for Computer Science was introduced in 1998 along with industrial placement and accreditation of the degree program. With the establishment of the UCSC in 2002, the direct intake was moved to the UCSC.
This four (04) year Computer Science special degree programme (2 2) was commenced in 1990 by selecting students who were enrolled for the Faculty of Science from batches onwards 1985/86. It was offered by then Department of Statistics and Computer Science of the Faculty of Science. The students were selected based on their performance in the first two years of the degree programme. The number of selected students for the programme gradually increased from 25 to 40. This programme continued for 18 batches until the Faculty of Science 2002/03 intake. This was replaced by 3 and 4 years Computer Science degrees from the 2002/03 intake of the UCSC.
Currently, based on students’ preference and performance during the first two years,, a selected number of students will be able to follow a four year degree course leading to either the degree in Bachelor of Science Honours in Computer Science [B.Sc.(Hons) in Computer Science] or the degree in Bachelor of Science Honours in Software Engineering [B.Sc. (Hons) in Software Engineering].
