Joint Degree - Not recruiting academic year 2011-12 with the exception of Maths and Applied Stats

• Joint honours awards all offered within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology at Stafford.
• Intellectual range together with the varied organisational and communicative skills acquired by combining disciplines makes you very attractive to employers.
• Equips you to proceed to a higher degree in either subject area or to research a topic that combines both.
• Designed  to allow you to create your own degree from a wide range of half degrees. 
• A unique degree can lead to a unique, niche career.

Note  Joint honours awards  are not recruiting from September 2010 with the exception of Maths and Applied Stats which is still available

Aeronautical Technology

This award provides you with knowledge and expertise in design and Aeronautical technology. Graduates will have a knowledge of aircraft systems and will be able to develop specifications and solutions to problems in this field.

Applied Statistics

Statistics is concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to analyse and model such data.

Computer Games Programming

The focus of this award is to develop people with computing skills that are transferable to the computer games market.

Computer Games Design

This award is all about creating designs for computer games, including animations and 3D models. Using various platforms Graduates will gain knowledge of design, and games programming.

Computing

This award is designed to introduce the student to the wide range of computing applications. These systems have an impact on everything we do, so therefore knowledge of these systems can be applied in many situations.

Electronics

This award encompasses the design and application of electronic devices, circuits and systems.

Film Production Technology

Film Technology awards cover the latest film, television, and new media technologies including aquisition, post production and graphics.

Forensic Computing

This award provides computer trained personnel with the skills necessary to recover from computer data losses whether accidental or deliberate. As such this field is becoming an important area both in business and crime detection.

Mathematics

This award is for people who have an interest in Mathematics. Using computers and analytical approaches you will be able to provide solutions in many fields.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineers should be able to model mechanical systems and predict system behaviour. This course provides the underpinning knowledge to carry out these tasks.

Multimedia Computing

This course aims to combine software engineering skills with information systems within the context of multimedia applications.

Music Technology

This course aims to expose the student to as many areas of this modern technology driven subject, whilst providing detailed knowledge of current techniques in recording and production.

 
Network Computing

This award seeks to develop specialism’s in the technology that underpins the internet, intranets and other computer based information networks

Security TechnologySubject to validation

This award provides you with knowledge and expertise regarding security systems.

Software Engineering

This award develops a systematic approach to software development. Providing quality software, which meets the needs of the market and users.

Web Development 

This award deals with developing the skills necessary to create innovative Web and Media solutions to exploit existing and future Web technologies used on the Internet.

Web Design 

This award develops the skills needed to desing Web and Media solutions for different devices from desktop computers to mobile phones and handheld games.

The Faculty also has a number of Applied Computing Joint Awards that are cross faculty.  These are:

• Computing:  Joint Degrees
• Information Systems: Joint Degrees:
• Internet Commerce:  Joint Degrees
• Multimedia Systems:  Joint Degrees

Half Award combinations with Computing include:

• Geography
• Psychology
• Sociology 

Information Systems can be taken as joint, major or minor combinations with:

• Business Studies
• Geography
• Legal Studies
• LLB
• Sociology
• Modern History
• Popular History
• International History 

Possible combinations with Internet Commerce include:

• Business Studies
• Geography 
• Legal Studies 
• LLB 

Possible combinations with Multimedia Systems include:

• Legal Studies
• Geography
• Media Studies