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A Level Computer Science

at Utc Reading, Reading · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This course has a two-unit structure that is delivered over two years. Students learn an exciting range of practical skills ready for their online Paper 1 exam in the second year of the course. Paper 1 has a heavy emphasis on coding skills using C#, as well as theoretical knowledge of programming, data structures, algorithms and computation. Paper 2 focusses on data representation, computer systems, architecture, databases, big data, problem solving, how a computer works and communication and networking. This is a paperbased exam also taken at the end of the second year of the course. Finally, students complete a non-examined assessment similar to past coursework projects where students solve a problem, usually with a coding-based solution and produce a written project write up. This is completed at the end of the first year of the course.

What you need to get on

Students are required to achieve 5 x 9-5 grades at GCSE Level including English and Maths and ideally have taken GCSE Computer Science achieving a grade 5 or higher

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

Start dates

  • 5 September 2026 · Reading

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