Computer Science

Number of places at Balliol

2-3

Subject information

Please see the Department of Computer Science web pages and the University undergraduate admissions website for detailed information about the subject.

Course requirements

For information on what subject you need to study, please see the University undergraduate admissions website.

College requirements

Computer Science is approached in a mathematically rigorous way at Oxford, and the best preparation is to take double subject mathematics at A-Level or equivalent Scottish, European or other qualifications. But strong students with single subject mathematics can also succeed at Balliol.

Admissions/Selection criteria

For information on how applicants are assessed, see the admissions criteria page of the Mathematical Institute.

You can also consult a list of subjects and their criteria.

Computer Science at Balliol

Balliol was one of the first three Oxford colleges to have a Tutorial Fellow in Computer Science, and undergraduate study in the subject is well supported here. All first year and second year core courses in computer science are taught in College. Computing teaching and computing students are well integrated into the broader mathematics community within Balliol. The College library is richly stocked with study resources in Computing subjects. In addition to the Tutorial Fellow in Computation, the Fellowship includes Nick Trefethen, the Professor of Numerical Analysis, and William Dutton, the Professor of Internet Studies. The Oxford Internet Institute is also housed within Balliol.

There is a flourishing undergraduate mathematical society, which helps introduce new mathematics students to the College and also organizes an annual dinner with a guest mathematical speaker.

Tutors

Tom Melham, the Computation Tutor, specializes in the construction of logical and mathematical proofs using computer software, and in the use of mathematical logic for modelling and analysing complex computing systems.