Department news

• 09-06-2010: Lei Fang, a Year-4 student in the CSSE department, has been awarded a SICSA prize studentship, which is a prestigious international scholarship to complete a fully funded 3.5 year PhD at St. Andrews, a top-5 UK university. The information about this scholarship can be found here.
• 26-04-2010: Dr. Ka Lok Man's paper: "Application of Bhave Toolset for System Control and Electronic System Design" has been awarded with the Best Paper Award at the 2010 IAENG International Conference on Electrical Engineering.

Description of department

The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering offers two degree programmes: Computer Science and Technology, with a specialisation in Computer Architecture and Systems; and Information and Computing Science, with three specialisations including Artificial Intelligence, Internet Computing and Software Development.

All programmes within this department are open to both science and arts applicants. The programme structures at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University are equivalent to those at the University of Liverpool. The related programmes offered at the University of Liverpool are recognised by the British Higher Education Quality Assurance Agency and receive high praise from the British Computing Society. The modules of the programmes, which have been innovatively designed in accordance with technological advances and educational theories, reflect the latest developments in this field.  

Emphasis is placed on the application of theory to practice for the delivery of these programmes in order to enhance students’ practical experience, abilities and skills. Students meanwhile are required to develop a deep understanding of theoretical knowledge. Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is keen to foster students’ IT and computer skills from the day they enter the University, with a view to enabling them to become competent computer users both at university and their future workplaces..

A full-time degree programme normally consists of four years of study. Years 1 and 2 consist of modules which have a total value of 50 credits per academic year.  Years 3 and 4 consist of 40 credits each. There are also a non-credit bearing industrial placement and a cultural development programme which must be satisfactorily completed before graduation. During the first and second semesters, all students must take another foundation course and study English for Academic Purposes modules for approximately one-third of their time.

Students of all programmes must complete compulsory core modules from Years 1 to 3. In Year 4, students study special modules appropriate to the programme they choose. All students must take part in group projects in Year 3 and produce a dissertation in Year 4.

Description of programme

Computer Science and Technology

This programme has been offered by the University of Liverpool for many years, and is intended to prepare students to take up posts such as designers of modern electronic products by teaching in-depth knowledge of both hardware and software. Graduates with these abilities are highly sought after around the world. The development of hardware and software, in many circumstances, is closely related. During the course of study, students are required to complete integrated circuits, digital system design, and computer science, as well as consolidating modules related to electronics.

Graduates with an equivalent degree from the University of Liverpool and Xi’an Jiaotong University are in high demand in industry. Graduate destinations include higher-education institutions, research institutions, electronic- and computer-equipment manufacturers, project consultancies, and the service industry in electronics and computer hardware.

Information and Computing Science

This degree programme, open to both science and arts applicants, places strong emphasis on software development, and differs from similar programmes offered at other Chinese universities in that it adopts both an innovative programme structure and innovative teaching methods.

With the rapid development of the information and computer industries, there is an increasing need for highly skilled IT specialists, especially software engineers. Graduates of this programme have a wide range of employment opportunities in the fields of software development, database design and management, information system management and network engineering.

By the time students enter Year 3, they are expected to have the ability to develop small and medium-sized computer software programs, databases and websites. The group project that students carry out in the sixth semester is designed to enhance students’ teamwork abilities, which will prepare them to take an active role in large-scale industrial and business software development projects. In the seventh semester, students have the chance to choose to study modules of their own interest. This is done with the guidance of a subject tutor.

Contact us

Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering,

111 Ren'ai Raod,
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.

jing.zhang@xjtlu.edu.cn