What is the ECS Taster Course?

On the course, you live life as a University student and enjoy a busy programme:

• Try your hand at real experiments in our state-of-the-art laboratories.
• Learn about our teaching and research from our world-renowned lecturers.
• Get to know our current students and recent graduates.
• Enjoy social events: meet fellow students with a visit to the city centre.
• Experience life on campus and in our halls of residence.
• Meet leading employers at our annual Taster Course Careers Fair.
• Just £349 for this one-week residential experience (reduced rates and full bursaries available), meals and accommodation included.

Is this course right for you? It's a great way to:

• Find out if studying Computer Science, or Electronic, Electrical, or Biomedical Engineering is right for you.
• Learn more about the careers open to you after completing your studies here.
• Experience life as a University student, and the University of Southampton in particular.
• Meet people and make friends interested in University study.