Eligibility

To be eligible to attend the Taster Course, you must:

• Have attained mostly grades of 7 or above at GCSE*.
• Be currently studying in Year 12 (English system, or equivalent) and age 16 or over on the 27th of July 2025.
• Be currently studying in the UK, or are a British citizen studying abroad.
• For the Electronics and Computer Science stream, be currently studying A-Level Mathematics and either Physics, Computer Science, Electronics, Biology, Chemistry or Further Mathematics*.
• For the Biomedical Engineering stream, be currently studying A-Level Mathematics and either Physics, Biology, Chemistry or Further Mathematics*.

* Equivalent qualifications apply if you have studied outside the UK

You are Welcome:

• No prior experience or knowledge of computer science, electronics or programming is necessary.
• There is no obligation to apply to the University of Southampton following the course.
• You may just want to explore these subjects further and have no plans to study them at university.
• We are committed to providing opportunities for all, regardless of gender. Half of our initial allocation of places are reserved to ensure a balance of genders.