Course Overview

This course offers you an alternative pathway to access degree-level study in computing. The foundation year is designed to improve your computing discipline knowledge, including programming. You will also gain the knowledge and skills needed to progress successfully into undergraduate study.

You will gain a broad overview of IT systems in the workplace, from designing them to maintaining them and supporting their users. Areas of focus include networking, system administration, databases, and cybersecurity, as well as professional skills in business improvement, E-business, and usability.

The degree will enable you to choose from a wide range of career paths in system design and support or move on to postgraduate study.

This course has been designed to meet the real needs of the computing industry, particularly in relation to infrastructure development and support. For the technical skills, we use a mix of common hardware, open source, and commercial software that is heavily used in industry, so skills developed in the course can immediately be used in the workplace.

General Eligibility

A Levels: DDE

BTEC: MPP

Access: Pass 45 Credits

International Baccalaureate: TBC

Combinations: A combination of qualifications totaling 64 UCAS points minimum

Applicants should normally have 64 UCAS tariff points. We will also welcome applications from students with few or no formal Level 3 qualifications who wish to return to education and applicants may be asked to attend an interview.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 or equivalency – with no less than 5.5 in any element.