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BSc (Hons) Computing (1 year top up)

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  • Type: Full Time
  • Level: 6
  • Location: Central Science Laboratories/Colin Reeves Building
  • Sector: Creative, Digital and High Tech

Course Overview

Elevate your expertise by converting your current computing qualifications into a full degree.  Informed by research and benefitting from close interaction with industry, our one-year Computing Top-up programme will expand your knowledge in the field, equipping you with advanced skills and techniques to excel in a graduate-level role or pursue master’s level studies. 

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Course Length

1 Year

Start Date

Sept,2024

Fee

£9,250

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If you're looking to elevate your computing knowledge by converting your existing credentials into a full undergraduate degree, then this course is for you.

On successful completion of this programme you will develop the intellectual, practical and transferable skills to gain a sound academic grounding in the discipline of computing. You will also acquire an understanding of the professional issues relevant to your future working life.

Jobs that a graduate of this course could go on to include:

  • AI Data Analyst
  • Big Data Engineer
  • Cyber Security Analyst
  • DevOps engineer
  • Forensic Computer Analyst
  • Games Developer
  • Information Systems Manager
  • IT Consultant
  • Multimedia Programmer
  • Network Engineer
  • Research Scientist
  • Software Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
  • UX Designer

Please note, you may need to take further postgraduate study to enter some of the professions listed above.

Students would need to have completed the equivalent of 240 credits of prior learning in Computer Science or a closely related discipline to access Level 6. These may include:

  • A relevant HND with a grade of Merit or above.
  • A relevant Foundation degree with a score of 50% or above.
  • Level 5 of a relevant undergraduate degree with a score of 50% or above.
  • An international equivalent to the above.

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide a language test certificate and achieve an IELTS score of 6.0 overall (or equivalent) with no less than 5.5 in any component.