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Higher Education Qualifications in IT Level 4 to Level 6

Commencement: Feb, Apr, Jul & Oct

Duration: 3 Years

Study Mode: Full-Time

Condition of payment: First year fees need to be paid in full

Course Overview

Whatever you want to achieve in your career, the BCS Professional Qualification can help fulfil your ambition. The British Computer Society (BCS) Professional Qualification is an internationally recognised qualification, essential for a career in computing and IT. It is examined to the level of an honours degree, which acknowledges your practical experience as well as your academic abilities. It will give you a distinctive edge over the competition, as employers can be confident that you know not only what you are doing, but how and why.

Course Structure

The qualification has a modular structure set in 3 parts. Students need to complete the Course on which they are registered in order to progress to the next level.

Certificate in IT Level 4 (1 year)

This is the foundation level of BCS Higher Education Qualifications. This qualification is equivalent to Year 1 of a UK University Honours Degree and is recognised by the QCA as a Level 4 Course. The Certificate focuses on the following core modules:

Information Systems
Software Development
Technology

The course culminates in a two hour written examination focusing on all three core modules and successful completion means you are eligible to apply for BCS Associate Membership- AMBCS.

Diploma in IT Level 5 (1 Year)

The Diploma is examined to the academic level of a Higher National Diploma. It consists of a two-hour written paper on the compulsory core module:

Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice

PLUS a two-hour written paper on each of three modules chosen from the following list.

IT Service Management
Computer Networks
Database Systems
Object Oriented Programming
Project Management
Principles of Internet Technologies
Principles of User Interface Design
Software Engineering
New Fundamentals of Software Engineering module

In order to complete the Diploma in IT, candidates must complete a Professional Project. Successful completion of the project and examination enables candidates to apply for selected degree courses with Universities and gives eligibility to apply for BCS Membership (MBCS) if the candidate has three years experience as an IT professional.

PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE DIPLOMA L6 (1 Year)

The Professional Graduate Diploma is examined to the academic level of a UK university honours degree and is recognised by the QCA as a Level 6 course. It consists of a three-hour written paper on each of four modules chosen from the list below. Alternatively, you can take the Professional Graduate Diploma by submission of a dissertation.