Course summary

Impress potential employers with higher level studies and open up a whole new range of career possibilities. This exciting one-year top-up degree is primarily aimed at successful HND in Computing graduates. We have made certain that you will learn about the key areas in computing that matter to organisations today, including business intelligence and cloud-based technologies. You can choose to specialise in software development or computer networks by choosing between two groups of optional modules. Choosing the computer networks pathway will provide you with the opportunity to develop the necessary skills to set up robust and fault tolerant networks and to be able to identify security issues and protect the network and systems against intrusion. On completion of the software development pathway you will be able to design, implement and test secure and fault tolerant mobile apps and cloud-based apps within a commercial context using current frameworks and industry standards. The programme provides you with the opportunity to develop not only your technical skills, but also your business awareness to be prepared for the planning, designing and implementing of effective computing systems that meet the challenges of the modern business environment. On successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded a BSc (Hons) Computer Science Top-Up degree by Staffordshire University.