BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY (BCS)

The BCS Professional Examination is an internationally recognised qualification. It is examined to the level of a UK honours degree. It denotes excellence and integrity and leads to enhanced career prospects. 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. 

Certificate in IT

• Information Systems
• Software Development
• Computer and Network Technology

Diploma in IT:-

• Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice (Core Module)
• Computer Networks
• Database Systems
• IT Project Management
• Object Oriented Programming
• Systems Analysis
• Principles of Internet Technologies 
• IT Service Management 
• Software Engineering 1 
• Systems Design 
• Principles of User Interface Design 

Professional Graduate Diploma in IT:-

• Advanced Database Management Systems
• Management Information Systems
• Software Engineering 2
• Computer Services Management
• Distributed and Parallel Systems
• Knowledge Based Systems
• Network Information Systems
• Programming Paradigms
• Realising the User Interface
• System Design Methods
• Web Engineering

Who is it for?

It is ideal for those who have a general knowledge of computers or IT and wish to grasp the range of advanced skills in Programming, Networking, Computer Architecture, Software Engineering and Web Development.

Prerequisites:-

• Applicants must be a minimum of 16 years old
• GCSE level qualifications and general IT knowledge
• BCS Certificate for Diploma level
• BCS Diploma for Professional Graduate Diploma level

English Language Requirements

• IELTS 5.5 (minimum)
• TOEFL 550 (TOEIC 776)

Qualification Awarded

• BCS Certificate
• BCS Diploma
• BCS Professional Graduate Diploma

Mode of Assessment

Written exams and projects

Awarding Body

BCS (British Computer Society)

What next?

Qualified students can begin their career in information systems (analysis, programming and design) or they can further their career by enrolling on a MA/MSc programme. They are also eligible to become an associate member of the BCS (AMBCS).

Duration

1-3 years

Full Time