BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions Top Up
About This Course
As a Digital and Technology Solutions graduate, you will have the option of progressing into careers such as cyber security analyst, data or systems analyst or engineer, IT consultant or technician, network or software engineer or web developer.
Digital technologies are now a fundamental part of all sectors of commerce and industry. Underpinning this is the continual need to design and develop technological solutions to a broad range of ever-evolving problems. This encompasses a range of digital and communications-based solutions centred on the acquisition, storage, manipulation, retrieval and dissemination of data.
As a student on this programme, you will be able to identify and specialise in your own chosen area of IT, through undertaking bespoke development projects and creating a full independent portfolio. Through undertaking these modules, you will research, practice, and develop your skills relating to Databases and Data Analytics, Software Development or Networking, applying these skills in creating practical deliverables that will allow you to showcase your valuable skills and knowledge to employers
Students will be required to have successfully completed 240 credits from on a Computing or IT related foundation degree programme or equivalent.As well as current student intake, the programme is open to students who has successfully completed a Foundation Degree programme relating to Information Technologies or Computer Science.
Full Time:
- Business Intelligence
- Final Research Project
- Development Project
- Independent Portfolio
Part Time:
Year 1
- Business Intelligence
- Final Research Project
Year 2
- Development Project
- Independent Portfolio
This programme has a diverse range of assessment methods focusing upon the design and practical application of IT skills, including practical projects, case studies, evaluations, planning and design documentation and technical reports.
This Institute of Technology BSc programme offers brand new state of the art IT suites, featuring powerful Alienware workstations, and workspaces tailored for practical development of IT solutionsStudents will have the ability to explore programming, data and networking technologies using new, industry relevant software and hardware, and will have the benefit of working with employability tutors to gain work-related skills and seek out employment opportunitiesStudents also have the ability to undertake this programme part time, completing 60 credits per year, allowing for great flexibility to those students that may be in full time employment or otherwise unable to attend a full time BSc programme.
Upon completion of this programme, students will be able to undertake the following:
- A masters degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
- Continue to develop skills through the completion of professional certification programmes offered by companies such as CISCO, Microsoft or Adobe.
- Enter the IT industry in a variety of junior roles relating to the skills taught within this programme.
