BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions Top Up (Networking)
About This Course
This programme will prepare you for a career in the digital and technology sector.
BSc (Hons) Digital Technology Solutions (Networking) gives you the opportunity to work on independent network development projects and create a full, industry relevant portfolio, evidencing the practical development of networks and using a range of skills relating to security, network management, troubleshooting and support.
By selecting this networking pathway, you will be able to focus your learning on this programme to the practical design and development of Local and Wide Area Networks. You will also undertake the independent learning of topics such as network and cybersecurity, and virtualization technologies such as VMWare, Virtual Box and Azure.
The successful applicant must hold 240 Credits from the first two years of study on a Foundation Degree programme or equivalent. The programme is open to applicants who have successfully completed a Foundation Degree programme relating to Information Technologies or Computer Science. Each applicant will be assessed on an individual basis, through the application, interview and audition process.
Full Time:
- Innovation in IT
- Business Intelligence
- Dissertation
- Development Project
- Independent Portfolio
Part Time:
Year 1
- Business Intelligence
- Dissertation
- Development Project
Year 2
- Innovation in IT
- Independent Portfolio
A diverse range of assessment methods on this programme include 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.
