**Course Overview**
- On our challenging and practical accredited BSc (Hons) Computing course you’ll examine the application of innovative technology to solve commercial and industrial computing problems.
- Your first year will be spent developing essential skills alongside students on our other Computing degree courses. After that you’ll get the opportunity to switch to a more specialised course of your choice or carry on, focusing on your choice of two routes from Business, Internet and Cloud, Networking, Security or Software Development.
- We’ll give you lots of opportunities to show off your technical skills and gain vital work experience to boost your employability.
**Why study with us**
- This course has accreditations leading to MBCS and CITP exemption from The British Computer Society (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT. All graduates from this course are eligible to become Professional members (MBCS), with no further assessment.
- A real highlight of the course is our ‘Computing Challenge’, an annual competition where you’ll work as teams to develop a new app and use it in a competitive yet supportive environment.
- After completing your second year you can undertake a 48-week sandwich placement in industry – most are based in the UK, but there are opportunities to work abroad as well.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Compulsory modules; Computing Skills, Introduction to Programming, Programming, Introduction to Networking, Systems Analysis & Database Design, Interactive Applications, Practitioner Skills
Year 2: Compulsory modules; Professional Skills, Agile Systems Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Database Systems. Optional modules by route, choose 2 routes eg databases and multimedia. Business Computing : Information Systems Management, Databases : Information Modelling, Multimedia : Advanced Interactive Application, Software Development : Advanced Programming, Computer Networks : Network Management
Year 3: Compulsory modules; Double Project, Database Driven Web sites. Optional modules by route, choose 2 routes eg databases and multimedia, Business Computing : E-Business, Databases : Advanced Database Systems, Multimedia : Games for the Internet, Software Development : Object-Oriented Methods, Computer Networks : Network Design. Optional modules, choose 1: Mobile Development, Computer Graphics, Investigating Hardware & Operating Systems, Computer Security, Systems Concepts, Computer Vision, Advanced Software Engineering, Computers, Society and Law
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
G400
Institution code:
C30
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
96 to 112 UCAS points at A2
96 to 112 UCAS points
96 to 112 UCAS points
96 to 112 UCAS points
96 to 122 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
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Unistats information
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Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
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Preston
PR1 2HE
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