**Course Overview** - On this challenging and highly practical Computing Foundation Entry degree, you’ll examine the application of innovative technology to solve commercial and industrial computing problems. - Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an honours programme. It’s a great stepping stone to a full degree. - Computing develops your technical, business and people-oriented skills, preparing you for a variety of careers. **Why study with us** - No previous computing experience is required. The course develops essential computing skills and explores a wide range of modern applications of IT. - In your foundation year you’ll develop technical skills and the confidence and academic skills required for honours-level study. - You’ll study modules that are common to other specialist courses. So you can opt to transfer to Business Computing, Databases, Multimedia, Software Development or Computer Networks. **Further Information** - You’ll develop practical skills by through tutorials, seminars and directed work which will also help with your independent learning. - The course has accreditation leading to MBCS, CITP and partial CEng exemption from the British Computer Society (BCS), the computing professional body. - You’ll be able to use our Joint Application Development Lab to record and evaluate meetings to help develop your interpersonal skills. - You will use an online learning environment that supports flexible learning by providing additional, resource-rich, online materials. - The course is assessed using individual coursework assignments, group work, presentations and exams, which may be seen or unseen. There’s a practical emphasis, so coursework forms the bulk of your marks.

Year 1: Introduction to Software Development, Investigating IT, Problem-solving for Computing, Study Skills 1 - Learning How to Learn, Study Skills 2 – Developing Academic Skills, Introduction to Mathematical Methods Year 2: Compulsory modules; Computing Skills, Introduction to Programming, Programming, Introduction to Networking, Systems Analysis & Database Design, Interactive Applications, Practitioner Skills Year 3: 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 4: 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

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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.

Course code: 8H11

Institution code: C30

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Foundation

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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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England	6000.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	6000.0	Year 1
Scotland	6000.0	Year 1
Wales	6000.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	6000.0	Year 1

Please note fees for the foundation year will be £6,000, and then £9,250 per year for the remainder of the course. *subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate

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