HND IN COMPUTING & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTLevel 5 Full Time

In addition students should have at least one of the following:

For international students, IELTS (or equivalent) score of 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in each unit

Mature learners may present a more varied profile of achievement which may include work experience (paid and/or unpaid), technical competencies and/or achievement of a range of professional qualifications in their work sector.

The Higher National Diploma is a specialist vocational programme with a strong work related element at HND level, which is included as one of the 2nd year units.  The qualification provides a thorough grounding in the key concepts and practical skills required in the sector with national recognition by employers allowing progression direct into employment or to degree.

It is a franchised award; the awarding body is the University of Chichester (UC). Furthermore it also allows students (Network path) to achieve the full CCNA qualification (Cisco Certified Network Associate), a vocational qualification widely recognized through the software and networking industry

All paths consist of 16 modules which includes compulsory core modules:

The Software Engineering path includes 4 specialist modules: