IMIS Higher Diploma

The Higher Diploma Course leads to IMIS Associate Grade

Extends and complements the Diploma Course to give students a comprehensive knowledge of the entire field of operations, programming, systems analysis and design, and computer management.

A Higher Diploma award equates to the Higher National Certificate/Diploma (HNC/HND) and prepares candidates for work at the equivalent level of analyst/team leader.

Prerequisites :

One of the following is required:

Successful completion of the Diploma level examinations

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  BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in Computing

  
  


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  BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in a computing related subject with a significant computing element. For example, a Business and Finance Certificate which includes Information Processing 1 and 2

  
  

General Certificate of (Secondary) Education (or equivalent) with passes in 5 subjects normally including Mathematics and English at GCSE level (grade C or above), ‘A’ level in a computing subject and one other ‘A’ level. Two passes at ‘AS’ level may be considered in place of one ‘A’ level pass

Scottish Certificate of Education with passes (grades 1, 2 or 3) in 3 subjects at Ordinary or Standard Grade and passes (grades A, B or C) 6 in 4 subjects at Higher Grade one of which must be computing related

Other appropriate educational qualifications deemed equivalent to the IMIS Diploma level examinations

Candidates 21 years of age or over with four years’ appropriate work experience relevant to computing or a related field may also be considered for this course

Duration and Type of the course : 2 Years, Full Time.