BSc (Hons) COMPUTING FOR BUSINESS
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
Our Computing for Business degree is an exciting programme that combines core computing skills along with a strong business focus. The main ethos of our course is to give you the skills and practical experience employers are looking for, while our strong emphasis on entrepreneurship equips you with enough organisational skills to allow you to maximise your business potential.
Our Industrial Liaison Board maintains close links with industry and employers, ensuring our course reflects the latest developments in business practice and technological development.
You’ll have the opportunity to work on projects in the local community and further afield, applying your developing knowledge and providing practical solutions for real-life problems.
Whether you choose to continue with your studies or go straight into work, the course will equip you with the skills and expertise employers and organisations want in today's changing world.
At the University of East London we have BCS accreditation, Microsoft IT Academy and CompTIA Academy status, so your qualification will be recognised and valued anywhere in the IT sector.
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About this course
The Computing for Business course is either three years full-time, four years with an optional one-year work placement or five years part-time. We’re fully accredited by the British Computer Society, the chartered institute for IT, so our course will set you on the path to become a Chartered IT Professional (CITP).
In your first year, you’ll cover core components of computing in business such as information systems modelling and design, programming, web technologies and network systems. Our practical approach to learning will ensure you get plenty of hands-on experience.
You’ll also complete a year-long project of your choice in your final year, with the chance to work with others nationally and internationally.
There’s also the option to undertake a year-long industrial placement after your second year, usually paid. We have long-standing links with many well-known employers who can offer you a worthwhile placement. Like many of our students, you could go on to gain permanent employment with your placement organisation.
IT skills really matter in today’s business world, from small start-ups to huge multinational companies. There’s a shortage of people with up-to-date skills and understanding, and organisations need these to fully realise their potential.
Our Computing for Business graduates combine business knowledge with technical ability. You’ll be qualified for many different IT jobs including systems/business/information analysis, systems development and integration and web applications development. You could also progress quickly into management roles in the IT and information systems fields.
For graduates who want to continue their studies at postgraduate level, the Computing for Business undergraduate course provides a suitable entry route to a variety of master’s courses, both at UEL and elsewhere.
Some of our graduates work with local businesses to develop their projects from the initial idea to a complete solution as full stack developers. We have graduates working with web technologies, making and developing apps, working on information analysis, big data and supporting IT infrastructures.
The combination of theory and practical projects that you’ll experience during your course will give you a head start when looking for a job. You’ll have hands-on experience of using open source software such as PHP, Hadoop, MySQL and corporate software such as Oracle and SAS.
FROM
A LEVEL
Must include passes at A2 in at least two subjects.
FROM
BTEC
Extended Diploma or Diploma
FROM
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Diploma with 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
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Subjects
- Media
- Advertising
- Industry
- Production
- Works
- Branding
- Market Research
- Computing
- Market
- Systems
Course programme
FOUNDATION YEAR (IF REQUIRED)
- Key Skills (core)
- Mental Wealth; Professional Life (Group Project)
- Level 4 Primers (core)
- Applied Maths (core)
- Introduction to Computing (core)
- Business Information Systems (core)
- Information Systems Modelling and Design (core)
- Software Development (core)
- Web Technologies (core)
- Maths for Computing (core)
- Computer Systems and Networks (core)
- Mental Wealth; Professional Life 1 (IT Project Pitching)
- Database Systems (core)
- Business Intelligence Analysis (core)
- Web and Mobile App Development (core)
- Mental Wealth; Professional Life 2 (Computing in Practice)
- Cyber Security (core)
- Information Security, Strategy and Risk Management (core)
This course offers the opportunity of year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organisation, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge.
The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.
YEAR 3
- Business Continuity Planning (core)
- Project Management (core)
- Enterprise Architecture and Cloud Computing (core)
- Advance Topics in Business Computing (core)
- Mental Wealth; Professional Life 3 (Project)
BSc (Hons) COMPUTING FOR BUSINESS