BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computing and Systems Development

This course provides students with a specialist vocational education. It opens the doors to the ever changing world of computing. Students will develop their practical computing skills and broaden their understanding of computing trends. This course comprises 8 units in Year 1 (Level 4) and 8 units in Year 2 (Level 5), with each level designed for one year of study. Each academic year consists of 2 semesters and students will, on average, be required to register for 4 modules/units per semester. Each module class meets once a week and most sessions are 3 hours long. There is a compulsory module in Student Development throughout the course. Class sizes do not normally exceed 30 students. Those who successfully complete the HND may progress onto our one-year BSc (Hons) Business Computing Systems top-up course, which is validated by the University of Northampton. All classes take place at Birkbeck College (Bloomsbury campus) and students have full access to library facilities.