Certificate / Diploma / PG Diploma in IT (BCS)

The College provides excellent full-time tuition for this Dual Degree awarded by British Computer Society.
Students, like any other courses in the College, enroll with the Admissions and enjoy the benefits of personal guidance from our experienced tutors. There are no formal academic entry requirements for the examinations and you are expected to determine your own suitability for each module you want to enter. You can always seek advice from the college.

Certificate in IT (Year 1)
This is the foundation level of BCS Professional Examinations.
This level is the academic equivalent to Year 1 of a UK university honours degree and is recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) as Level 4.

The Certificate in IT focuses on the following core modules:
Information Systems
Software Development
Computer & Network Technology

BCS recommends a minimum of 200 hours study per module and the course culminates in a 2 hour written exam focusing on all three core modules.
Completion of the Certificate in IT level means you are eligible to apply for BCS Associate Membership (AMBCS).

Diploma in IT (Year 2)

This is the Diploma level of BCS Professional Examinations. This level is the academic equivalent to Year 2 of a UK university honours degree and is recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) as Level 5.

By beginning the Diploma in IT level course BCS assumes knowledge of the Certificate in IT level modules (or exemption) and focuses on the following:
Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice (Core Module)
Computer Networks
Database Systems
IT Project Management
Object Oriented Programming
Systems Analysis
Principles of Internet Technologies (April only)
IT Service Management (April only)
Software Engineering 1 (April only)
Systems Design (April only)
Principles of User Interface Design (April only)

BCS recommends a minimum of 225 hours study per module. The course culminates in a 2 hour written exam focusing on the one core module and each of the three optional modules of your choice.
Completion of the Diploma Examinations level means you are eligible to apply for BCS Membership if you have 3 years' experience as an IT professional.

Professional Project:
In order to finish the Diploma in IT level candidates must complete a project. Recommended minimum study time of 200 hours.
Successful completion of the project and examination enables you to apply for selected degree courses with universities and means you are eligible to apply for BCS Membership (MBCS) if you have 2 years' experience as an IT professional.

Professional Graduate Diploma in IT (Year 3)

This level is the academic equivalent to Year 3 of a UK university honours degree. It is recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) as Level 6.

By beginning the Professional Graduate Diploma in IT level course BCS assumes knowledge of the Certificate in IT and appropriate Diploma in IT level modules (or exemption) and focuses on the following:
Advanced Database Management Systems
Management Information Systems
Software Engineering 2
Computer Services Management
Distributed and Parallel Systems (April only)
Knowledge Based Systems (April only)
Network Information Systems (April only)
Programming Paradigms (April only)
Realising the User Interface (April only)
System Design Methods (April only)
Web Engineering (April only)

BCS recommends a minimum of 250 hours study per module and the course culminates in a 3 hour written exam focusing on four of the above modules of your choice. Please be aware that practical experience is required to answer some parts of the exam.
Completion of the Professional Graduate Diploma Examinations level means you are eligible to apply for BCS membership if you have 3 years' experience as an IT professional.

Professional Project:
In order to finish the Professional Graduate Diploma in IT level candidates must complete a project, which will be the academic equivalent of a UK university honours degree project and has a recommended minimum study time of 300 hours.
Successful completion of the project and examination enables you to apply for selected postgraduate courses at university and means you are eligible to apply for BCS professional membership (MBCS).