North London College of Business Studies
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About BCS
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, promotes wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice. Bringing together industry, academics, practitioners and government to share knowledge, promote new thinking, inform the design of new curricula, shape public policy and inform the public.
As the professional membership and accreditation body for IT, BCS serves over 70,000 members including practitioners, businesses, academics and students, in the UK and internationally. It deliver a range of professional development tools for practitioners and employees. A leading IT qualification body, it offers a range of widely recognised professional and end-user qualifications.
Your next step forward
Successful completion of the highest level of BCS Higher Education Qualifications (HEQ) gives you a route to postgraduate study. More than 54 universities below recognise the BCS Professional Graduate Diploma in IT (incorporating a pass at the associated Professional Project) as an acceptable qualification for entry* on to an MSc course in an IT/computer science-related subject.
*Acceptance onto a university course is not automatic and is subject to the applicant satisfying the universitys own entrance regulations. Some courses may be oversubscribed.
Details of course
The three levels of Higher Education Qualifications have been developed in consultation with an employer's panel to meet industry needs.
Certificate in IT
Diploma in IT
Professional Graduate Diploma in IT
Certificate in IT
This is the foundation level of Higher Education Qualifications. 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.
Diploma in IT
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
Principles of Internet Technologies
IT Service Management
Software Engineering 1
Principles of User Interface Design
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.
Professional Graduate Diploma in IT
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
Knowledge Based Systems
Network Information Systems
Programming Paradigms
Realising the User Interface
System Design Methods
Web Engineering
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. 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.
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