This programme is for you if you want to learn how to develop
systems that can grow to meet new and changing needs in modern
business environments and in arts, media and cultural applications.
On successful completion
of Diploma in CIS, you gain credit
for Level 1 of the BSc degree in Computing and Information Systems.
The Diploma in Computing and Information Systems is
also a
qualification in its own right.
The Diploma courses provide the foundations of the
mathematical modelling of systems, the use and basic design of
computers and the place of computers in business practices and an
introduction to programming.
Mode: Full Time (2 Years)
Commencement: January, September & July
Tuition Fee:
UK
Residing Students
Total Tuition Fees for 2 years £3,500.00
Overseas Students
Total Tuition Fees for 2 years £3,900.00
Structure and Syllabus
Diploma consists of 5 units (the 4 compulsory Level 1 units
of BSc plus a fifth compulsory unit Mathematics for business) PLUS a
Study skills in English course.
Students studying the Diploma must take classes in
Study Skills in English
in
their first year.
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Level
1 of BSc Computing and Information Systems
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Four
compulsory full units:
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Mathematics for computing [2910102]
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Information systems: foundations of e-business
[2910108]
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Introduction to Java and object-oriented
programming [2910109]
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Introduction to computing and the internet
[2910110]
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Please visit the
University website at
www.londonexternal.ac.uk for details
of Further units and other relevant information for your course.
Registration and Examination fees
Independent study demands that you are motivated, well-organised and
focused. We advise that to complete in the minimum study period you
will need devote at least 250 hours of study to each full course
unit.
For the
Diploma, the total fee costs less than £2,000 if you complete in the
minimum study period.
Note:
this page is intended for use by prospective students as a guide.
The course structure and fees shown above are subject to changes.
Not all units will necessarily be
available in every year.
Registering as an external student with UOL and for the examination
is entirely separate from enrolment on MGC courses.
You should visit college and relevant
university websites for up-to-date information. The student must
seek and obtain a certificate of eligibility from the university and
pay the application, registration, exam, exemption (if any) and
other fees to the university directly.
Entry Requirement:
To be eligible for the
Diploma you must:
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be aged 17 years or older before 1
September in the year you first register with the University
(there can be no exceptions to this requirement)
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EITHER
have passed a minimum of four separate subjects at GCSE/GCE ‘O’
level (at not less than grade C) including Mathematics or
equivalent examination and
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provide proof of competence in English
acceptable to the University (it may be necessary for you to
have passed a recognised test of proficiency, at the appropriate
level, within
the past three years) and
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have
been admitted to a full- or part-time course of instruction at
an institution which is permitted to teach the Diploma.
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OR
must have been admitted to a full- or part-time course of
instruction at an institution with 'Advanced' status, having
successfully completed the entry test of that institution.
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