BCS

Department of IT

British Computer Society (BCS)

Whatever you want to achieve in your career, the BCS Professional Examination can help fulfil your ambition. The British Computer Society (BCS) Professional Examination is an internationally recognised qualification, essential for a career in computing and IT. It is examined to the level of an honours degree, which acknowledges your practical experience as well as your academic abilities. It will give you a distinctive edge over the competition, as employers can be confident that you know not only what you are doing, but how and why.

Commencement: January, July & September of each year.

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Study Mode: Full-Time (15 -21 hours per week)

THE STRUCTURE OF THE EXAMINATION

The Examination has a modular structure, set in three parts.

CERTIFICATE
The Certificate is examined to the academic level of the first year of a Higher National diploma. It consists of a two-hour written paper on each of the three compulsory modules:

	Information Systems
	Software Development
	Computer & Network Technology

Course Fee:
UK Residing Students £2500.00
Overseas Students £3750.00

DIPLOMA
The Diploma is examined to the academic level of a Higher National Diploma. It consists of a two-hour written paper on the compulsory core module:

Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice

PLUS a two-hour written paper on each of three modules chosen from the following list.

	Architecture
	Computer Networks
	Database Systems
	Object Oriented Programming
	IT Project Management
	Systems Analysis
	Systems Design (April only)
	Principles of Internet Technologies (April only)
	IT Service Management (April only)
	Software Engineering 1 (April only)
	Principle of User Interface Design (April only)

Course Fee:
UK Residing Students £2750.00
Overseas Students £3900.00

You may attempt either the Professional Project (Diploma level) or go on to the Professional Graduate Diploma

PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE DIPLOMA
The Professional Graduate Diploma is examined to the academic level of a UK university honours degree. It consists of a three-hour written paper on each of four modules chosen from the following list.

	Advanced Database Management Systems
	Management Information Systems
	Computer Services Management
	Software Engineering 2
	Knowledge Based Systems (April only)
	Distributed and Parallel Systems (April only)
	Network Information Systems (April only)
	Systems Design Methods (April only)
	Realising the User Interface (April only)
	Web Engineering (April only)
	Programming Paradigms (April only)

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

Course Fee:
UK Residing Students £2900.00
Overseas Students £4500.00

Professional Project (Professional Graduate Diploma level)

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