Canterbury Christ Church University - Computing with Foundation Year

Canterbury Christ Church University

Computing with Foundation Year

This course offers you an alternative pathway to access degree level study in computing. The foundation year is designed to improve your computing discipline knowledge, including programming. You will also gain the knowledge and skills needed to progress successfully into undergraduate study.

You will gain a broad overview of IT systems in the workplace, from designing them to maintaining them, and supporting their users. Areas of focus include networking, system administration, databases and cybersecurity, as well as professional skills in business improvement, E-business and usability.

The degree will enable you to choose from a wide range of career paths in system design and support, or move onto postgraduate study.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally have 32 UCAS tariff points. We will also welcome applications from students with few or no formal Level 3 qualifications who wish to return to education and applicants may be asked to attend an interview.

For more information on the IELTS (International English language Testing System) requirements for this course

Course Details

Applicants should normally have 32 UCAS tariff points. We will also welcome applications from students with few or no formal Level 3 qualifications who wish to return to education and applicants may be asked to attend an interview.

For more information on the IELTS (International English language Testing System) requirements for this course

Year 1

Introduction to C#
Deployment Technologies for Computing
Fundamentals of Computer Systems
Application Development
Ethics, Professionalism and Employability in Computing
Software Lifecycle Group Development Project

Year 2

Using Technology for Business Process Improvement
Research Methods
Database Enhancement Group Project
Helping Users and the ITIL Framework
Networking and Operating Systems
E-Business Systems

Year 3

Individual Study - Part A
Advanced Networking
Cybersecurity
Individual Study - Part B
Human Computer Interaction
Current Issues in Computing
Advanced Databases and Big Data

Foundation:
Working with Software
Computing in Society
Programming Concepts
Mathematics / Advanced Mathematics
Working with Computer Hardware
Development Project

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