BTEC Higher National Diploma in Information Technology

About The Course:

This course is designed to provide a specialist vocational programme, opening the doors to an ever changing world of IT, but also offering skills for practical application in the world of business and widening understanding of current trends and requirements.

It is comprised of 8 Units of Year 1 (Level 4) and 8 Units of Year 2 (Level 5), each level designed for one year of study. Successful completion of the HND could permit progress to a 3rd Year BA (Honours) through Cardiff Metropolitan University.

KEY INFORMATION:

Duration: 2 years

Awarding Body: Edexcel

Start Dates: September and February

Entry Requirements:

A CERTIFIED copy of Secondary School Diploma or equivalent Level 3 qualification
A CERTIFIED copy of all Academic Transcripts
For students whose first language is not English, a minimum IELTS score of 6 (minimum 5.5 in all categories) is required.

Fees: We are currently running bursary and partial bursary programmes. Please contact an Education Consultant for more details ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Visit LSBM Fees

PROGRAMME CONTENT: *

Year 1*

Business Skills for E-Commerce
Computer Systems
Networking Technologies
Procedural Programming
Database Design Concepts
Employability and Professional Development
Object Orientated Programming
System Analysis and Design

Year 2*

Data Analysis and Design
E-commerce Strategy
Networking Infrastructure
Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation
Information System in Organisations
Programming in Java
Data Structures and Algorithms
Quality Systems in IT

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CAREER PROSPECTS

Graduates who have completed their course have gone on to apply their IT knowledge and skills in careers such as: IT and web administrator, Software Engineer, Network Engineer, and technical support manager among other roles.

*Subject to availability