Network Systems Engineering (Top-Up) (Hons) University of Sunderland

Overview

The  Network Systems Engineering (Top-Up) (Hons) programme of the University of Sunderland  allows you to top-up your existing qualification in just one year.

You will have full access to the University’s outstanding IT facilities, which include specialist computer forensics laboratories. We are also an accredited Cisco Academy and have two laboratories packed with Cisco networking equipment including routers, switches, terminals and specialist equipment for simulating frame relay and ISDN links.

Topics include project management, telecommunications, product development and advanced routing.

Why us?

• We have developed partnerships with a number of major companies including Sony, CISCO and RIM (Blackberry), and we have strong links with Nissan, Sage and British Airways, all enhancing your experience

• We are a leading partner in the Sunderland Software City initiative, which aims to develop the software industry in our city and region

• These partnerships allow you to experiment with cutting-edge and current applications and many partners provide modern hardware and software for our courses, including Microsoft and Sony gaming console technologies, and smartphones and tablets

Employment

• The top type of job gained by our graduates is ‘information and communication technology professional’.
• Our graduates have become web programmers, IT managers, information analysts and software developers. Employers that have taken on our graduates include Sage, British Airways and the NHS. Other graduates have started their own businesses or become software contractors earning over £50,000 a year.