Computing and IT (Communications and Networking) (Honours) The Open University UK

Overview

Within this Computing and IT (Communications and Networking) (Honours) BSc course from The Open University UK you’ll achieve a sound understanding of hardware and systems-based technologies, and the ability to apply your knowledge and skills in a broad range of industries and organisations. 

As a Cisco Academy, The Open University offers the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (CCENT and CCNA) curriculum, which provides the knowledge, understanding, and skills needed to configure a LAN/WAN using Cisco equipment.

Key facts

• Provides opportunities for hands-on experience of configuring networks through day schools

• Gives you an insight into the possibilities and constraints of modern communications technology

• Upon completion of the Cisco CCNA® curriculum, puts you in a position to take CCNA certification, a widely recognised advanced work-based qualification

• Accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT

• Quality assured by the European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education (EQANIE)

Career opportunities:

Accreditation

Accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. BCS accreditation provides assurance that programmes of study meet high standards set by the profession.