
Overview
This Computing and IT and a Second Subject (Honours) BSc degree from The Open University UK Key features are:
- Offers wide choice of computing & IT modules, and options in a second subject
- Presents focus options within the computing & IT strand
- Enables you to tailor a study programme to meet your particular needs and interests
Quality assured by the European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education (EQANIE)
Your choice of second subject will be included in the name of your degree, for example, BSc (Honours) Computing & IT and Business.
Skills for career development
Organisations increasingly value IT teams with skills relevant to wider business in addition to technical ability. This joint honours degree enables you to develop specialist knowledge and understanding in computing and IT, and to combine these with expertise in an additional discipline.
Depending on your choice of second subject – business, design, mathematics, applied psychology or statistics – you’ll have a unique and focused skills set that will enhance your existing career and put you in a strong position in the jobs market, which increasingly depends on computing technologies across all sectors. You’ll also develop important transferable skills such as teamwork, time management, numeracy, analysis and problem solving.
Please note that if you choose to study this degree with psychology as your second subject, your degree will not make you eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Career opportunities:
Computing and IT professionals are in demand by providers (such as software houses) and user organisations alike. Organisations increasingly value IT teams with skills relevant to wider contexts in addition to technical ability.
This degree will open the way for careers in sectors including retail, finance and commerce, leisure and gaming, telecommunications, broadcast media, digital media, manufacturing, transport, tourism, government, health, education, and the voluntary sector.
Growth areas and areas of high demand include cyber security, mobile development, cloud computing and the management of Big Data.
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.
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Courses include:
- Essential mathematics
- Investigating psychology
- Cisco networking (CCNA)
- Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century
- Object-oriented Java programming
- Managing IT: the why, the what and the how
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no formal entry requirements to study this qualification; however, you’ll need some basic knowledge of computing, and the ability to read and write to a good standard of English.
- If you’re thinking about choosing mathematics as your second subject, check that you’re ready for mathematical study at this level.
- If you choose the networking topic at Stage 2 you will be required to attend four UK-based day schools to gain hands-on practical experience of configuring networks.
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7472 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 22416 GBP for the full programme during 36 months. -
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7272 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21816 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.
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