Diploma in IT

Awarding Body: The British Computer Society/The Chartered Institute for IT

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About BCS in Brief

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, promotes wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice. As the professional membership and accreditation body for IT, BCS serves over 70,000 members including practitioners, businesses, academics and students, in the UK and internationally. As a leading IT qualification body, it offers a range of widely recognised professional and end-user qualifications.

Entry Requirements

Generally, students should have BCS Certificate in IT or equivalent or any other relevant qualifications accepted by BCS to begin the Diploma in IT course.

Key Dates

Applications must be received by BCS on or before 15th January for BCS Professional Examinations in April and 15th August for BCS Professional Examinations in October.

Fees

Annual BCS Student Membership: £25
Entire course membership fee (4 year duration): £40
Examination Fee: £43 Per Module
Late entry: £30
Exemption Fee: £16.00 Member, Non-Member £25.00

Professional Project Submission: £72

Subject to Study

The course consists of following modules of the student’s choice. Students have to take the core module & have to choose 3 modules from the lists.

Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice (Core Module)

Options

Computer Networks
Database Systems
IT Project Management
Object Oriented Programming
Systems Analysis
Principles of Internet Technologies
IT Service Management
Software Engineering
Systems Design
Principles of User Interface Design

Assessment

The course culminates in a 2 hour written exam focusing on the one core module and each of the three optional modules of student’s choice. The pass mark is 40%.

Professional Project

In order to finish the Diploma in IT level students must Complete a Project.

NQF Level

BCS Diploma is a Level-5 Qualification.

Progression

Successful completion of the BCS Level 5 Diploma in IT provides consideration for entry into the final year of several IT degree courses with UK universities.

Career Opportunity

BCS Diploma in IT is highly rewarding course. It will provide students with access to employment in roles such as software development, systems testing, applications support, and network support.

Course Delivery

This course is delivered face to face on campus. It requires at least 15-18 hours of full-time class attendance per week. Students are required to attend lectures, seminars, revision classes & mock examinations. This course requires some lab practices as well.

Correspondence with BCS

Students must register with BCS in order to sit for any examination. For more information about BCS, examinations & assessment, career opportunity and many others in details, please contact BCS. The contact details of BCS are as follows: