Computing

The HNC and HND are full-time programmes at Levels 4 and 5. In year one you will complete a Higher National Certificate at Level 4. After successfully completing the Higher National Certificate, you could top-up your qualification to the Level 5 Higher National Diploma.

This course is designed to help learners gain vocational as well as academic skills. You will learn a wide range of practical, in-demand vocational skills in web development, programming and networking. You will also gain a sound knowledge and understanding of the IT sector whilst developing research, critical thinking and problem solving skills which are essential employability skills for work within this field.

Our HNC/D Computing has been aligned to the occupational standard for been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).

Academic and practical skills developed through the course focus on workplace and transferable skills to equip students for progression into employment, developed alongside academic skills such as research, problem analysis and critical thinking to support progression to higher level study. You will develop the ability to work independently and on your own initiative.

You will develop career-ready employment skills, which will include practical skills in developing static and dynamic websites and MVC applications using HTML5, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript and ASP.NET. You will also develop hardware and networking skills to allow you to create and plan secure network infrastructures as well as create and manage web servers to host web sites.

You will also learn a wide range of relevant transferable skills including project management, team working skills, presentation and report writing.

Course Modules

The course is divided into a number of core units that are designed to give you a broad overview of the subject area, including:

Programming
Professional Practice
Networking
Database Design and Development
Security
Project Planning
Web Design and Development
Software Development Lifecycles