Cloud Computing with foundation year | Coventry University

Course summary

You can choose to study this course in London (Dagenham) or Coventry.

Foundation year

Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course. The degree with foundation year is only available for the BSc option.

This foundation course is perfect if you are shifting academic focus, wishing to reskill in a modern and fluid environment, or perhaps just missed out on UCAS requirements for your chosen degree-level course.

The course provides a solid grounding in several areas such as:

Problem-based learning to a set of requirements.
Mathematics for STEM.
Software and databases.

Degree
Our Cloud Computing BSc (Hons) incorporates contemporary issues and approaches in computing, underpinned by fundamental skills in networking, software design, data science, coding, computer hardware and physical infrastructure.

Course content is maintained through working closely with large cloud service providers, with the aim of ensuring graduates are well placed for employability on completion in a competitive and rapidly developing field.

Why you should study this course
The course is designed to provide successful graduates with the breadth of skills to be effective in the varied digital workplace, developing self-management and self-development capabilities to keep pace with change and adapt to new technologies, software languages and cloud management systems.

Through the course programme you should develop your skills and knowledge in many areas, including:

Problem-based learning using authentic assessment methods.
Critical self-development and professional presentation in a technical field.
Techniques and technologies to leverage cloud provisions to meet business requirements.

If you choose to leave the degree course after successfully passing Year 1, you will be eligible for a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Cloud Computing. If you choose to leave the degree course after successfully passing Year 2, you will be eligible for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Cloud Computing.

For the most up-to-date information about course modules or sandwich years, please visit our website.

https://www.coventry.ac.uk/cuc/course-structure/hnc-hnd-degree/cloud-computing/?term=2026-27&type=foundation

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:: 162I
Institution code:: C85

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Entry requirements

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