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BSc Information Technology with Foundation Year

University of Derby

Institution
University of Derby
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Information Technology with Foundation Year
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
G50F
Typical offer
A-level DDD

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 72 A level: DDD T Level: Pass BTEC: MMP GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 0, Merit: 30, Pass: 15 English language: IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

About this course

BSc (Hons) in Web Development and Security. Core topics include Programming, Computer Architecture, Data Analysis, Statistics, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes a professional practice year offering work-based experience, and culminates in an individual project combining a dissertation with the development of a practical artefact.

Modules

  • Professional Practice
  • Preliminary Mathematics
  • Scholarship for Technologists
  • Technology Project
  • Introduction to Computational Mathematics
  • Programming Fundamentals
  • Logic and Discrete Mathematics
  • Foundations of Computer and IT Systems
  • Fundamentals of Networks and Security
  • Computer Systems, Data Structures, and Data Management
  • Scripting and web technologies
  • Programming
  • Software engineering
  • Data driven systems
  • IT product design
  • IT services and applications
  • Legal, Ethical and Sustainability Issues
  • Team Project
  • Advanced analytics
  • Sustainable information and corporate governance
  • Modelling and evaluating emerging technologies
  • Individual Project
  • Abstract interaction methodologies
  • Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
  • Security management