BSc Computing and Management
Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 Extended National Diploma in Computing or IT or a related subject: D*D*D BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: D*D plus plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades AB Preferred BTEC: Computing, IT, Business
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Computing and Management, a computer science and business and management degree bridging technical computing capabilities with organizational management principles. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Computer Architecture, Statistics, Project Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The degree holds full accreditation for Chartered IT Professional status from the British Computer Society on the condition that the Computing Project optional module is taken in the final year. The first year covers foundational concepts through Quantitative Business Skills, Introduction to Programming and Databases, Operating Systems, Networks, Security, Principles of Finance, Organisational Behaviour, Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Introduction to Accounting, Management of Human Resources, and Foundations of Artificial Intelligence. The second year introduces further technical and business methodologies via Professional Training Preparation, Object-oriented Programming Team Project, Principles of Marketing, Software Engineering: Practices and Principles, Organisation Studies, Management Science Methods, International Corporate Governance and Corporate Sustainability, Information Architecture for AI and Digital Spaces, and Web Systems: Security, Architecture, Development. The final year includes compulsory studies in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Fundamentals of Strategic Management. Students can further tailor their studies through numerous optional modules covering areas such as cloud computing, human-computer interaction, mobile application development, digital forensics, and cyber risk management.
Modules
- Quantitative Business Skills
- Introduction to Programming and Databases
- Operating Systems, Networks, Security
- Principles of Finance
- Organisational Behaviour
- Fundamentals of Software Engineering
- Introduction to Accounting
- Management of Human Resources
- Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
- Professional Training Preparation
- Object-oriented Programming Team Project
- Principles of Marketing
- Software Engineering: Practices and Principles
- Organisation Studies
- Management Science Methods
- International Corporate Governance and Corporate Sustainability
- Information Architecture for AI and Digital Spaces
- Web Systems: Security, Architecture, Development
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Fundamentals of Strategic Management
- Computing Project
- IT Project
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
- Cloud Computing
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Decision and Efficiency Analysis
- Digital Organisations, AI and Society
- International Human Resource Management
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Cyber Risk Management
- Human Factors and Cyber Security
- Services Marketing
- Project Management
- Leadership & Interpersonal Skills
- Computer Graphics
- Mobile Application Development
- Cryptography and Network Security
- Strategic Information Management
- Analysing Careers
- Digital Forensics
- Applied Cryptography
- Studies in Science and Mathematics Education