BA IN BUSINESS AND COMPUTER STUDIES

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December 18, 2021 Posted By
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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Do you want to boost your career prospects by studying for a business and computing (IT) degree alongside your current job?

On this BA (Hons) Business and Computer Studies Learning at Work course, you’ll develop your understanding of key business functions, such as marketing, finance and human resources, and learn about the role IT and computing has in helping companies achieve their goals. You’ll graduate with a BA (Hons) Business and Computer Studies degree.

The course is work-based, so you need to already be in a full-time, part-time or voluntary role. The way you learn is flexible, so you can study wherever is most convenient for you and schedule your studies around your existing commitments.

You can tailor the course to match your professional and personal aspirations and your employer’s objectives. You can specialise in areas such as emerging technologies, programming or web design.

STAGE ONE

Level 4&5 Diploma In Information Technology (240 Credits)

COURSE OVERVIEW

The objective of the OTHM Level 4&5 Diploma in Information Technology is to provide learners with an excellent foundation for a career in a range of organisations. It is designed to ensure that each learner is ‘business ready’: a confident, independent thinker with a detailed knowledge of Information Technology, and equipped with the skills to adapt rapidly to change.

The qualification is ideal for those who have started, or are planning to move into, a career in private or public sector business. Successful completion of the Level 4&5 Diploma in Information Technology will provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further study or employment.

Awarding Body

OTHM/ATHE

STAGE TWO

BA In Business and Computer Studies (60 Credits)

COURSE OVERVIEW

The BA In Business and Computer Studies final stage top-up programme is offered to students who already possess the Level 4&5 Diploma in Information Technology.

The top-up programme allows you to achieve a BA In Business and Computer Studies qualification in up to twenty four months, so it is a fast track to new opportunities and enhanced career prospects.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

For entry onto the OTHM Level 4&5 Diploma in Information Technology qualification learners must possess:

  • Relevant NQF/QCF/RQF Level 3 Diploma or equivalent
  • Learner must be 18 years or older at the beginning of the course

For BSc Programme:

  • Learners need to possess relevant OTHM level 4&5 diploma (240 credits) qualification

English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency.

MANDATORY UNITS

  • Programming Foundations (20 credits)
  • Systems Analysis and Design (20 credits)
  • Web and Multimedia Applications (20 credits)
  • Computer and Network Technology (20 credits)
  • Software Development (20 credits)
  • Managing Business Information (20 credits)
  • Software Engineering (20 credits)
  • Database Systems (20 credits)
  • Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (20 credits)
  • Management Information Systems (20 credits)
  • Network Information Systems (20 credits)
  • IT Project Management (20 credits)

DURATION AND DELIVERY

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.

The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.

ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.

AWARDING UNIVERSITIES

  • University of Gloucestershire
  • University of Chichester

COST OF PROGRAMME

£6,950