Course Overview

This course is a stepping-stone towards a full honours degree in Computing. Delivered at Leicester College, the first two years of study lead to the award of HND after which you can top-up to an undergraduate degree in Applied Computing. Top-up to a BSc degree requires an additional year of full-time study at the De Montfort University campus.

The modules on this HND have been very carefully designed to provide a fully integrated course of study. Key skills in English and mathematics, business skills including report writing, group work, planning projects and making presentations are fully contextualised within the academic subject content.

The course is especially suitable if you wish to gain a professional qualification without immediately committing to a full term of study, if you are a mature student returning to study, or if you have entry qualifications below those required to start the full degree.

General Eligibility

Entry criteria

• Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Mathematics, plus one of the following:

• Normally 48 UCAS points from at least one A-level or equivalent or

• BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at MPP or

• Pass in the QAA Access to HE. English and Mathematics GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course or

• International Baccalaureate: 24+ points

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language we require an English language level of IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each component or equivalent