BSc (Hons) Computing For Business (With Foundation Year)

This extended course is perfect if you want a degree in Computing for Business but you don’t have the standard entry requirements. First, we prepare you for your degree during an extra Foundation year, bringing you up to speed with academic skills and a firm grounding in the subject. Then you can go on to do the full undergraduate degree. Our Computing for Business course teaches you how to apply emerging technology in a business environment. It covers core computing skills and specialized modules focusing on business intelligence – database systems, project management, analysis, and design.

Foundation Year(If Required)

• Key Skills
  Mental Wealth; Professional Life (Group Project)
• Level 4 Primers
• Applied Maths
• Introduction to Computing
• Business Information Systems

Year 1

• Information Systems Modelling and Design
• Software Development
• Web Technologies
• Maths for Computing
• Computer Systems and Networks
• Mental Wealth; Professional Life 1 (IT Project Pitching)

Year 2

• Database Systems
• Business Intelligence Analysis.
• Web and Mobile App Development
• Mental Wealth; Professional Life 2 (Computing in Practice)
• Cyber Security
• Information Security, Strategy and Risk Management

This course offers the opportunity of year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take four years to complete your studies, instead of three.

Year 3

• Business Continuity Planning
• Project Management
• Enterprise Architecture and Cloud Computing
• Advanced Topics in Business Computing
• Mental Wealth; Professional Life 3 (Project)

Employability

Our Computing for Business graduates combines business knowledge with technical ability. You’ll be qualified for many different IT jobs including a systems/business/information analyst, a systems developer or integrator, or a web application developer. You could also progress quickly into management roles in the IT and information systems fields. For graduates who want to continue their studies at the postgraduate level, the Computing for the Business undergraduate course provides a suitable entry route to a variety of master’s courses, both at UEL and elsewhere. Some of our graduates work with local businesses to develop their projects from the initial idea to a complete solution as full-stack developers. We have graduates working with web technologies, making and developing apps, working on information analysis, and supporting IT infrastructures.