Build the systems that keep organisations moving.

Build confidence with academic conventions, evidence, referencing and the expectations of university assessment.

Strengthen digital literacy and learn to use technology effectively, responsibly and securely for study and work.

Explore the essential hardware, software and computational ideas that underpin modern digital systems.

Practise professional communication, job-search preparation and the behaviours expected in the workplace.

Identify your strengths, explore computing careers and turn longer-term ambitions into a practical development plan.

Develop independent learning, critical reading, time management and communication skills for degree-level study.

Understand how computer hardware, operating systems, networks and internet technologies work together.

Collaborate on a computing solution and practise project planning, teamwork and technical communication.

Model structured data, design relational databases and use queries to store and retrieve information.

Learn core programming constructs and use them to design, implement and test simple software solutions.

Research user needs and apply accessible, human-centred principles to the design of digital products.

Create responsive web experiences using the core technologies and standards of the modern web.

Design, build and test a structured software application against realistic technical requirements.

Explore cloud architectures, virtualised services and the secure deployment of scalable computing resources.

Prepare, analyse and communicate data while learning the foundations of evidence-led technical decisions.

Create and present a product or service in response to a practical industry-focused challenge.

Analyse organisational needs and plan information systems that support people, processes and business goals.

Design and evaluate connected systems using contemporary networking principles, services and infrastructure.

Evaluate digital threats and apply technical and organisational controls to protect systems and information.

Train and evaluate computational models that learn patterns from data to support prediction and classification.

Plan, coordinate and evaluate technology projects using appropriate delivery methods, controls and communication.

Discover, document and manage stakeholder needs throughout the development of a technology solution.

Demonstrate your expertise through a substantial independent project aligned with a core computing theme.