Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing
May 6, 2022 2024-11-11 16:58Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing
About this course
The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing aims to enhance your career and employability in the areas of Computing by developing a critical awareness and industry-centric skills required to succeed in the field.
This diploma is equivalent the first 2 years of a bachelors degree, allowing students seamless transfers to a top-up degree with over 200 universities worldwide.
This course focuses on building current skills in specialist technical software development and allow students to develop up-to-date knowledge in programming and systems development. You will learn how to plan, design and implement a range of different software solutions using an array of computing and programming tools used in the market today.
Outcomes
- Equip students with computing skills, knowledge and the understanding necessary to achieve high performance in the global computing environment
- Offer students exciting career progression opportunities into various specialisms in IT and Computing
- Provide opportunities to students with a global outlook to aspire to international career pathways
- Develop strong practical foothold for students to enter or progress in employment in IT-related fields, or progress to a bachelor's degree in IT or a related area of study
Entry requirements
- 55% overall grades for CBSE, American, Filipino and Thanaweya Amma in Grade 12 exams
- IB minimum of 24 points
- Two C`s at AS-Level
- Two D`s at A- Level
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma with a minimum pass profile
- Work experience with two references
- Additional English language qualifications/tests may be required if language of above qualifications was not English
Course outline
HND Computing units – Year 1
Unit 2: Networking
Unit 3: Professional Practice
Unit 4: Database Design and Development
Unit 5: Security
Unit 6: Planning a Computing Project (Pearson-Set)
Unit 7: Software Development Lifecycles
Unit 13: Website Design and Development
HND Computing Units – Year 2
Unit 17: Business Process Support
Unit 35: System Analysis and design
Unit 36: User Experience and Interface Design
Unit 37: Architecture
Unit 45: Internet of Things
Unit 54: Prototyping
Fee structure
| New fees – AED | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee -BTEC | 500 | Non-refundable |
| Pearson Reg Fees | 2500 | — |
| HND (Net Tution Fees) |
34000 | per year |
Student Testimonials
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Undergraduate pathway
24 months
IT and Computing
Jan | Apr | Sept
