Program Overview

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Business Computing BSc (Hons)

The Business Computing BSc degree is a challenging course that provides highly relevant, hands-on experience. Through a mixture of theory and real-world practice, you'll learn how to determine a dynamic mix of processes, which allow information delivery systems and users to carry out business effectively and efficiently.

Key Information

• Course code: NG14 (NGC4 with placement)
• Start date: September
• Placement available: Yes
• Mode of study: 3 years full-time, 4 years full-time with placement
• Fees:
  • UK: £9,535 (2026/27)
  • International: £17,400 (2026/27)
• Entry requirements:
  • ABB-BBB (A-level)
  • DDD - DDM (BTEC)
  • 31 - 30 (IB)

Overview

This course will give you a comprehensive introduction to computing within an organisation. You'll feel fully equipped and able to assess and solve computing issues that face businesses today.

Course Content

The modules on this degree course cover a range of topics, including:

• Basic properties of software artefacts like information, algorithms, programs, common commercial system, and network architectures
• System development approaches, including requirements capture, design methods, models, tools and techniques, implementing and testing systems, and software maintenance
• Appreciation of project management issues arising from team-based software development

Year 1

Compulsory

• Group Project
• Information Systems and Organisations
• Logic and Computation
• Introductory Programming
• Data and Information
• Programming Applications

Year 2

Compulsory

• Software Development and Management
• Business Analysis and Static Modelling
• Business Analysis and Process Modelling
• Digital Societies
• Level 5 Group Project
• Usability Engineering

Year 3

Compulsory

• Advanced Topics in Business Computing
• Business Computing Final Year Project

Optional

• Cybersecurity
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Software Project Management
• Social Media
• eBusiness

Careers and Your Future

Our Business Computing graduates enjoy excellent employment prospects. With the ability to handle the increasing demands of scientific, technological and commercial development in the 21st century, you'll be in high demand with the wide-ranging companies and organisations increasingly dependent on computer technology.

UK Entry Requirements

2026/7 Entry

• GCSEs: A minimum of five GCSEs are required, including GCSE Mathematics grade C or grade 4 and GCSE English Language grade C or grade 4 or GCSE English Literature grade B or grade 5
• A-level: Standard Offer - ABB, Contextual Offer - BBB
• BTEC National Extended Diploma: Standard Offer - DDD in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computing, Cyber Crime and Security, Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering; Contextual Offer - DDM in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computing, Cyber Crime and Security, Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering
• International Baccalaureate: Standard Offer - 31 points, Contextual Offer - 30 points
• Access to HE Diploma: Standard Offer - Obtain a minimum of 128 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma course with 45 credits at Level 3 in one of the following subjects: Computing, Computer Science, Computer Science & Maths, Digital Technology & Computer Science, Information Technology, ICT, Engineering; Contextual Offer - Obtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma course with 45 credits at Level 3 in one of the following subjects: Computing, Computer Science, Computer Science & Maths, Digital Technology & Computer Science, Information Technology, ICT, Engineering

EU and International Entry Requirements

• English language requirements: IELTS - 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas), Pearson - 59 (59 in all subscores), BrunELT - 63% (min 55% in all areas), TOEFL - 90 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)

Fees and Funding

2026/27 Entry

• UK: £9,535 full-time, £1,385 placement year
• International: £17,400 full-time, £1,385 placement year

Teaching and Learning

Our teaching sessions, including lectures, labs, seminars, and tutorials, will primarily be delivered in-person, on campus. You'll benefit academically from the highly practical teaching and socially from the group-led sessions by attending them on campus.

Assessment and Feedback

Assessment and feedback vary from one module to another and may be based entirely on coursework, entirely on examination, or on a combination of both. Your final year project is worth a third of the Level 3 marks.