BSc (Hons) Network Systems Engineering (Top-Up)

Program Overview

This program provides a comprehensive education in computer science, with a focus on research, product development, and advanced topics in cyber security, routing, telecommunications, and IT service management. Graduates are well-prepared for careers in web programming, IT management, information analysis, and software development, with opportunities for employment with major companies or starting their own businesses. The program emphasizes real-world learning and provides a high-tech computing environment with connections to software companies.

Program Outline

Outline:

Typical week:

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Seminars
• Laboratory sessions
• Group activities
• Discussions
• Assignments

Individual modules:

• Research (20 credits): Introduces research approaches, research problem specification and contextualization, data collection, analysis, and presentation, methodology evaluation.
• Product Development (20 credits): Develops solution development abilities.
• Advanced Cyber Security (20 credits): Analyzes tradeoffs in balancing confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Selects appropriate tools and techniques to address risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and potential attacks.
• Advanced Routing (20 credits): Explores the current exterior gateway protocol and how service providers use it for routing policies.
• Telecommunications (20 credits): Covers analogue to digital telephony, VOIP, packetized voice, GSM, and converged networks.
Builds a fully converged modern telecommunications system.
• IT Service Management (20 credits): Develops knowledge and understanding of delivering maximum value to businesses through IT and IT processes.

Prerequisites:

Teaching:

• Enthusiastic teaching team.
• Academic Technical Support team:
• Aids students and staff with teaching and projects.
• Helps with practical taught sessions.
• Configures PCs and other equipment.
• Experienced and knowledgeable.
• Supports students at any time.
• Example faculty members:
• David Grey: Senior Lecturer in Computer Science.
• Hazem Eissa: Lecturer in Computer Science (Robotics).

Careers:

• Graduates become web programmers, IT managers, information analysts, and software developers.
• Employers include Sage, British Airways, and the NHS.
• Graduates start their own businesses or become software contractors.

Other:

• Program emphasis on real-world learning for employability.
• High-tech computing environment with connections to software companies.
• Constant exchange of ideas and people.
• Open plan spaces, with the Level 2 Gallery offering a communal study space.
• Audio Visual Technology available for students.

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The annual fee for this course is: £9,250 if you are from the UK/ Europe £16,000 if you are an international student (EU nationals will receive a £5,750 scholarship to reduce their fee to £10,250)