Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges)
UCAS Code: ICT2 | Higher National Diploma - HND
Entry requirements
A level
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GCSE/National 4/National 5
Mathematics and English Language are required at GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent grade in National/IGCSE. English as a second language at IELTS 6.0 or an equivalent recognised qualification in ESOL.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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Scottish Higher
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T Level
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About this course
The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing for England is a rigorous specialist vocational programme, linked to professional body requirements and with a strong work related emphasis. The programme is a Higher Technical Qualification designed to develop knowledge and skills for a career in computing.
The course is designed for you to build your programming and data analysis as well as your academic skills required for a variety of progression routes. Studying the HNC in year 1 and HND in year 2 provides a more open and flexible route towards a full bachelor's degree, where you can secure a higher level qualification at the end of each year as you progress. The course offers you a vocational progression route to higher level study offering an exciting variety of units that focus on key areas of the computing industry.
On the course you will have the opportunity to enhance your computing knowledge and practical skills to enable you to be an effective computing professional and provide a progression route into employment, top-up degree or to higher-level apprenticeship. You will design, develop, test and build applications within a practical space developed to allow you to enhance your understanding.
This two-year higher education course offers both practical and theoretical units combined with an extensive range of teaching and learning methods that enhance the learners' knowledge and skills. You will be taught in a nurturing environment with lots of expert support from our experienced and industry qualified staff who will tutor you on how to use professional tools and programs through a blend of lectures, guest speakers, seminars, case studies as well as individual and group work.
Special features of this programme include:
You can progress onto a final top-up year and achieve a full degree from a range of universities, including Chichester College.
Small group sizes ensure you get the support you need to succeed
You will be taught by an experienced teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior academics, professional practitioners with industry experience, demonstrators and technical officers and guest speakers.
After the course ,the HND in Computing for England allows progression into or within employment in the IT and computing sectors, either directly on achievement of the award or following further study to degree level.
Benefit from studying at our STEM building, a recent multi-million pound facility that demonstrates that STEM subjects are at the heart of Crawley's future plans.
Be amongst the first cohort of learners to benefit from the development of the Institute of Technology (IoT). IoT is a collaboration between Further Education (FE) providers, Universities and employers to address local and regional skills shortages.
This Higher Technical Qualification is approved against occupational standards decided by employers. Find out about Higher Technical Qualifications here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-technical-qualification-overview
Modules
At the end of year 2, students achieve an Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma having studied 15 units totalling 245 credits.
The HND Computing course comprises of 15 modules and they are:
Year 1 Units:
Programming
Networking
Professional Practice
Database Design & Development
Security
Planning a Computing Project (Pearson Set)
Software Development Lifecycles (Specialist Mandatory)
Website Design & Development
Year 2 Units:
Compulsory units (Core)
Computer Research Project (Pearson-set)
Business Process Support
Application Development
Machine Learning
Network Security
User Experience & Interface Design
Database Management Systems
As a student of Crawley College, you will have access to all of our services, which includes study support, the Students Union and our library's online resources.
Skills and experience gained:
Learners studying for Computing for England will be expected to develop the following skills during the programme of study:
• ability to integrate a range of concepts, knowledge and skills relating to computing and systems development
• ability to apply complex theories to practical realistic work situations in the computing sector
• independence of approach to study and the generation of computing evidence
• ability to engage with complex and/or unpredictable situations in computing contexts
• ability to take responsibility to manage and direct their own and others’ activities
• insight and judgement in relation to the margins and consequences of error
• research and investigative skills
• responsiveness to change and ability to multitask
• ability to innovate and work in a creative way.
Assessment methods
Assessment will be through assignments. Each outcome or module will be assessed by a project-style assignment.
The method of assessment has been designed to encourage continuous written and verbal feedback throughout the course to ensure the highest grade attainable for each unit in conjunction with the highest quality education.
Tuition fees
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Crawley College
Computing and Information Technology
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