PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION FOR TAUGHT PROGRAMMES AT ALL LEVELS Name of Programme: Computing (with integrated Foundation) Final award (BSc, MA etc): BSc (Single Honours) Awarding institution/body: University of Buckingham Teaching institution: University of Buckingham School of Study: Foundation and Academic Studies / Computing Parent Department: (the department responsible for the administration of the programme) Foundation and Academic Studies / Computing Length of the programme: (please note any periods spent away from Buckingham, e.g placements) 3 years / 3.25 Method of Full-time Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) Level (see Guidance notes, section D – External Reference Points) 6 Relevant subject benchmark statement (SBS) (see Guidance notes, section D – External Reference Points) Computing Professional body accreditation (if applicable): N/A Criteria for admission to the programme: Satisfactory completion of 12 years of schooling; minimum IELTS score of 6.0 Cohort(s) to which this programme specification is applicable January 2018 UCAS Code Summary of Programme
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE COMPUTING [BSc] (WITH INTEGRATED FOUNDATION) January Entry Foundation modules are 10 units except where specified. All modules are 15 units, except where specified as 30 units or 45 units. SINGLE HONOURS Term YEAR ONE 1 Winter English and Study Skills Critical Thinking Essential Computing Skills Life and Institutions EXAMINATION 2 Spring English for Academic Studies International Studies Essential Mathematics Fundamentals of Computing (part 1) JUNE EXAMINATION 3 Summer Advanced Academic Studies Research Skills Foundation Mathematics Fundamentals of Computing (part 2) SEPTEMBER EXAMINATION 4 Autumn Mathematical Methods [3] (20 units) Evolution in Computing [3] (20 units) Intro to Web Computing [3] (20 units) DECEMBER EXAMINATION YEAR TWO 5 Winter Introduction to Computer Systems [4] Problem Solving and Programming 1 [4] Mathematics for Computing [4]
Skills for Science 6 Spring Introduction to Operating Systems [4] Problem Solving and Programming 2 [5] Introduction to Statistics [4] THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 7 Summer Principles of Database Systems [5] Object-Oriented Programming [5] Human-Computer Interaction [5] 8 Autumn Software Engineering [6] Principles of Computer Networks [5] ONE of: Algorithm Design, Implementation and Analysis [6] Mobile Application Development [6] THE PART 1 EXAMINATION YEAR THREE 9 Winter Software Project Management [6] Project [6] (45 Image Processing [6] *Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues 10 Spring Information Security [6] Project [6] (45 units) Internet and World Wide Web [5] THE PART 2 STAGE 1 EXAMINATION 11 Summer Multimedia Systems [5] Project [6] (45 Embedded Systems[6] 12 Autumn Cloud Computing [6] Technologies for Business Intelligence [6] ONE of: Mobile Application Development [6] Algorithm Design, Implementation and Analysis [6] THE PART 2 STAGE 2 EXAMINATION Study Skills for Science and Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues are two skills modules that do not count any units of credit. Students must pass both modules. Students will not be awarded a degree until they pass both modules. COMPUTING [BSc] (with integrated Foundation) September Entry Foundation modules are 10 units except where specified. All modules are 15 units, except where specified as 30 units or 45 units SINGLE HONOURS Term YEAR ONE 1 Autumn English and Skills Critical Thinking Essential Computing Skills Life and Institutions DECEMBER EXAMINATION 2 Winter English for Academic Studies International Studies Essential Mathematics Fundamentals of Computing (part 1) MARCH EXAMINATION