About Postgraduate Certificate in Computing

Please note that this qualification is not open to new students. This certificate is only available until 31 December 2015 and in order to claim it you must have completed the required 60 credits by this time. If you have any questions about your eligibility for this certificate please contact the Qualifications and Ceremonies Centre on +44 (0)1908 653003 or by email . If you are a new student please see our Postgraduate Certificate in Computing (K22) . Information technology is the key source of competitiveness for all sectors: it can open new markets, increase performance and drive productivity. Increasingly, professionals in the industry are expected to have a broad range of information technology and business skills to cope with the challenges posed by the latest trends in the software industry, such as remote and collaborative working, standardisation of technologies, and outsourcing. We offer a range of postgraduate and post-experience modules with case-study-driven learning, which provide extensible knowledge that can be applied to lead technological and organisational change in the business environment. The postgraduate certificate course is a valuable qualification in itself or it can be the first qualification in a programme of professional development leading to a postgraduate diploma and an MSc degree. You can choose any four 15-credit modules from across the range of postgraduate computing topics. Later options in some of the diplomas will enable you to broaden your knowledge by choosing business or technology modules. All the modules for the certificate are available with electronic submission and marking of assignments and so can be studied anywhere in the world. If you would like more information about the postgraduate ICT and computing programme, you can visit our website . This site includes additional information about the modules and qualifications, recommended routes through the programme and sample study materials.