BCS Higher Education Qualifications

BCS Higher Education Qualifications

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BCS Higher Education Qualifications

About the Exam

The BCS Higher Education Qualifications is the essential qualification for a career in computing and information technology. Whether you seek greater job recognition, promotion or a new career direction, you’ll find the BCS Professional Examination is internationally recognised, flexible and suited to the needs of the IT industry.

  • Open to everyone
  • Flexible, modular structure
  • Essential for career development
  • Realistic, manageable syllabus
  • Comprehensively supported

Recognising the rapid and significant changes in computing and information technology, the BCS provides the benchmark for the future.

The examination has been developed in consultation with employers to meet the demands and evolving needs of the IT community. It consists of three levels and two projects. Each level is recognised as an international qualification and counts as academic points towards attaining professional membership of the BCS.

At its highest level, the BCS Professional Examination is examined to the academic level of a UK University honours degree and acknowledges practical experience and academic ability.

Internationally Acknowledged and Approved

Trusted for its independence and integrity, the BCS is the only Chartered Engineering Institution for Information Technology (IT) which can award an internationally recognised professional qualification.

The Structure of the Examination

The Examination has a modular structure, set in three parts:

Certificate

The BCS deems that its Certificate is examined to the academic level of the first year of a Higher National Diploma. It consists of a two-hour written paper on each of the three compulsory modules:

  • Information Systems
  • Software Development
  • Computer & Network Technology

Diploma

The BCS deems that its Diploma is examined to the academic level of a Higher National Diploma. It consists of a two-hour written paper on the compulsory core module:

  • Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice

PLUS a two-hour written paper on each of three modules chosen from the following list:

  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Networks
  • Database Systems
  • Internet Technologies(new)
  • IT Project Management
  • IT Service Management
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Software Engineering 1
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Principles of User Interface

AND the Professional Project (Diploma level) if you want to finish your studies at this point, or go on to the Professional Graduate Diploma.

Professional Graduate Diploma

The BCS deems that its Professional Graduate Diploma is examined to the level of a university honours degree. It consists of a three-hour written paper on each of four modules chosen from the list below plus the Professional Graduate Diploma project.

  • Advanced Database Management Systems
  • Computer Services Management
  • Distributed and Parallel Systems
  • Knowledge Based Systems
  • Management Information Systems
  • Network Information Systems
  • Programming Paradigms
  • Software Engineering 2
  • Systems Design Methods
  • User Interface Design
  • Web Engineering (New)
  • World Wide Web - Beyond the Basics
  • Realising the User Interface