- Home
- Search
- Computing & IT
- Belfast Metropolitan College
- Foundation Degree Science (FdSc) in Computing (Software Engineering) (Validated by Ulster University)
Foundation Degree Science (FdSc) in Computing (Software Engineering) (Validated by Ulster University)
Course options
-
Qualification
Foundation Degree
-
Location
Millfield Campus
-
Study mode
Full time
-
Start date
SEP
-
Duration
2 years
Course summary
Overview
This course, validated by Ulster University, offers a clearly defined progression route to university. The aim of the course is to provide you with the academic and vocational knowledge and skills necessary for progression to employment in the computing and software engineering industry or to an honors degree at university.
Course Aims
This course will provide you with skills in the following areas:
Programming: C#, Java and Python
Database development: SQL Server.
Experience of developing an application for a range of environments including web sites, IoT, mobile apps, etc.
Course Content:
Year 1
In year 1 you gain an overview of the main computing areas, this includes:
Programming
Initially in Python and then Java
Interactive Web Design
Computer Hardware & Operating Systems
Database development using SQL Server
Mathematics for Computing
Year 2 – Semester 1
In year 2 you cover cyber security and UX Design, along with two elective modules. The topics covered are:
Core
Cyber Security
Elective
Software Testing
Big Data Analytics
Mobile App
IoT Development
Year 2 – Semester 2
In year 2, semester 2 you cover a UX Design module and then complete a work-experience period (approximately 12 weeks) in a local company.
Career Prospects
Successful completion based on overall grade and performance offers direct entry to second year of the BEng Hons in Software Engineering or BSc Computing Science at Ulster University (Belfast Campus). Additional progression routes are available through Ulster University. Alternatively, you can progress onto second year entry for software engineering/computer science based degrees at other universities. There are also employment opportunities within local / global software companies.
Possible jobs are: Software Engineer, Web Developer, Software Tester, Cyber Security Engineer, Data Analyst, App Developer.
Our courses will get you ready to kickstart your career in the exciting world of IT and Software Engineering!
Tuition fees
- United States
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea DPR (North Korea)
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Authority
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Vincent
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- UAE
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Western Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Information not available
Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
Entry requirements
University information
-
Campus address
Belfast Metropolitan College, 7 Queens Road, Belfast, Antrim, BT3 9DT, Northern Ireland