Information Technologies BSc (Hons)

Ulster University

Overview

This course provides a broad-based education in Information Technologies and produces graduates able to apply best practice in the use of IT systems.

Summary

This course is offered at the Magee campus by the Faculty of Computing and Engineering. If you wish to develop your knowledge of Information Technologies (IT) to an advanced level, this is the course for you. This course will enable you to learn about the underlying principles of information technologies and to acquire skills for the development and maintenance of computer-based systems in modern organisations.

About

The Information Technologies course aims to deliver graduates who can apply best practice in the application of computing and information systems principles in organisations. There are three broad streams of study within the course: Programming Principles; Networks/Systems' Security; and Web/Database Systems Development.

​During the first half of the course, you will advance your programming skills and develop the capabilities necessary to design, build, operate and maintain complex computer and information technology systems.

During the second half of the course, you will get exposed to more advanced topics that will consolidate your knowledge and understanding of the different roles that you can undertake in industry. You will also have the opportunity to gain practical experience in the planning, development and implementation of an IT System through your Final Year Project and this can be used to showcase your skillset to future employers.

Members of the teaching team are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy and Members of the industry professional body - the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. Through their research, knowledge transfer and placement activities, teaching staff are also actively engaged with the local software and IT industry, and many modules on the course are directly informed by staff research activities.

Job roles

With this degree you could become:

• Database Administrator
• IT Support Specialist
• PHP Programmer
• Systems Security Specialist
• Web Developer

Career options

Graduates with computing skills have many career opportunities available to them, for example in developing new software, in project management, in systems analysis, in planning and technical management, or in information and database management environments.

Opportunities for postgraduate study in computing or a related area are broad.

Professional recognition

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT