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    Graduate Diploma: 9 months full-time

Course Description

This Graduate Diploma in Information Technology prepares overseas graduates without an honours degree for admission to one of our MSc programmes in Computing or IT. English language can also be studied over the same period within the University’s School of Social Sciences if required.

Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma with an overall average of at least 50% and an IELTS overall level of at least 6.0 can lead to progression to the MSc in the following year.

Entry Requirements

Applicants require a good ordinary degree, or its overseas equivalent, with a substantial academic component of IT.

Suitable applicants may include Chinese graduates with a good 3-year diploma degree in IT, Indian students with a good 3-year Bachelors in computer applications and Pakistani students with an excellent 3-year BSc degree in IT.

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Fees

https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm

Module Details

All students take the following 5 mandatory courses:

  • Project: Research Methods & Requirements Engineering
  • Project: Design & Implementation
  • Project: Testing & Presentation
  • Software Engineering
  • Professional Development

Students also take 3 computing course options from the following choices:

Semester 1

  • Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents
  • Database and Information Systems
  • Software Engineering Foundations

Semester 2

  • Advanced Software Engineering
  • Operating Systems and Concurrency
  • Sociotechnical and Soft Systems

Semester 3

  • Software Engineering Master Class

IELTS 5.5 students also take the following 3 English courses

  • Academic Writing 1 or Academic Reading 1 (semester 1)
  • Academic Writing 2 & PG Research Skills (semester 2)

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