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BCS Courses . . .
As a professional body, the Chartered
Institute for IT represents its members and the IT Profession as a whole on
issues of importance, and liaises with other professional bodies, the
government, industry and academics to initiate and inform debate on IT
strategic issues.
BCS is licensed by the Engineering Council to award Chartered Engineer
status (CEng) Incorporated Engineer status (IEng) to our own Chartered
members. We also have a license from the Science Council to award
Chartered Scientist status (CSci).
Bristol College of
Accountancy is currently offering the following qualification:
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Certificate in IT
Level 4 |
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This is the foundation level of Higher Education
Qualifications.
This level is the academic equivalent to Year 1 of
a UK university honors degree and is recognised by the
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) as Level 4.
The
Certificate in IT focuses on the following core modules:
Completion of the Certificate in IT level means you
are eligible to apply for BCS Associate
Membership (AMBCS).
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Examination Intakes: April /
October |
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Diploma in IT
Level 5 |
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This is the Diploma level of Higher Education
Qualifications.
This level is the academic equivalent
to Year 2 of a UK university honours degree and is recognised by
the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) as Level 5.
By beginning the Diploma in IT level
course BCS assumes knowledge of the Certificate in IT level
modules (or exemption) and focuses on the following:
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Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice (Core
Module)
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Computer Networks
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Database Systems
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IT
Project Management
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Object Oriented Programming
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Systems Analysis (Last ever exam October 2010)
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Principles of Internet Technologies (April only)
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IT
Service Management (April only)
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Software Engineering 1 (April only)
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Systems Design (April only - Last ever exam April 2010)
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Principles of User Interface Design (April only)
Completion of the Diploma Examinations level means
you are eligible to apply for
BCS Membership
if you have 3 years' experience as an IT professional.
Professional Project:
In
order to finish the Diploma in IT level candidates must complete a
project.
Successful completion of the project and
examination enables you to apply for selected degree courses with
universities and means you are eligible to apply for BCS
Membership (MBCS) if you have 2 years' experience as an IT
professional.
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Examination Intakes: April /
October |
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Professional
Diploma in IT
Level 6 |
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This level is the academic
equivalent to Year 3 of a UK university honours degree.
It is
recognised by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
as Level 6.
By beginning the Professional Graduate Diploma in
IT level course BCS assumes knowledge of the Certificate in IT
and appropriate Diploma in IT level modules (or exemption) and
focuses on the following:
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Advanced Database Management Systems
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Management Information Systems
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Software Engineering 2
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Computer Services Management
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Distributed and Parallel Systems (April only)
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Knowledge Based Systems (April only)
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Network Information Systems (April only)
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Programming Paradigms (April only)
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Realising the User Interface (April only)
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Web Engineering (April only)
Completion of the Professional Graduate Diploma
Examinations level means you are eligible to apply for
BCS membership if you have 2 years' experience as
an IT professional.
Professional Project:
In order to finish the Professional Graduate
Diploma in IT level candidates must complete a project, which
will be the academic equivalent of a UK university honours
degree project and has a recommended
minimum study time of 300 hours.
Successful completion of the project and
examination enables you to apply for selected postgraduate
courses at university and means you are eligible to apply for
BCS professional membership (MBCS).
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Examination Intakes: April /
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Key dates:
There will be two examination periods
during the coming year.
The key dates for you to be aware of for
these periods are:
April
2010 Exam Period
Closing date for examination entry 15 Jan
Closing date for project proposals 31
Aug
Closing date for Professional Projects entry 28 Feb
Exam
period 20
- 30 April
Results release
date 07 Aug
October 2010 Exam Period
Closing date for examination entry 15
Aug
Closing date for project proposals 30
Apr
Closing date for Professional Projects entry 31 Aug
Exam
period 27
Sep - 5 Oct
Results release
date 07 Feb
Please note that project proposals must be submitted by the closing
date in order for your project to be accepted in the corresponding
session.
Please visit
www.bcs.co.uk for further information.
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> 18
June 2010
Enrolments are now open for the
following courses starting in July 2010:
- ACCA
- ICM Diploma in Business Studies
- BCS Diploma in IT
> 01
June 2010
Bristol College of Accountancy has been
approved by the UKBA as a Tier 4 sponsor and is listed as a
"Trusted" college.
Admissions have now re-opened and
applications are being invited for July and September semesters.
Spaces are limited, applications will be
screened on a first come first served basis.
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