Computer Architecture / Systems

Course summary

This course offers a specialist qualification that focuses on aspects of employment within an IT vocational sector. The qualification covers both theory about IT and its place in society and practical elements for IT in industry. The course prepares learners for the constantly evolving digital sector, ensuring students have the knowledge and skills they need to work in the ever-changing world of Information Technology. Assessment is through a combination of external examination, controlled assessment, and coursework. To enhance your experience on the course, we have made links and visited several IT leading businesses and have ex-students who have gained apprenticeships with these organizations visiting the College, including UKFast, Barclays, AstraZeneca, and Thales to name a few. Completing this course alongside other chosen Level 3 courses can open up opportunities to study IT/Computing-related degrees at various universities. The degrees on offer range from creative IT such as BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology degree to more technical-related degrees such as BSc (Hons) Computer and Network Security. It can also contribute towards the points/grades required to attend university to study other degree courses. It can also offer placements in the IT profession both Technical and Design based IT related professions. A number of our students have achieved places in organizations such as Barclays Bank, Fujitsu, Thalies UKFast, and many more.