Computing: Application Development

Course summary

Computing: Application Development Department: Computing & IT New course September 2025: Computing: Application Development Exam board: OCR Course: OCR Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification Cambridge Advanced National in Computing: Application Development (Extended Certificate) About the course: The course will help students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills that will help prepare them for progression to undergraduate study when taken alongside other qualifications. Students will develop independence and confidence in using skills that are relevant to the ICT practitioners sector. They will develop the following transferable skills: Communicating effectively with individuals or groups, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving, independent learning, time management etc. that can be used in both higher education and other life and work situations. Modules/Units: Students will do a total of 5 units - 2 Exams, 1 Mandatory coursework and 2 optional coursework units. The qualification is equivalent to one A-Level Unit No Unit Title Assessment Method F160 Fundamentals of application development Exam F161 Developing application software Exam F162 Designing and communicating UX/UI solutions Mandatory Coursework F163 Game Development Optional Coursework F164 Website Development Optional Coursework F165 Immersive technology solution development Optional Coursework F166 Software development Optional Coursework The subjects that complement this course: These subjects might complement this qualification: A Level Art and Design, Business Studies, Computer Science Design and Technology, Maths, Media Studies etc. The types of courses you may progress to: Progression to further study in related areas such as: Computer Science, Computer Games Development, Computing, Creative Computing, Web and Mobile Development, Web and User Experience Design etc.