We have an agreement in place with MTU that they will accept Level 6 students into year 2 of their degree courses. Certain grades are required – see our progressions page for a full listing and grade requirements for progression to year 2, MTU.
No. There is a lot of practical work, but most modules are examined with 60% practical work and 40% written examination.
Yes. The college can guide you in finding suitable companies for work placement, but the student will have to follow through with securing the placement.
Some students do get a job after successfully getting their Level 6 award. However most of our students progress to study on a degree course.
No. A student applying for level 6 Software Development must have a level 5 IT qualification (or equivalent) which must include programming. Have a look at our Level 5 Software Development course and Level 5 Computer Science course.
No. There is a lot of practical work, but most modules are examined with 60% practical work and 40% written examination.
The timetable will be available at the end of August/beginning of September. You can expect to be timetabled for approximately 26 hours per week, with one untimetabled day for work experience.
A mature student will have to have experience in the area of Software Development to apply for this course. The reason for this, is that the programming modules for this course require a student to have studied/know programming to a level 5 standard.