the course is designed to prepare you for a variety of careers across the computing industry through studying areas such as programming, further mobile programming and general computing. you will develop practical and professional abilities in these areas, as well as gaining a broad range of analytical, design and development skills. the modules you will study are closely linked to the needs of industry. as part of our work-ready guarantee, you will be given student membership of the british computer society (bcs) allowing you to participate in continuing professional development activities and events. you will also benefit from workshops and masterclasses from industry to enrich your learning. throughout the course you will be encouraged to undertake work placements and manage live projects from industry giving you valuable work experience to help you to secure employment upon graduation. this course can open up a number of different career routes. you could gain employment as a website developer, applications developer, network engineer or an it training co-ordinator. if you complete this course to an appropriate standard and would like to continue with your studies, you will be offered the opportunity to progress onto our one-year bsc (hons) applied computing (top-up).