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Key facts
- Course length: 3 terms
- Tuition fee
- Entry points:
September or January - Term dates:
September 2010 start:
1 - 27/9/10 to 10/12/10
2 - 10/1/11 to 25/3/11
3 - 11/4/11 to 17/6/11
January 2011 start:
1 - 10/1/11 to 25/3/11
2 - 11/4/11 to 17/6/11
3 - 20/6/11 to 19/8/11 - Entry requirements
- Course structure: 5 core modules, 3 route modules and 2 additional modules. You take 3 modules per term plus Project Study in the final term.
Assessment
- End of module/term:
a combination of examinations, coursework, presentations and written projects - Continuous:
a mixture of lecture classes, practical laboratory work and directed self-study assessment
Leading to degrees in
- Computing
- Information technology
- Internet computing
- Mathematics
- Multimedia and digital systems
- Music informatics
Full list of degree options
Computing and Mathematics Foundation
Core modules
You study 4 core modules:
Foundation English Skills 1 (FES1)
Develop your ability to read academic texts, write essays, take notes, listen effectively and participate in classroom discussion.Foundation English Skills 2 (FES2)
Improve all your abilities developed in FES1 with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation.Foundation English Skills 3 (FES3)
Improve all your abilities developed in FES2 with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation.Project Study
Complete a self-study project on a topic that you will take, in consultation with your tutor, from the academic discipline that you will subsequently study at degree level.Pure Mathematics 1
Learn to understand and interpret straight lines and linear equations, set theory and probability, statistics, linear programming, indices and logarithms, as well as experimental laws.Subject route modules
You study 3 modules specific to your subject route (Computing or Mathematics):
| Computing route | Mathematics route |
|---|---|
| CIT1 Learn how to plan and design a relational database and to construct user interfaces with Access and Visual Basic for Applications. |
Pure Mathematics 2 Learn to understand further algebra, co-ordinate geometry, trigonometry, differentiation, integration, numerical methods and vectors. |
| CIT2 Learn how to plan and design a website using HTML and also how to add dynamic functionality with Javascript. |
Applied Mathematics 1 Understand vectors, forces and equilibrium, relative motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, friction and work, energy and power. |
| CIT3 Learn about computer programming and develop your skills in an Object Orientated Programming language. |
Applied Mathematics 2 Learn about advanced vectors, forces as fixed vectors, centres of gravity/centres of mass and particle dynamics. |
Option modules
You study 2 additional modules: choose either Option A or Option B:
| Option A | Option B |
|---|---|
| Principles of Economics 1 Understand economic systems, types of goods, resource allocation, elasticity, price controls, market types, cost and revenue, economies of scale and market failure. AND Principles of Economics 2 Learn about aggregate demand and aggregate supply, economic policies, inflation, unemployment, international trade and development economics. |
Business Studies Understand key business including organisational structrue, issues of finance and an awarness of how organsiational behaviour relates to business activity. AND Introduction to Financial Accounting Double entry book-keeping, preparation of trial balances, profit and loss statements, depreciation, limited companies, account manufacturing and interpretation. |