Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing (Cyber Security)
September 26, 2023 2024-06-24 5:05Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing (Cyber Security)
About This Course
The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing aims to enhance your career and employability in the areas of Computing by developing a critical awareness and industry-centric skills required to succeed in the field.
This diploma is equivalent the first 2 years of a bachelor’s degree, allowing students seamless transfers to a top-up degree with over 200 universities worldwide.
This course focuses on building current skills in specialist technical software development and allow students to develop up-to-date knowledge in programming and systems development. You will learn how to plan, design, and implement a range of different software solutions using an array of computing and programming tools used in the market today.
On successful completion of the course, students will have explored the nature of cybercrime and cyber threat actors; investigated the roles and responsibilities in relation to information assurance; assessed the threats to, and vulnerabilities in, ICT infrastructure; and investigated strategic responses to cyber security threats.
This diploma is equivalent the first 2 years of a bachelor’s degree, allowing students seamless transfers to a top-up degree with over 200 universities worldwide.
This course focuses on building current skills in specialist technical software development and allow students to develop up-to-date knowledge in programming and systems development. You will learn how to plan, design, and implement a range of different software solutions using an array of computing and programming tools used in the market today.
On successful completion of the course, students will have explored the nature of cybercrime and cyber threat actors; investigated the roles and responsibilities in relation to information assurance; assessed the threats to, and vulnerabilities in, ICT infrastructure; and investigated strategic responses to cyber security threats.
Learning Objectives
- Equip students with computing skills, knowledge, and the understanding necessary to achieve high performance in the global computing environment.
- Offer students exciting career progression opportunities into cyber security related specialisms.
- Provide opportunities to students with a global outlook to aspire to international career pathways.
- Develop strong practical foothold for students to enter or progress in employment in cyber security-related fields, or progress to a bachelor’s degree in cyber security or a related area of study.
Entry Requirements
- 55% overall grades for CBSE, American, Filipino and Thanaweya Amma in Grade 12 exams.
- IB minimum of 24 points.
- 2 C`s at AS Levels.
- 2 D`s at 'A' Levels.
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma with a minimum pass profile.
- Work experience with two references.
- Additional English language qualifications/tests may apply where the medium of teaching is not English.
Course Outline
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing (Cyber Security) - Year 1
Level 4 Units
Core Units:
Unit 1: Programming
Unit 2: Networking
Unit 3: Professional Practise
Unit 4: Database Design and Development
Unit 5: Security
Unit 6: Planning a Computing Project (Pearson-set)
Unit 10: Cyber Security
Optional Unit:
Unit 13: Website Design & Development
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Computing (Cyber Security) - Year 2
Level 5 Units
Core Units:
Unit 16: Computing Research Project (Pearson-set)
Unit 17: Business Process Support
Unit 30: Applied Cryptography in the Cloud
Unit 31: Forensics
Unit 32: Information Security Management
Optional Units:
Unit 45: Internet of Things
Unit 54: Prototyping
Fee Structure
| New fees – AED | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee -BTEC | 2000 | Non-refundable |
| Pearson Reg Fees | 2200 | |
| Miscellaneous Fee | 700 AED | Across all BTEC – courses ( Not an year based fees) |
| HND | 34000/year |
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AED 34,000/ year
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- Duration
- Subject
- Intake
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Undergraduate
24 Months
IT & Computing
Jan | Apr | Sept
In-campus | Hybrid
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