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Duration of programme: Standard 4 years, (where students join the programme in year 1)
Award on successful completion: Bachelor of Science with Honours
Location of delivery: Abertay University, Bell Street, Dundee
Accreditation: BCS – the Chartered Institute for IT applied for
Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits (60 ECTS) in each academic year, delivered in modules of 20 credits each, with 3 modules taken in term 1, and 3 in term 2 each year. In each of Year 1 and Year 2 one twenty credit comprises a series of microcredentials. In each of Year 1 and Year 2 one twenty credit comprises a series of microcredentials. A 40 credit independent project is included in the final year.
Contact hours and workload: Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort; on average across the 4 years of this programme, 29% of that time is in lectures, seminars and similar activities; the remainder is independent study.
Assessment methods: Assessments are designed to develop and assess the achievement of the level of performance expected at each level. Knowledge and understanding is assessed using projects, reports, portfolios and practical assessments.
Academic staff: This programme is delivered principally by staff in the Department of Cybersecurity and Computing in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business. Staff profiles can be viewed at https://www.abertay.ac.uk/academic-faculties-and-graduate-school/faculty-of-design-informatics-and-business/
Core modules in the programme:
Developments in the discipline: Programming languages, APIs, development tools and hardware used will change over time to reflect current industry practice.