Course Code: IH1HE09 UCAS Code: G421 Network Engineering (Systems Administration) - BSc Hons Degree - Topup Duration1 Year Day/s of weekMonday Time09:00 - 16:00 Next course dates Start dateLocationDuration / Fees 11 Sep 2023 University Centre 1 Year / £8,750 Apply now Overview Is this course for me? What will I learn? How will I be assessed? Key information Where could this course take me? Course Summary Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a technical skills gap in the IT industry, caused by the marked lack of appropriate higher level qualifications. The BSc (Hons) Network Engineering (Systems Administration) programme, which is accredited through the British Computer Society, aims to redress the balance. It provides students with a trusted route through to their chosen career and employers with the technical experts needed to positively impact their business. This one-year top-up degree, which follows on from the successful completion of the FdSc Network Engineering (Systems Administration) offers a winning combination of technical, academic and transferable skills to equip graduates to take up positions as technicians, senior administrators or managers within the IT and related industries. , Tomorrow's talent. Trained today. Entry Requirements Course Detail The BSc. (Hons) Network Engineering (Systems Administration) programme will further develop your technical and professional competence to meet the current expectations of industry. The skills you will develop include the ability to: • Collaborate in the design and delivery of Networking/Hardware commissioning to provide professional guidance for both existing organisations and new entrants to the market • Devise entrepreneurial methods for developing opportunities for SMEs and larger public / private organisations through the provision of networking and networking infrastructure • Apply networking and hardware skills that will enable the connection, control and maintenance of various devices using both traditional and wireless connectivity • Create and modify robust corporate infrastructures to protect from unauthorised and illegal hacking and industrial espionage against current and future threats • Develop advanced creative and problem solving skills • Work independently, in a team-leading role, including the ability to issue instruction and manage workloads / task delegation with professionalism Only applicants that have successfully completed the Foundation Degree in Network Engineering (Systems Administration), validated by Lancaster University, with Blackpool and The Fylde College are eligible to apply to this course. Qualification Obtained BSc (Hons) Network Engineering (Systems admin) Qualification ObtainedBSc (Hons) Network Engineering (Systems admin) Learning and Teaching Methods Industry Placement and Field Trips There is no formal work placement within this qualification however, students not employed within the industry are encouraged to engage in voluntary or paid work experience to complement their studies. We have excellent relationships with local employers and opportunities for work experience frequently arise. Scheduled Learning Scheduled time relates to the time you spend in directed study with the guidance and support of our academic tutors. Scheduled learning can take a variety of forms and will vary from one course to the next, but may include lectures, seminars, tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, studio or workshop time, fieldwork and external visits. Independent Study Higher education courses rely on students undertaking work outside of formal, scheduled sessions and this is generally categorised as independent study. Independent study might include preparation for scheduled sessions, follow-up work, wider reading or practice, completion of assessment tasks and revision. Placement Many of the degree programmes at B&FC incorporate opportunities for work placements to provide you with the opportunity to link your studies to relevant professional practice in a real work environment. Our programme teams are able to offer support in securing an appropriate work placement where it forms part of your programme, and will work closely with you during the placement to ensure that the opportunity allows you to develop personally, professionally and academically. Expert Tutors All staff involved in the delivery of higher education courses within the College are approved to teach the subjects and modules they deliver. The approval process ensures that staff delivering a given programme are appropriately qualified and, where appropriate, possess relevant technical and industrial experience and professional practice. What will I learn? Modules at level 6 Module TitleCodeCreditsOptional? Dissertation IH6MD016 40 No Cyber Ethics and Law IH6MD017 20 No Distributed Systems IH6MD018 20 No Corporate Network Strategies IH6MD019 20 No Advanced Communications IH6MD020 20 No How will I be assessed? Assessment MethodLevel 4Level 5Level 6 Coursework 0% 0% 74% Exam 0% 0% 26% Practical 0% 0% 0% Learning Methods Learning MethodLevel 4Level 5Level 6 Scheduled 0 0 288 Independent 0 0 912 Placement 0 0 0 Total 0 0 1200 Programme Specification Programme Spec NET-SA-2021.pdf Adobe PDF, 327.74 KB Career Options and Progression The area of network engineering and systems administration opens up many emerging opportunities in what is an area of economic growth internationally. Many evolving technology concepts including virtualisation, cloud computing, Internet of Things and mobile computing open up exciting and numerous career progression routes for you in the future. Some of the roles that this programme will prepare you for include: Network Manager Systems Administrator Lead Network Engineer Networking Contractor And many other opportunities You may decide that you wish to pursue further study opportunities and performing will in this degree will provide a platform for postgraduate study (Masters/PhD) at many universities including our partner institution Lancaster University. Also, you may wish to pursue further Cisco qualifications or broaden your skills by studying another module here in computing.