You'll learn IT skills, like operating systems and software engineering, along with the skills you need to succeed in this competitive industry. This is an innovative program designed with input from major IT industry partners. The degree will provide you with a fundamental knowledge of IT (along with skills in key areas including cloud computing and mobile application development) and allow you to keep your options wide open in the IT industry. You will learn to design and implement up to date computer-based systems including those related to internet technology, multimedia and web-based applications. You may choose to add breadth to your studies, with a wide variety of electives, or decide to add depth, and choose electives focussed in a particular area of interest. As a graduate of this program, you will have been provided with a balance between specific knowledge of particular development tools - languages, operating systems, development environments, and have sound lifelong learning skills, which will help you to remain at the forefront of this vibrant and rapidly developing sector. You can work with the internet, in multimedia or managing databases for global companies, as a project manager, IT consultant, in multimedia development and more. Many of the jobs you could work in don't yet exist today as information technology is ever-changing.

Career Opportunities This program will provide you with a fundamental knowledge of IT (along with skills in key areas including cloud computing and mobile application development) and allow you to keep your options wide open in the IT industry. The flexibility of this program leads to a diverse range of career opportunities, as each student gets to put their own stamp on the program, and as such determine the career path followed. Some students choose to add breadth to their studies, with a wide variety of electives chosen, whereas other students choose to add depth, and choose electives focussed in a particular area of interest. Career opportunities include; • network manager • applications developer • programmer • software engineer • systems analyst • multimedia developer • database administrator • project manager • IT consultant