Digital & Technology Solutions Professional

Accelerate the digital capabilities of your business with a tailored, experience-driven degree programme that increases productivity and equips your employees with crucial IT, business and data skills.

Courses

The Digital and Technology Solutions Professional apprenticeship is taught at undergraduate level.  As per the apprenticeship standard, there are five specialisms, chosen and realised in Stage 3.

The courses that run in each academic year are subject to change in line with faculty availability and student demand so there is no guarantee every course will be delivered. For further information, please see here and speak to your admissions contact.

Year 1

  • Business Fundamentals (15 credits)
  • Mathematical Structures and Methods (15 credits)
  • Intensive Foundations of Computer Science and Programming I (15 credits)
  • Data Management Systems (15 credits)
  • Database Design and Management I (15 credits)
  • Intensive Foundations of Computer Science and Programming II (15 credits)
  • Organisational Behaviour (15 credits)
  • Digital Fluency in the Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Enterprise (15 credits)

Year 2

  • Information Technology Project Management (15 credits)
  • Database Design and Management II (15 credits)
  • Data Analytics (15 credits)
  • Data Visualisation (15 credits)
  • Visual Communication of Information (15 credits)
  • Information Technology Service Management (15 credits)
  • Cybersecurity (15 credits)
  • Networks and Platform Technologies (15 credits)

Year 3

Select One Specialism

Software Engineer Specialism

  • Object-Oriented Design and Development (15 credits)
  • Software Engineering (15 credits)
  • Software and Data Security (15 credits)
  • Agile Software Development (15 credits)
  • Advances in Software Engineering (30 credits)
  • Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Software Engineer End-Point Assessment (30 Credits)

OR

IT Consultant Specialism

  • Consulting Fundamentals and Frameworks (15 credits)
  • Customer Lifecycle Management (15 credits)
  • Advanced Information Technology Service Management (15 credits)
  • Business and Change Management (15 credits)
  • Theory and Practice of Business Technology Consultancy (30 credits)
  • Digital and Technology Solutions Professional IT Consultant End-Point Assessment (30 Credits)

OR

Business Analyst Specialism

  • Consulting Fundamentals and Frameworks (15 credits)
  • Software Engineering (15 credits)
  • Predictive Analytics Using Python (15 credits)
  •  Business and Change Management (15 credits)
  •  Advanced Topics in Business Analysis (30 credits)
  • Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Business Analyst End-Point Assessment (30 Credits)

OR

Cyber Security Analyst Specialism

  • Data and Network Protection (15 credits)
  • Software Engineering (15 credits)
  • Software and Data Security (15 credits)
  • Enterprise Security Management (15 credits)
  • Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity (30 credits)
  • Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Cyber Security End-Point Assessment (30 Credits)

OR

Data Analyst Specialism

  • Data Driven Decision Making (30 credits)
  • Predictive Analytics Using Python (15 credits)
  • Implementing Data Science (15 credits)
  • Advanced Topics in Data Analytics (30 credits)
  • Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Data Analyst End-Point Assessment (30 Credits)