This degree is specifically designed for those students who wish to
specialize in the design and implementation of modern computer-based
applications with particular reference to management support systems, databases
and ecommerce systems in a business environment. Students work on case studies
to hone their skills in system design and development and utilize these skills
in a significant design and development exercise in a final year project. The
course fosters skill development across a range of tools and development
platforms and encourages students critically to evaluate the role of computer applications
in business. Emphasis throughout is on what the student learns and can achieve
by putting what has been learned into practice.
The aims are:
To provide an education in the development and use of information
systems and computer applications that will equip students with intellectual,
practical and problem-solving skills.
To provide graduates with transferable skills to enable
progression in management or technical areas, with the ability to master new developments and
have flexibility in career structure in an era of rapid organizational change
and technological innovation.
To equip graduates with the necessary skills to progress to
advanced postgraduate courses in related areas of study and enable them to be effective
and independent lifelong learners.
To provide industry, commerce, and research laboratories with the
effective and adaptive specialists in
business computer systems that society demands
This field is among the world’s most
sought-after professions, with high-paying careers in Sri Lanka and overseas.
If you have a Diploma of Higher
Education (DipHE) or a Higher National Diploma (HND) in a Computing-based
subject or equivalent, this internationally recognised qualification gives you a
chance to top-up to a degree.
You’ll develop your knowledge of
everything from e-commerce to database management and learn both the practical
skills required for a career in computer networks and the ethical, social,
legal and professional issues related to the industry.
London Metropolitan University is
ranked among the top 100 Universities in United Kingdom.
You’ll explore topics relevant in
your field today, such as advanced Structured Query Language (SQL), content
management systems and how to identify, analyze and thwart hacking attempts.
You’ll develop your IT proficiency,
problem-solving skills and learn to apply this knowledge to real-life situations
Entry Requirements
GCSE or O-Level in English and Mathematics at grade C or above, applicants should have one of the following:
240 credits with at least a Merit from a Higher National Diploma (HND), at least 2:2 (or equivalent) from a Foundation Degree (FdA/ FdSc) or equivalent international qualific.
240 credits at least 2:2 (or equivalent) from years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc) in a relevant subject at a different institution