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Overview
This course aims to teach you the skills required to install, configure and maintain computer network infrastructures. An important feature of this programme is that it integrates learning materials from industry standard vendors, such as Microsoft and Cisco, which can help prepare you for a variety of vendor certification exams.
This course also accepts year two direct entrants.
This course is placed on the Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework at Level 8. For more information on the framework visit: www.scqf.org.uk/the-framework/
Minimum entry requirements
Year one entry:
- Two appropriate Highers and three Intermediate 2 courses (including at least one from Computing or Information Systems), OR
- Two Highers and three Standard Grades at Credit Level, OR
- Two Highers and three National 5 qualifications, OR
- A national qualification at SCQF Level 6 in a related subject (such as Digital Media Computing, Computing: Technical Support or Software Development), OR
- Other equivalent qualifications or experience
Year two entry:
- An HNC with relevant options.
Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.
Additional selection requirements
- You'll be invited for a group and/or individual interview where you can find out more about the course and tell us why you're interested in this subject area. Where COVID restrictions are in place we will invite you to either a video meeting, telephone conference call or make an offer based on your application form.
What you study
Year one:
- Security concepts.
- Switching technology.
- Administering network systems.
- Cloud computing.
- Intrusion prevention systems.
- Mathematics for computing.
Year two:
- Switching technology.
- Internetworking technology.
- Configuring a desktop operating system.
- Troubleshooting a desktop operating system.
- Cloud ComputingConvergence technologies and intrusion prevention systems.
Optional vendor courses: The CISCO CCNA and the Microsoft MCTIP curricula are partially embedded within this qualification. You are expected to fund the cost of the vendor certification examinations yourself. Vendor qualifications are certificated in addition to the HND award and significantly enhance your employability.
After the course
This course prepares you for a career in IT infrastructure support.
Continuing Study
- Year two of Beng/Beng(Hons) Digital Security, Forensics and Ethical Hacking at Glasgow Caledonian University.
- Year three of BSc/BSc(Hons) Cyber Security and Networks at Glasgow Caledonian University.
- Year three of BEng(Hons) Networking Systems Engineering at University of the West of Scotland.