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Mobile Applications Development
BSc(Hons)
UCAS code: HGQ5
Key features
- Flexible admissions criteria.
- One of only a few Mobile degrees in the UK.
- Final year Group Case Study brings all the topics together.
- British Computer Society - Chartered IT Professional (CITP) accreditation.
- Institute for the Management of Information Systems accreditation.
What it’s about
The first year of the award introduces you to a variety of IT aspects including mobile applications, analysis, design and development of systems, website publishing, and hardware and network elements.
The second year develops your knowledge of mobile applications development and network construction and management.
An optional one-year placement period can be integrated into your award, or alternatively, you may choose to undertake a shorter work experience module that develops your ability to apply your knowledge of mobile applications development.
In the final year, you will enhance your skills and knowledge in mobile applications development. You will also undertake a major project that relates to this. There will also be an opportunity to choose from a range of options in order to tailor your studies to your particular interests.
Further award and module information can be found here. This award is part of the Applied IT Degree scheme.
What you do
Putting together your business and computing knowledge will allow you to use computers to meet the needs of business in a variety of work situations.
After a common first year introducing you to business and computing concepts, tools and techniques, Level 2 covers the development of user-centred systems including legal issues, networking, databases and the web and human computer interaction and usability.
An optional one-year placement period can be integrated into your course, or alternatively, you may choose to undertake a shorter work experience module that develops your ability to apply IT solutions to business problems.
In the final year, you will concentrate on the strategic role of information in business including critical problems in using IT and the use of IT for innovation and entrepreneurship. You will also undertake a major project that allows you to simulate the application of IT in
a business situation.
Where next
Mobile applications are the fastest growing aspect of ICT. A graduate of this award will be in high demand in a wide variety of development areas in business.
Have you also considered?
- Web Development
- Applied Network Management
- Portable Games Programming
Fact File
| Qualification: | BSc(Hons) |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Technology |
| Location: | Stoke Campus |
| Course Start: | September. |
| Course Length: | Normally three years without a placement and four years with a placement; up to eight years part-time. |
| Attendance: | Typically, a full-time student will have 16 hours per week of class contact time. In addition, you will need to spend time reading around the subject, researching topics, and completing assessed work. |
| Entry Requirements: | All applicants are individually assessed on their qualifications, skills and experience. However, a typical three A level or BTEC National Diploma offer will be 240 UCAS tariff points.
Please click here for further information. |
| Application: | Via UCAS. For more information about how to apply, please click here. |
| UCAS Code: | HGQ5 |
| Fees and Bursaries: | Standard undergraduate tuition fees and bursaries.
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Contact
For more information about Mobile Applications Development (HGQ5) please contact:
Chris MannFaculty of Computing,
Engineering & Technology
Brindley Building
Leek Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 2DF
t: +44 (0)1782 294275
f: 01782 294026
e: c.m.mann@staffs.ac.uk
