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Complete your degree and enhance your employability with our full-time Computing (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) course - designed specifically for students who already hold a Foundation Degree, HND, or equivalent qualification in computing or a related field. This one-year course builds directly on your existing knowledge, allowing you to gain a full UK honours degree while developing the future-facing technical and project skills that employers value most.
Whether you're progressing from a UK partner college or joining us from overseas, this course offers a fast, practical and academically robust route to the next stage of your career. You can explore modern methods of software development - including AI-enhanced programming - while expanding your understanding of key topics such as data security, governance, and ethical computing practices.
This course combines team-based software projects with a personal, research-focused computing project, ensuring you graduate with both technical fluency and applied experience. You can also choose one specialist module in topics such as Cloud Computing, Big Data, Machine Learning, or UX, allowing you to tailor your learning to your career interests.
BTEC HND or Foundation degree or equivalent Diploma level qualifications with overall pass in a computing, business computing, IT or related subject area.
International Qualifications:
We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above.
If you have qualifications from outside the UK, find out what you need by visiting www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry
English Language Requirements:
International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).
*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades in our English Language section: www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications
UK Fee in Year 1: £9,535
* This is the tuition fee for your first year of study. You should expect to pay tuition fees for every year of study. The University may increase fees in the second and subsequent years of your course at our discretion in line with any inflationary or other uplift, as decided by the UK Government, up to the maximum amount for fees permitted by UK law or regulation for that academic year. To give students an indication of the likely scale of any future increase, the UK government has recently suggested that increases may be linked to RPIX ( Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments) * Fees subject to annual increases over the course of the period of study. Students will be liable for payment of any/all tuition fees which are not sponsored by their employer or other third party.
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ADDITIONAL COSTS
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To start your application, simply select the month you would like to start your course.
Gain a full BSc (Hons) Computing degree in just one year of full-time study.
Choose from optional modules in topics such as Cloud Computing, Big Data, Machine Learning, or UX.
Develop advanced technical and practical experience through group and individual computing projects.
Taught by expert staff with industry-informed teaching and internationally recognised research.
Study in a purpose-built £7m Computer and Information Sciences building with modern computing labs and flexible workspaces.
Graduating with the BSc (Hons) Computing Top-Up degree prepares you for a wide range of technical and analytical roles across the tech sector. Whether you want to build systems, analyse data, design user experiences, or explore machine learning, this course offers the ideal springboard.
Typical roles for graduates include: Software Developer / Engineer, Web and App Developer, Systems Analyst Data Analyst, Machine Learning Specialist, IT Project Coordinator.
As well as enhancing your technical toolkit, you can develop transferable skills that employers look for across industries—such as collaborative teamwork, communication, creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and research analysis.
Graduates may also choose to continue their studies at postgraduate level in computing, data science, HCI, or AI.
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You’ll be taught by experienced academics and practitioner-educators with backgrounds in both computing research and industry application. Our teaching staff are active contributors to leading fields such as artificial intelligence, data science, HCI, and cybersecurity. Many are involved in research projects, public engagement, and partnerships with major organisations, ensuring that your learning is informed by both cutting-edge knowledge and real-world relevance.
As a Computing student at Northumbria, you’ll benefit from modern facilities that support flexible, collaborative, and hands-on learning.
You’ll study in the purpose-built, £7m Computer and Information Sciences building—designed as a sustainable Smart Building and home to state-of-the-art computing spaces, teaching labs, and collaboration zones.
Northumbria also offers a rich digital learning environment, with 24/7 access to resources, recorded lectures, and academic support.
All information is accurate at the time of sharing.
Full time Courses are primarily delivered via on-campus face to face learning but could include elements of online learning. Most courses run as planned and as promoted on our website and via our marketing materials, but if there are any substantial changes (as determined by the Competition and Markets Authority) to a course or there is the potential that course may be withdrawn, we will notify all affected applicants as soon as possible with advice and guidance regarding their options. It is also important to be aware that optional modules listed on course pages may be subject to change depending on uptake numbers each year.
Contact time is subject to increase or decrease in line with possible restrictions imposed by the government or the University in the interest of maintaining the health and safety and wellbeing of students, staff, and visitors if this is deemed necessary in future.
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