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People are attracted to computing for different reasons. Some enjoy the logic of writing software programmes. Others thrive on the intellectual and technical challenge of designing digital electronic devices and systems to fulfil particular needs.

Your own interests may lie in troubleshooting large scale computer networks; creating websites for online businesses; or working in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. Whatever your ambitions, computing is likely to stretch you far beyond programming, requiring an appreciation of related areas, such as databases, engineering, information management, human-computer interaction and mathematics.

Whether you’re an existing or aspiring computing professional, the OU offers a wide choice of exciting course options to help you develop broad-based computing expertise, as well as valuable communication and team-working skills. Courses combining theory and practice cover a variety of topics, from understanding the basics of hardware and software, to learning how to program in Java and getting a computer to do exactly want you want it to do.

Degrees

  • Computing & IT and a second subject
    With this flexible joint honours degree specialise in computing & IT and combine it with a second subject: business, design, mathematics, psychology or statistics.
  • Computing and IT
    This flexible degree course offers a variety of pathways, giving you the opportunity to specialise in ICT, software development, solutions development, vendor certification or work-based learning.
  • Top-up BSc (Honours) Computing and IT Practice
    If you’ve already completed the Foundation Degree in Computing and IT Practice (or its equivalent), this top-up will give you a full honours degree.
  • Open degree
    The BA/BSc Open Degree is a qualification that gives you a huge choice in terms of subjects and modules that you study to make up your degree.

Foundation Degrees

  • Computing and IT Practice
    If you already work with computers, this qualification will develop skills directly relevant to your work, and give you the academic knowledge valued by employers.

Diplomas of Higher Education

Courses in Computing

See the list of all our individual courses in Computing.

Postgraduate options

If you already have a degree, you may want to see postgraduate courses and qualifications in Computing and ICT.

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An undergraduate subject in Computing and ICT

 

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