东部理工学院

The Bachelor of Computing Systems is offered at both our Hawke’s Bay and Tairawhiti campuses and offers an endorsed undergraduate degree with the following majors:

Hawke’s Bay Campus Majors

• Systems Development
• Support and Infrastructure
• Information Systems
• Intelligent Systems

Tairawhiti Campus Majors

• Intelligent Systems
• Information Systems

You can select one of the majors on offer at your campus to focus on, or choose to have an unendorsed degree and thus choose from the full range of courses.

This degree will develop your critical and systems thinking skills, and the core programming, hardware, information processing and soft skills required by IT professionals to deliver high quality computing solutions.

If you are looking for an applied computing qualification to launch your IT career, together with the ability to cope with technological changes in the IT world, then look no further. Your IT future starts here.

Outline

The Bachelor of Computing Systems (BCS) is a three-year full-time (or equivalent part-time) undergraduate degree programme, providing a proven pathway into an IT career in one of a myriad of technology-based roles. These range from internet, web and mobile device and enterprise software development, through infrastructure provisioning and support, industrial automation and machine learning, to data and database administration, analytics and IT Management.

In particular, the programme is designed to:

• Provide a well-defined and relevant core curriculum, with scope for rapid and flexible adoption of new technologies as the frontiers of knowledge expand.
• Prepare you to be effective in a variety of professional roles, with the technical expertise needed to be productive in the chosen discipline.
• Promote independent learning and professionalism to ensure productivity and continued relevance.
• Provide flexible study modes to enable you to personalize your programme of study.
• Embed critical thinking and problem solving exercises to extend student analysis and research and delivery.

Career Opportunities and Outcomes

Entry-level IT roles, and career prospects for graduates with sufficient work experience, include:

• Software Developer / Programmer
• Network Support Administrator
• Web Administrator
• Network Security and Data Protection
• Data Analyst
• Industrial Automation Technician
• Project Leader
• Information Systems Manager
• Hardware Technician
• Internet Developer
• Database Administrator
• Systems Analyst
• Systems Engineer
• Systems Designer
• Computer Consultant