Whatever you want to achieve in your career, the BCS Professional Examination can help fulfil your ambition. The British Computer Society (BCS) Professional Examination is an internationally recognised qualification, essential for a career in computing and IT. It is examined to the level of an honours degree, which acknowledges your practical experience as well as your academic abilities. It will give you a distinctive edge over the competition, as employers can be confident that you know not only what you are doing, but how and why.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EXAMINATION
The Examination has a modular structure, set in three parts.
CERTIFICATE
The Certificate is examined to the academic level of the first year of a Higher National diploma. It consists of a two-hour written paper on each of the three compulsory modules:
Information Systems
Software Development
Technology
DIPLOMA
The Diploma is examined to the academic level of a Higher National Diploma. It consists of a two-hour written paper on the compulsory core module:
Professional Issues in Information Systems
Practice PLUS a two-hour written paper on each of three modules chosen from the following list.
Architecture
Computer Networks
Database Systems
Object Oriented Programming
Project Management
Systems Analysis
Systems Design
The Internet and World Wide Web
New Fundamentals of Software Engineering module
You may attempt either the Professional Project (Diploma level) or go on to the Professional Graduate Diploma.
PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE DIPLOMA
The Professional Graduate Diploma is examined to the academic level of a UK university honours degree. It consists of a three-hour written paper on each of four modules chosen from the following list. Alternatively, you can take the Professional Graduate Diploma by submission of a dissertation.
Advanced Database Management Systems
Knowledge based Systems
Management Information Systems
Network Information Systems
Software Engineering
Systems Design Methods
User Interface Design
World Wide Web – beyond the Basics
Professional Project (Professional Graduate Diploma level)
