Business computing involves the application of diverse technologies to meet the demands of business information. It is a hybrid between the fields of business and computer science and could include some aspects of advanced computing. Graduates are able to work in the business world working on technical or computing-related issues or in the IT field.
The course is grounded in the real world of work. Faculty members from engineering and business partners provide their perspectives on real-world business challenges. You will also be able to work on live briefs that put your technical skills to real-world challenges. Over the course of four years you will acquire a broad variety of IT and business capabilities. From developing software applications to learning to analyse data to offer new solutions to businesses.
In the first year of your studies, you’ll study subjects like accounting and marketing and gain hands-on experience using the latest technology in computing and IT. You’ll sharpen your IT and business skills to prepare for your placement year that could be on-campus or at one of the many partner organizations throughout Kent and London. After graduation, you’ll have a unique blend of IT and business skills which can lead to a myriad of careers, including web development, software development, helpdesk support and data analytics. Graduates have gone on to work for companies like Accenture, BP, FDM and Spotify.