The University of Portsmouth, like other British Universities, is an independent self-governing body, deriving its rights and privileges by Act of Parliament.
The University is committed to helping you to achieve your potential in the education, research and employment world of an exciting new millenium.
The City of Portsmouth has enjoyed 138 years as a home of higher education. Since the award of the first degree in 1900, the University has maintained its commitment in promoting and maintaining excellence in teaching, research and scholarship across a wide range of disciplines. The University has a total student population of more than 20,000 of which some 3,000 are further education students and some 2,500 are studying on collaborative links with partner institutions. Some 6% of our students are from overseas which, together with mature students on most courses, ensures a good mix of cultural backgrounds.
The University is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). Membership of the ACU is international recognition. It is also the recognition criteria accepted by the Public Services commission in Singapore in the employment of graduates.
The University of Portsmouth is highly proud of its extensive research programme, gaining outstanding results in the Higher Education Funding Council Research Assessment Exercise held in 1996. Research income accounts for about 10% of total income for the University. The University also has an excellent record of graduate employment that we believe is linked to the emphasis we place on student development In career sectors that enjoy high employment, a Portsmouth degree quite clearly provides the edge you need to get your feet on the first rung of the career ladder.
The course is specially for students who already hold qualification in Computer Science and related subjects. It allows students to join the course in the final year as well as in the second and first years. The B.Sc. (Hons) Computing degree course is one of the Division's flagship courses and illustrates well the flexibility and detail offered by all its study programme.
By recognising a student's previous qualifications it is often possible to grant a student exemption from the first two years of the course and to offer a place on the final year thus making it possible to complete study for a degree in a single academic year.
Programme Structure
Core Modules
IS352
Advanced Systems Development
PJ330
Project
Elective Modules
IT350
Distributed Networks
IT353
Information Management
IT354
Database Design & Management
IT355
Object-Oriented Programming & Design
IT357
E-Commerce
IT359
Human Computer Interaction Design
Programme Duration
This is a 1-year degree fully online programme, delivered through the Cyber Campus of PurpleTrain.com. This mode of learning involves interaction between facilitators and students via the Cyber Campus created on PurpleTrain.com. All the modules are essentially taught through a combination of:
The University of Portsmouth, like other British Universities, is an independent self-governing body, deriving its rights and privileges by Act of Parliament. 
