Offering the in-depth technical and professional training you need for a career as an information technologist this course is run in collaboration with local companies so you gain real-world experience while studying.In your first year you develop the skills to study the specialist topics later in the course including introductions to software hardware and how together they form an information system how information systems work with databases and how to use Structured Query Language (SQL) and NoSQL to query database and make sense of data. You also learn about IS applications' installation configuration and maintenance.In year two you focus on information system design and development how software and hardware work together designing secure systems and approaches for testing software.Learning in your final year focuses on research methods and emerging advanced IT technologies you also undertake an independent IT project.