Program Overview
The Postgraduate Certificate in Computing at The Open University UK is a Postgraduate Certificate programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered Online. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Postgraduate Certificate in Computing programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: Online
- English requirement: IELTS 6
- Tuition: GBP 3,426 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 3,426 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Postgraduate Certificate in Computing programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Data management
- Information security
- Project management
- Software development
- Advanced routing CCNP 1
- Continuing professional development in practice
- Digital forensics
- Managing systemic change: inquiry, action and interaction
- Managing technological innovation
- Network security
- Problem solving and improvement: quality and other approaches
- Software engineering
- Strategic capabilities for technological innovation
- Thinking strategically: systems tools for managing change
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You will need a UK bachelors degree (or equivalent) in computing or a related discipline, or relevant industrial experience. If you do not hold a bachelors degree, irrespective of your industrial experience, you will need to study a module from the Postgraduate Certificate in Computing (K22) to demonstrate your ability to study successfully at postgraduate level. On successful completion, you can link your study to this qualification at a later date.
Your spoken and written English must be of an adequate standard for postgraduate study. If English is not your first language, we recommend that you will need a minimum overall score of 6 and minimum score of 5.5 in each of the four components: reading, writing, speaking and listening under the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
English Proficiency: IELTS 6 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 3,426 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 3,426 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 3,426 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 3,426 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact The Open University UK directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About The Open University UK
The Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Language English
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