Programme summary for MSc Network Technology

About the programme

BITE offers a balance between an industry and academic learning environment with small class sizes and on-going support and guidance to foster the best achievement of students. Our approach to learning is focused on the student and the development of a skill-set that can be applied.

Programme structure

The programme is offered in full-time and part-time mode. The modes have two start dates, students starting in September will complete in one calendar year, and students starting February will complete the course in 16 months due to the timing of the research project within the confines of the academic calendar. The mode consists of two semesters for the taught part of the programme, plus a third semester for research dissertation. The minimum period for completion of the MSc is 1 year full-time and 2 years part-time.

Career opportunities

This programme will develop conceptual understanding of computer network technologies and solutions in the computer network world. It will foster innovation through an interdisciplinary approach to industry and non-industrial sectors that rely on emerging solutions and architecture. Students who successfully complete this programme may be able to work in the following sectors:

Network Configuration (planning and infrastructure), Analysis, Deployment and Management
Consumer electronics
Computer Network applications
Communications
Data Communications
Computer/Network Security

Support

BITE strives for excellence in supporting students in many ways. We help you identify your strengths and direct you towards the development of sound and practical knowledge in that field. BITE’s support service has an enviable ratio of students to each tutor.

Each student is allocated a personal tutor. This is a member of the academic staff who you can go to individually for general guidance and advice.

The Institute Careers Advisory Service is based in the main building and provides presentations and skills workshops, one-to-one guidance, a library and information service (including vacancies and help with preparing for job-search).

Admission

The entry requirement for the MSc programme is normally satisfied by possession of one of the following:

BSc(Hons) or BEng(Hons) in a Computer Science, Computing or IT
related programme or an appropriate and related subject, with an
award classification of no less than a lower second class honours (2:2).
A degree qualification of a standard equivalent to that obtained after a programme of study in a recognised university outside the UK. (Note: Sources such as the British Council Handbook and NARIC will be used as references to verify the qualifications equivalence to a UK degree)
Applicants will also be required to meet the Institute’s standard for competence in English language and will be expected to hold GCSE grade C or an equivalent in English or a TOFEL score or IELTs 6.5 or equivalent.

In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.

Students that apply to enter stages of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes. Therefore such applicants must be able to demonstrate and evidence that they have the required learning outcomes as listed in the modules for which they are seeking exemption.