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The Postgraduate in Science in Computing programme is designed for IT graduates, or IT professionals, seeking to strengthen their discipline knowledge and skills to enhance their employability and support career progression. The programme assumes prior learning in core computing subjects and seeks to build upon this with 60 ECTS of taught modules addressing subject matter pertinent to the current computing landscape, including programming, computer architecture and networking, blockchain, databases and embedded systems.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Computing is designed for those graduates of IT (or cognate discipline) or IT professionals who wish to progress to postgraduate study but do not wish to commit to a Masters or who don’t currently want to embark on research. The programme (leading to an award by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)) comprises of the 60 ECTS of taught modules from the MSc in Computing at CCT College Dublin. Upon successful completion of the programme, graduates will be qualified to progress to the Masters capstone project module (subject to returning the PGDip award) and will also be equipped to secure employment opportunities in a range of IT roles, including leadership positions, and will have a firm appreciation of the need to maintain currency in their discipline and commit to continuous professional development.

Programme Aims and Objectives:

On completion of this programme the learner will be able to:

Evidence expert knowledge of current and emerging trends and technologies in computing, including operating systems, software development methodologies, hardware interfaces and programming paradigms.
Critically evaluate the design, development, and deployment of recent and emerging computing systems, including cloud-based, embedded and distributed systems.
Undertake research, synthesise and apply knowledge acquired from multiple sources, including academic and professional literature, to inform approaches to real-world scenarios and the development of new technologies and applications.
Demonstrate advanced computing skills and competence including functional programming, distributed systems, architecture, software development, data structures, and optimisation, and be able to apply this to develop efficient and scalable software applications.
Design, implement, evaluate and critique computing solutions for real-world case studies/ problems drawing upon preliminary research, legal guidelines, ethical practice and IEEE/ ISO/ ANSI professional standards.

Career and Progression Opportunities:

The Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Computing programme has been designed to produce graduates with the attributes required of computing today and the ability to continue to develop knowledge, skill and competence to remain competitive and employable in an ever-advancing discipline. Upon successful completion of the programme, graduates will be qualified to progress to the Masters capstone project module (subject to returning the PGDip award) and will also be equipped to secure employment opportunities in a range of IT roles, including leadership positions, and will have a firm appreciation of the need to maintain currency in their discipline and commit to continuous professional development.