Diploma in Computing- Level 5
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Diploma
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing (Level 5) at Regent Middle East builds industry-centered skills in programming, software and systems development. It's equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor's degree and enables transfer to a top-up with over 200 universities worldwide. You’ll learn to plan, design and implement software, and cover cybercrime, information assurance, ICT vulnerabilities and strategic cybersecurity responses.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as software developer, systems analyst, cybersecurity analyst, network administrator, penetration tester, or database administrator, or top-up to a bachelor's degree for advanced roles in software engineering, information assurance and cyber security.
The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing aims to enhance your career and employability in the areas of Computing by developing a critical awareness and industry-centric skills required to succeed in the field. This diploma is equivalent the first 2 years of a bachelor's degree, allowing students seamless transfers to a top-up degree with over 200 universities worldwide.
This course focuses on building current skills in specialist technical software development and allow students to develop up-to-date knowledge in programming and systems development. You will learn how to plan, design, and implement a range of different software solutions using an array of computing and programming tools used in the market today.
On successful completion of the course, students will have explored the nature of cybercrime and cyber threat actors; investigated the roles and responsibilities in relation to information assurance; assessed the threats to, and vulnerabilities in, ICT infrastructure; and investigated strategic responses to cyber security threats.
