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HND Cyber & Networking

Gain specialised knowledge in Cyber and Networking through our HND program, equipping you for advanced study or career entry in digital technologies with practical skills and industry-relevant projects.

Course Overview

Start Date
15 Sep 2025
Mode of Study
Full-Time
Location
South Central IoT – Bletchley
Days
Mon to Fri
Time
09:00 – 17:00

Course overview

The Digital Technologies HND in Cyber and networking level 5 gives students the opportunity to specialise in a digital-technology-related occupational area and to progress to degree-level study.

What will I do?

The units prepare students to move on to specific areas of digital technologies at Level 6 or to enter employment with the qualities and abilities necessary for roles that require personal responsibility and decision making.


You’ll study units such as:

  • Cyber Security
  • Cloud Fundamentals
  • Security and Networking
  • Data Analytics
  • Digital Forensics


You’ll gain a wide range of knowledge, during your Cyber and Networking course, tied to practical skills gained through research, independent study, directed study and workplace scenarios, with live project briefs from our employer partners. You will also have the opportunity to develop transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, research and analysis, which are highly valued in higher education and the workplace

What’s next?

After studying a Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies students will have a sound understanding of the principles in their area of specialist study and will know how to apply those principles more widely in the area of digital technologies.

MK College and the South-Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT) are partnered with The Open University to produce a route to a full honours degree which represents a real cost saving for students. Following the completion of your HND (Higher National Diploma), you can top-up with the Open University to achieve a BSc (Hons) Computing and IT Practice.

Is it for me?

This course is ideal for students would like to develop and apply their own ideas to their studies, to deal with uncertainty and complexity, to explore solutions, demonstrate critical evaluation and use both theory and practice in a wide range of digital technology situations.

Entry requirements

The most important thing for us is passion, dedication and commitment to learning about digital technologies at a higher level. you must have completed the HNC in digital technologies to qualify for the HND program

You’ll gain a wide range of knowledge, during your HND Digital Technologies course, tied to practical skills gained through research, independent study, directed study and workplace scenarios, with live project briefs from our employer partners.

Our Digital lectures will support you on your exciting learning journey. They will provide advice and guidance at regular intervals to ensure you achieve the best possible grade.

All of our programmes are assessed by assignments or coursework. Projects completed as part of the course are based on live briefs from industry employers, ensuring relevant workplace experience and potential job prospects.

At Level 5 total qualification time is estimated at 1,200 hours per academic year, of which 480 hours are guided learning hours. This equates to approx. 12 hours per week taught (face-to-face and e-learning) and 15+ hours per week of independent self-study during term time.

During the course of your Higher National Diploma, you’ll develop and strengthen your core skills, while preparing yourself to continue onto a top-up degree, or to enter employment.

Not only will you have a sound knowledge across a broad range of technical areas, you’ll also leave with the qualities and skills that employers look for. What’s more, we’ll be here to support you at every step, offering a friendly environment that feels (and looks) like a real employer.

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  1. HND in Digital Technologies – Cyber & Networking

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    Start Date
    15 Sep 2025
    Days
    Mon to Fri
    Time
    09:00 – 17:00
    Location
    South Central IoT – Bletchley

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