UEN/ERF Registration No: 200006772H.
ERF Registration: 20-05-2010 to 19-05-2014


University of Hertfordshire(UH) Programmes
S.No Courses Entry Requirements Award Criteria
1 Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Administration - Final Year

The normal entry requirements for the programme are:

  • Relevant Diploma (3-year course) from polytechnics OR
  • BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business OR
  • Other relevant equivalent qualifications which will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the University.

In addition to the requirements stated above, students entering the programme and whose first language is not English, or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying programme was not English, will be required to demonstrate proficiency in English to TOEFL 550/IELTS 6.0 or an equivalent recognised qualification.

Student must pass all the 9 modules to be awarded with the BA Hons
1.Strategic Management 1
  • Research, develop strategies and plans their implementation within the limitations of the organisation.
  • Review current strategic issues, identify the contradictions and paradoxical nature of strategic decision-making and strategic planning.

2.Strategic Management 2

  • Focuses on strategic management in conditions of high uncertainty.
  • The interplay of management styles that is necessary when dealing across the range of activities from routine to highly innovative.
3.International Production and Governance
  • Globalisation
  • International Production and Marketing
  • Governing Regulations
4.Global Marketing Ethics and Culture
  • Identify and develop marketing strategies appropriate to the firm.
  • Build and sustain competitive advantages in co-operation with other members of the firm as well as external partners.
5.Issues in the Global Economy
  • Explores the fundamental economic changes and their implication in the global economy.
  • Explore the issues related to the changes in the international production networks, technology, global financial structures, trade patterns, income distribution and poverty.
6.Contemporary Issues in Business
  • Based upon a number of themed lectures delivered by members of the research community, on a range of contemporary issues, linked to each of the key functions of business.
  • Students will undertake a piece of individual research on a contemporary business issue of their choice.
7.International Human Resource Management
  • Insights into problems and issues in managing international staff resources, notably recruiting, training and rewarding expatriates, and facilitating effective international team working.
  • Awareness of contexts and prominent features of HR policies and practices in arranging of national 'host' environment.
8.Work Related Learning
The aims of the Work Related Learning module are to enable students to hain maximum personal development benefit from their work experience through a series of reflective and peer learning activities, and to evaluate their work experience in terms of discipline specific knowledge to extend their understanding of the business world application of classroom studies.
9.Business and Commercial Awareness
  • Students will role play members of an origanisational management team as they develop plan and implement a new product or service for their organisation.
  • Consolidate functional business knowledge and provide students with an opportunity to integrate theories and gain experience in a simulated business environment.
2 Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Final Year
  • Relevant Diploma (3-year course) from any of the following polytechnics in Singapore:-
    • Nanyang Polytechnic
    • Ngee Ann Polytechnic
    • Republic Polytechnic
    • Singapore Polytechnic
    • Temasek Polytechnic

  • OR
  • BTEC Higher National Diploma inElectrical/Electronic Engineering
    OR
  • other relevant equivalent qualifications which will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the University.

In addition to the requirements stated above, students entering the programme and whose first language is not English or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying programme was not English will be required to demonstrate a proficiency in English to TOEFL 550/IELTS 6.0 or an equivalent recognized qualification.

Student must pass all the 7 modules to be awarded with the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Final Year
1. Power Systems
Study of modern power generation, control and distribution systems to include power system design, evaluation of stability and fault tolerance using appropriate software simulation tools and analysis of power flow control in transmission systems.
2. Microelectronics and VLSI
Develops design techniques further into the area of integrated circuit design, focussing particularly upon the demands of high-speed analogue and digital IC technologies.
3. Telecommunication Systems
Expands and develops your knowledge of communication techniques to include digital and multi-user modulation strategies, channel coding and equalisation techniques.
4. Digital Signal Processing
Architecture and use of advanced dedicated processors for the manipulation of digital data. Software simulation is used for the evaluation of designs.
5. Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Extends existing knowledge of control systems to include the design and evaluation of fuzzy logic and neutral network-based systems, taught in the context of robotics. 
6. Advanced Power Conversion and Control
Further develops understanding of analogue and digital electronics in the context of power control, particularly of rotating machines to include both practical and simulated design and analysis of intelligent power controlsystems.
7. BEng Final Year Project
An opportunity for you to demonstrate your abilities as an electronics engineer as you undertake a substantial individual project in your specialist subject area.
3 Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Digital Systems and Computer Engineering - Final Year
  • Relevant Diploma (3-year course) from any of the following polytechnics in Singapore:-
    • Nanyang Polytechnic
    • Ngee Ann Polytechnic
    • Republic Polytechnic
    • Singapore Polytechnic
    • Temasek Polytechnic

  • OR
  • BTEC Higher National Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

  • OR
  • other relevant equivalent qualifications which will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the University.
Student must pass all the 7 modules to be awarded with the Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Digital Systems and Computer Engineering - Final Year
1. Mobile and Digital Communication Networks
Analysis and design of mobile and cellular radio systems, and data communications networks, and examination of interaction of these in the context of modern mobile communications.
2. Microelectronics and VLSI
Develops design techniques further into the area of integrated circuit design, focussing particularly upon the demands of high-speed analogue and digital IC technologies.
3. Operating Systems and Object Oriented Programming (BEng students)
Object oriented software techniques and system design concepts including modern operating system design and its interaction with, and dependence on, hardware architectures.
4. Digital Signal Processing
Architecture and use of advanced dedicated processors for the manipulation of digital data. Software simulation is used for the evaluation of designs.
5. Intelligent Systems and Robotics
Extends existing knowledge of control systems to include the design and evaluation of fuzzy logic and neutral network-based systems, taught in the context of robotics. 
6. Computer Architecture
Modern PC structures, reduced and specialised instruction set processors, and multiprocessor systems, and the specialist programming techniques they require.
7. BEng Final Year Project
An opportunity for you to demonstrate your abilities as an electronics engineer as you undertake a substantial individual project in your specialist subject area.
4 Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology- Top-Up

The normal entry requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology are:

  • A three-year Diploma in Psychology
  • Other relevant equivalent qualifications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the University

In addition to the requirements stated above, students entering the programme and whose first language is not English or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying programme was not English will be required to demonstrate a proficiency in English to TOEFL 550 / IELTS 6.0 or an equivalent recognized qualification.

Student must pass all the 7 modules to be awarded with the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology

The modules consist of lectures and workshops.

1.Advanced Topics in Problem Solving and Thinking

This module presents and examines recent research into how people solve particular types of problems; how basic mental abilities such as the evaluation of similarity and difference may affect a number of cognitive processes.

2.Contemporary Social Psychology

The course will introduce students to a variety of recent theoretical developments in Social Psychology and how these may be relevant in various applied settings.

3.Cognitive Neuropsychology

This course attempts to show how a variety of disorders of perception, language and memory can provide a critical source of evidence through which to understand normal cognitive function.

4.Topics in Psychopathology

The course addresses substantive and methodological issues relating to mental illness from a cognitive perspective.

5. Topics in Forensic and Criminal Psychology

Forensic Psychology concerns the application of psychological theory and principles to the understanding of crime, crime control and legal processes.

6.Brain and Behaviour

This course centres on the "missing link" between brain and behaviour.

7. Psychology Project

The project is a substantial piece of independent empirical research drawing on the methodology and concerns of the discipline of Psychology.

5 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Computer Science - Final Year

Applicants may hold a variety of qualifications that may include (but are not restricted to):

  • Polytechnic diploma in Computer Studies; or Information Technology or closely related subject from polytechnics;
  • Relevant Higher National Diploma;
  • NCC International Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies; OR
  • Successful completion of two years of a similar BSc degree programme at another Higher Education institution and other equivalent national and international qualifications.

In addition to the requirements stated above, students entering the programme and whose first language is not English or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying programme was not English will be required to demonstrate proficiency in English to TOFEL 550/IELTS 6.0 or an equivalent recognized qualification.

Student must pass all the 4 modules to be awarded with the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in computer Science
Further Object Oriented Development
Databases
Computer Network Protocols and Architectures
Project : Computer Science Project
6 Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Information Systems - Final Year

Applicants may hold a variety of qualifications that may include (but are not restricted to):

Polytechnic diploma in Computer Science or Information Technology or closely related subject from polytechnics;

Relevant Higher National Diploma;

NCC International Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies;or

Successful completion of two years of a similar BSc degree programme at another Higher Education institution and other equivalent national and international qualifications.

In addition to the requirements stated above, students entering the programme and whose first language is not English or students whose medium of instruction on their qualifying programme was not English will be erquired to demonstratea proficiency in English to TOFEL 550/IELTS 6.0 or an equivalent recognized qualification.

Student must pass all the 3modules to be awarded with the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Systems
Further Object Oriented Development
Databases
Strategic Information Systems Planning & Management Project: Information Systems Project
7 Certificate of Higher Education In Counselling/University Diploma in Counselling
A minimum of 'N' levels is expected but those with relevant working experience may be considered on a case by case basis.
 

The programme provides an introduction to the theory and practice of Counselling through a variety of approaches but with particular reference to psychodynamic approach with an ongoing, non-directed, personal development experience with a SAC accredited Counsellor.

Module 1 and Module 2

emphasizes on experiential learning in task groups, workshops and seminars.

Module 3 and Module 4

helps to prepare the student academically for the MA/ Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

8 Master of Arts In Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling/ Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling

The normal entry requirements for the MA/Pg Dip Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling are:

  1. Certificate of Higher Education or University Diploma in Counselling at BMC International College or hold an equivalent Counselling Certificate. The gap between certificate training and acceptance onto the MA/PgD programme will be no longer than three years.
  2. In addition, applicants are expected to have substantial work or voluntary work experience in a field relevant to the central concerns of the programme.
  3. Applicants must demonstrate their ability to study at a postgraduate level by possession of a degree, professional qualification or other evidence presented during the admissions process, such as the performance of intellectually demanding tasks over a period of time e.g. holding a job for which a degree is normally appropriate.

The admissions process will consist of a formal application, an autobiographical essay and individual and group interviews.

Student must pass all the 4 modules to be awarded with the Master of Arts In Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling/ Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Therapeutic Counselling
1. Theory and Practice of Counselling1

The core components are; Overview of Counselling Theories and Human Growth and Development

2.Theory and Practice of Counselling 2

The core components are: Counselling Skills, Group Work, Marital and Family Therapy

3.Critical Approaches to Psychopathology

The core components are: Helping Relationships and Psychopathology

4.Research Methods and Professional and Ethical Issues

The core components are: Appraisal and Research, Counselling Ethics, Psycho synthesis

5.MA Dissertation

This module is designed to enable students to draw on one relevant research method, discourse analysis, narrative analysis or phenomenology to examine the strengths and limitations of their theoretical and practical approach to working with this theoretical concept, theme or client issue.