Level-5
Where You Become A Real
IT Professional.
The OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Information Technology is where your training becomes serious, applied, and career-grade. This is the year you stop learning *about* technology and start *doing* technology — the way professionals do it. You will engineer software systems, design and secure databases, plan real IT projects, and configure live networks. And throughout every module, cybersecurity is woven in as a deliberate strand — not as an optional add-on.
Level 5 is 120 credits across six 20-credit modules, just like Level 4. But the depth, the expectations, and the practical output all step up significantly. You will leave this year either ready for serious employment in the IT sector or fully prepared to enter Level 6.
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Module 1 – Software Engineering (lv 5)
This section introduces learners to the principles and practices involved in software engineering, with particular emphasis on modelling languages,
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Module 2 – Database Systems (lv 5)
Every modern application sits on top of a database. You will learn how to design relational databases properly
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Module 3 – Advanced Systems Analysis and Design (lv 5)
You will extend the systems thinking you started at Level 4 into more complex environments. You will study advanced requirements...
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Module 4 – Management Information Systems (lv 5)
This unit explores how information systems support business processes, decision‑making and organisational performance. It focuses on understanding MIS types, their...
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Module 5 – Network Information Systems (lv 5)
You will step up from foundational networking into the real work of designing, configuring, maintaining, and securing networks at an...
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Module 6 – IT Project Management (lv 5)
You will learn how IT projects are actually planned, executed, and controlled. You will study the project life cycle, recognized...
Learn MoreLevel 5 Outcomes.
By The End of Level 5, You Will
- Hold a UK-regulated OTHM Level 5 Diploma in Information Technology (120 credits at Level 5; 240 credits combined with Level 4)
- Be able to design, build, secure, and document software, database, and network systems
- Have a real portfolio of professional-grade work
- Be ready to progress into Level 6 or to seek serious entry-to-mid-level IT employment
