Bachelor of Information Technology

Programme Overview

• Managing Faculty: SCIENCE

• Managing Department: Department of Computer Science
• HOD Contacts: Mr. Kalinaki Kassim Mobile: +256705233242 | Email: kalinaki@gmail.ocom

• CODE AND Abbreviated Title: 06301 (BIT)

• Total Credit Points Required: 146

• Standard Duration of Study (Years) : 3 years FT, 4 years PT

Description

This course is designed for students who wish to study the application of computer-based technologies and systems to meet individual and organizational information needs. The course enables students to gain the knowledge and skills needed to use IT effectively, develop and manage IT-based systems, and use IT to manage business and people. It is a highly practical course that prepares graduates for careers working with information and IT in business, government, and industry.

The course covers a wide range of aspects of IT, from technical computing which focuses on the technology itself, to information and business-related themes which focus on information needs and how IT can be used to support them. In addition to compulsory core studies in fundamental IT concepts, the programme within itself provides the students with the option to specialize by taking major or minor streams of study in fields of their choice, within IT.

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1

COS 1101      Computer Application
CSC 1106      Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving
BIT 1107    Introduction to Computing
CSC 1105    Computer Systems
BIT 1105    Mathematics for IT
IOF 1201    Introduction to Islam
IQR 1101    Quran recitation
ELL 1101    Language and Communication Skills

YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2
CSC 1203      Structured Programming
BIT 1210    Basic Statistics
CSC 1212    Computer Care & Maintenance        
ACC 1212      Fundamentals of Computerized Accounting
AOF 1101    Introductory Arabic
CAN 1201    Data Communication 1
CSC 1220    Electrical Installation
FOS 1108    Islam & Science

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1

GMT 1103      Principles of Management
CSC 2201      Operating System Concepts
CSC 2101 Object-Oriented Programming
CSC 2102    Database Systems
CSC 2108    Systems Analysis & Design
BIT 2108    Fundamentals of Information Systems
BIT 2109    E-Commerce & Website Design

YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2

BIT 2208       Computer and Information Security
CSC 2208    Applied Computer Graphics and Multimedia
FOS 2201    Research Methods
CSC 2209    Database Programming
BIT 2202    IT Project Management
CAN 2201    Data Communication 3

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1

BIT 3103       Web Programming
BIT 3106    Business Application Programming
CSC 3108     Software Engineering
BIT 3107 Human-Computer Interaction  
BIT 3104    IT Ethics & Professionalism
CAN 3101    Data Communication level 4

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2

BIT 3103       Web Programming
BIT 3106    Business Application Programming
CSC 3108     Software Engineering
BIT 3107 Human-Computer Interaction  
BIT 3104    IT Ethics & Professionalism
CAN 3101    Data Communication level 4

Admission Requirements

• Five passes at O-Level (mathematics included) or the Equivalent and two principal passes at A-level  obtained at the same sitting,
• Diploma from a recognized institution of Higher Learning, OR
• Mature age certificate valid for no more than two years.
• Relevant Higher Education Certificate