The BSc in Information Technology is a three year programme based on the ACM/IEEErecommendations. The programme aims to address the needs of the Caribbean region and produce graduates who have been exposed to experiences that will prepare them to address the information processing requirements of organisations.
The requirements for the B.Sc. in Information Technology are as summarized below.
Summary of Requirements
| Level | Code | Credits | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| A B.Sc. in Information Technology requires a total of fifteen (15) Level I credit from: | |||
| I | COMP1126 | 3 | Introduction to Computing I |
| COMP1127 | 3 | Introduction to Computing II | |
| COMP1161 | 3 | Object-Oriented Programming | |
| COMP1210 | 3 | Mathematics for Computing | |
| Elective | |||
| COMP1220 | 3 | Computing and Society | |
| A B.Sc. in Information Technology requires a minimum of forty-two (42) credits from Computing Courses at Levels 2 and 3 and must include: | |||
| II | COMP2140 | 3 | Software Engineering |
| COMP2190 | 3 | Net-Centric Computing | |
| COMP2340 | 3 | Computer Systems Organization | |
| COMP3161 | 3 | Database Management Systems | |
| COMP3901 | 3 | Capstone Project | |
| INFO2111 | 3 | Data Structures | |
| INFO2101 | 3 | Probability and Statistics for Computing | |
| INFO2180 | 3 | Dynamic Web Development I | |
| INFO3106 | 3 | Computer Systems Administration | |
| INFO3110 | 3 | Information Systems | |
| INFO3155 | 3 | Information Assurance and Security | |
| INFO3171 | 3 | User Interface Design | |
| INFO3180 | 3 | Dynamic Web Development II | |
| AND three (3) credits from Levels 2 or 3 courses offered by the Department of Computing, plus eighteen (18) credits from any discipline including Computing. | |||
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