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
Level I: 24 Credits
Level II Core: 15 Credits
Level III Core: 21 Credits
Additional level II and III: 6 credits from Computing
Additional level II and III: 18 credits from any discipline including Computing
Foundation Courses: 09 credits
Total: 93 Credits
Level I: (24 credits = 12 credit from Computing + 12 credits from anywhere)
Course Code Course Name Credits
COMP1126 Introduction to Computing 1 3
COMP1127 Introduction to Computing II 3
COMP1161 Object-Oriented Programming 3
COMP1210 Mathematics for Computing 3
Courses from any discipline 12
Elective:
COMP1220 Computing and Society 3
Level II: (15 credits)
Course Code Course Name Credits
INFO2100 Mathematics and Statistics for IT 3
INFO2110 Data Structures for IT 3
COMP2140 Software Engineering 3
INFO2180 Web Design and Programming 1 3
COMP2190 Net-Centric Computing 3
Level III: (21 credits)
INFO3105 Computer Systems Administration 3
INFO3110 Information Systems 3
INFO3155 Information Assurance and Security 3
COMP3161 Database Management Systems 3
INFO3170 User Interface Design for IT 3
INFO3180 Web Design and Programming II 3
COMP3901 Capstone Project 3
Plus six (6) credits at level II or level III taken from Computing (i.e. CS, IT, IS, SWE, CE)
Plus eighteen (18) credits at level II or level III taken from any discipline including Computing.
Plus nine (9) credits of foundational courses.