Bachelor of Information Technology

Course Requirements

A candidate must satisfactorily complete the following requirements to be eligible for a Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT):

1. Candidates must satisfactorily complete at least 144 credit points of subjects including:

a. the fourteen (14) core subjects (90cp) listed below;

b. at least four (4) subjects (24cp) but up to eight (8) subjects (42cp) from the BIT electives lists;

c. at least two (2) subjects (12cp) but up to five (5) subjects (30cp) selected from the BIT options list;

2. To be awarded with a major, a candidate must satisfactorily complete the core plus four (4) subjects (24cp) listed for that major below.

3. To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that four of the subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of four subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.

4. A single 8-week period of approved industry placement, assessed in the form of written reports must be completed before graduation. It will normally be undertaken in the summer session at the end of second year.

Suggested Program of Study for BIT-Autumn Intake

Year 1 - AUTUMN

CODE	NAME		SESSION		CP
ISIT102	Information Systems		Autumn		6
ISIT111	Programming Concepts		Autumn		6
ISIT105		Communications and Networks		Autumn	6
Plus one subject selected from the BIT Options List, or second major subjects			Autumn		6

Year 1 - SPRING

CODE		NAME		SESSION	CP
ISIT100	Systems Analysis		Spring		6
ISIT112		Database		Spring	6
ISIT114		Object Oriented Programming		Spring	6
MATH179		Business Mathematics		Spring	6

Year 2 - AUTUMN

CODE		NAME	SESSION	CP
ISIT207	Web Programming		Autumn	6
ISIT204		Principles of e-Business	Autumn	6
ISIT218		Systems Design and Human Computer Interaction	Autumn	6
Plus one subject selected from the BIT Options List, or second major subjects			Autumn	6

Year 2 - SPRING

CODE	NAME	SESSION	CP
ISIT201	Information and Communication Security Issues	Spring	6
Plus two subject to meet major requirements		Spring	12
Plus one subject selected from the BIT Options List or BIT Elective List, or second major subjects		Spring	6

Year 3 - Annual

CODE	NAME	SESSION	CP
ISIT351	Information Technology Project	Annual	12

Year 3 - AUTUMN

CODE	NAME	SESSION	CP
ISIT311	Database Management Systems	Autumn	6
Plus one subject to meet major requirements		Autumn	6
Plus one subject selected from the BIT Options List or BIT Elective List, or second major subjects		Autumn	6

Year 3 - SPRING

CODE	NAME	SESSION	CP
ISIT301	Professional Practice and Ethics	Spring	6
Plus one subject to meet major requirements		Spring	6
Plus one subject selected from the BIT Options List or BIT Elective List, or second major subjects		Spring	6