Faculty of Information Technology
The Faculty currently conducts twointernal Bachelor’s Degree programmes namely B.Sc. (Hons.) in Information Technology (IT) and B.Sc. (Hons.) in Information Technology & Management (IT &M). The intake for the B.Sc. (Hons.) in IT and B.Sc. (Hons.) in IT & M are based on specific subject combinations specified in this handbook. The duration of each undergraduate degree programme is four academic years.
To cater to the multi-faceted academic needs of its students, the Faculty consists of three Departments: Department of Information Technology (IT), Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) and Department of Computational Mathematics (CM). The Department of IT offers a wide range of core courses in IT for the two Degree programmes. The Department of CM offers courses in the major area of Mathematics and allied fields. The Department of IDS mainly offers subjects related to management and related fields not falling under the purview of the Department of IT and Department of CM.
The language of instruction for both the degree programmes is English.
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Programme
The Degree Programme has been designed to produce resourceful Information Technology graduates with knowledge, skills and attitudes to address the ever increasing demand of IT professionals. It is modeled under the broad umbrella of Information Technology to create graduates to face challenges in modern Information Technology organizations. The present curriculum and instruction delivery of B.Sc. (Hons.) in IT Programme have been enriched with all the areas of computer technologies, essential management practices and industrial orientation. The B.Sc. (Hons.) in IT Degree Programme is open for students from both Physical Science and Biological Science streams at the G.C.E Advanced Level Examination (including Physics as a subject). The first two academic years of the Programme comprises compulsory core IT modules pertaining to the multi - faceted discipline of Information Technology. Students are diverted to a variety of special areas of IT from the beginning of their third year through elective modules. The second semester of the third year consists of industrial training which arms students with a wide range of work experience and enhancing their competitiveness. The programme also includes industry related projects to integrate theory with practice. In the final year students who are motivated to do higher studies by way of research oriented degrees can opt for an individual research project. During the final year, there is a compulsory comprehensive group project in which the students will apply their knowledge and skills in solving a challenging IT problem.