Study Programme
Bachelor of Science In Information Systems Honours Degree
Department
IS & Computer Science
BSc
Honours Degree
4Years
Duration
15+
Career Paths
Research, Innovation, & Sustainable Development
Admission Requirements Join Us
To qualify for normal entry into the Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Honours Degree programme, a candidate, in addition to satisfying the minimum conditions as prescribed under the General Regulations and the Faculty Regulations for English and Mathematics at ‘O’ Level, must have obtained at least 2 Advanced Level passes in Mathematics and or any other Commercial or Science subjects.
Career Prospects
Graduates of this program will be able to function as user advocates, as well as select, create, apply, integrate, and administer computing technologies in order to meet the needs of users within a societal and organisational context. Possible career paths include: E-commerce managers, ICT Managers, Software developers, Systems Analyst/Programmers, Network and Systems Administrators, Business Analysts, Data Analysts, Lecturers, ICT Project Managers, IT Systems Consultants, IT Auditors, Technical Writers, Web Masters, Systems Engineers, Enterprise Architects. Innovation Engineers, IT Sales Support, Researchers, Cyber Security Specialists,
Objectives
- The Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Honours Degree is a four-year program (3 years for block release program). Through this program graduates will acquire the required skills and competencies to conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy.
- The programme will address the demand of Information Systems techniques and development analysis in the areas such as, analysing and designing Information Systems, Use of CAD tools to design systems and develop software, acquire a range of modern computing technologies.
- The program aims to develop a multi skilled graduate who is able to adapt to any working environment.
- To develop a graduate who is enterprising and innovative, dynamic and result oriented.
Programme Structure
Module Code Module Narration Credits
Level 1 Semester 1
INSY102 Introduction to Computer Science 10
INSY103 Principles of Computer Programming 10
INSY104 Computer Organisation and Architecture 10
ACCT102 Financial Accounting for Business 1A 12
BMAN101 Principles of Management 10
COSK101 Basic Communication skills 10
LANP101 Portuguese 12
Level 1 Semester 2 [Prerequisite]
BMAN122 Business Communication 10
ACCT123 Financial Accounting for Business 1B [ACCT102] 12
BCOS123 Operating Systems 10
INSY121 Computational Mathematics for Information Systems 10
INSY122 Database Systems 10
INSY123 Systems Analysis and Design 10
INSY124 Technovation 10
BCOS122 Data Structures and Algorithms [INSY103] 10
Level 2 Semester 1 [Prerequisite]
BCOS211 Web Technologies and Mobile Application Development
[BCOS122] 10
ASTA217 Research Methods 10
INSY211 Psychology of Computing 10
INSY212 Management Information Systems 10
INSY213 Digital Financial Services 10
INSY214 Visual Programming [BCOS122] 10
SSGS217 Introduction to Gender Studies 12
Level 2 Semester 2 [Prerequisite]
BCOS221 Data Communications and Computer Networks 10
BCOS213 Software Engineering 10
BCOS223 Object Oriented Methodologies [INSY212] 10
INSY221 E-Business 10
INSY222 ICT Project Management 10
INSY223 Enterprise Team Project [INSY123] 10
BMAN211 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice [INSY124] 12
Level 3 Semester 1 and Level 3 Semester 2
INSY321 Work Related Learning Student Report 20
INSY322 Work Related Learning Project 40
INSY323 Work Related Learning Supervisor Report 60
Level 4 Semester 1 [Prerequisite]
INSY411 Human and Computer Interaction [INSY211] 10
INSY412 Data Warehousing and Data Mining [INSY122] 10
INSY413 Enterprise Architecture 10
INSY414 Cyber Law and Professional Ethics 10
INSY415 Information Systems Security Audit and Control 10
INSY416 Blockchain Technologies 10
Level 4 Semester 2 [Prerequisite]
BCOS422 Artificial Intelligence 10
INSY421 Business Intelligence and Big Data Analytics [INSY412] 10
INSY422 Mobile Computing [BCOS221] 10
INSY423 Information Systems Governance [INSY414] 10
INSY424 Capstone Innovation Project [INSY413] 20
“We thrive to be the best department endeavouring in quality teaching, research, serving the community, innovation and commercialisation of ideas.
Ms C Ruvinga
(Chairperson)
