The Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems is focused on students who want a solid mix of business and technical data systems knowledge that is applicable to almost every business sector. Areas include organizational behaviour, economics, operations and finance. Students will be able to use their knowledge and technical expertise to plan, design, execute and maintain data systems for the collection, processing and use of data. Information Systems specialists focus on integrating IT solutions and business processes to meet the information needs of businesses, thus enabling them to achieve their goals and objectives. They will also be able to recommend appropriate business technologies and software in order to solve business problems. Career opportunities include: Information Systems Manager, Database Administrator, Database Analyst, Systems Integrator, Network Administrator, User Support.
Skills Gained
Entry Requirements
Course Structure - Day & Evening
Duration/Modality
Career Options
Entry Requirements
To matriculate to the programme, applicants must fulfil one of the following:
1. Pass at least five (5) subjects at CSEC/GCE including English Language and Mathematics and a Technical subject, with grade I, II or III. Grade III / A, B, or C. Grade III pass in CSEC must be after June 1998. (City & Guilds Stage 3 Math & English is accepted – conditions apply). NB. Students with 5 subjects, without a pass in CSEC/GCE Mathematics will be required to sit equivalent Foundation courses at an additional cost.
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2. Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)/Mature Student Entry applicants must be over twenty-five (25) years with a minimum of five years experience in a specialised area of the industry. Applicants will be accepted based on an assessment of their prior learning. Each applicant must submit an academic portfolio for individual assessment.
Advanced Placement
Holders of an Associate Degree in Information Technology with no more than six (6) credits outstanding can advance to the third year of the program. Applicants who fail to meet this criterion will be required to complete the necessary bridging courses at the Associate degree level prior to being afforded acceptance.
Course Structure - Day & Evening
Programme Structure – DAY
Year 1 – Semester I |
| Year 1 – Semester II | ||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs |
| Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs | ||||
ITEC1104 | Fund. of Info Tech | 3 | 75 |
| COMM1202 | Communication II | 3 | 45 | ||||
MATH1103 | Discrete Math & Algebra | 4 | 60 |
| IHSW1100 | Fund. of Computer H/W & S/W | 3 | 45 | ||||
CPRG1201 | Intro to Programming | 3 | 75 |
| CWEB1205 | Web Dev. I (HTML, Javascript, CSS3) | 3 | 105 | ||||
COMM1101 | Communication I | 3 | 45 |
| CSYS2404 | Database Mngmnt | 3 | 60 | ||||
PSYC1101 | Intro to Psychology | 3 | 45 |
| MGMT1101 | Intro to Mgmnt | 3 | 45 | ||||
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| Elective | 3 | 45 | ||||
| Social Outreach (Theory) |
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| Social Outreach (Practical) |
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TOTAL |
| 16 |
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| TOTAL |
| 18 |
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Year 2 – Semester III |
| Year 2 – Semester IV | ||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs |
| Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs | ||||
CSYS1208 | Networking & Comm Tech. | 3 | 75 |
| CSYS1102 | Intro to Comp. & Network Security | 3 | 45 | ||||
CSYS2101 | Intro to Mobile App Dev using HTML/JS/CSS3 | 3 | 75 |
| CMIS1202 | Business Systems: Analysis, Design & Dev. | 3 | 75 | ||||
CWEB2302 | Web Dev II-ASP.net | 2 | 90 |
| MGMT2405 | Small Business Management | 3 | 45 | ||||
MATH1206 | Prob & Statistics | 3 | 45 |
| CSYS2309 | System Admin I | 3 | 75 | ||||
COMM2301 | Oral Comm | 3 | 45 |
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| Elective | 3 | 45 | ||||
IASM2001 | Comp. Sys. Assembly | 3 | 75 |
| WOEP1100 | Work Experience | 3 | 240 | ||||
TOTAL |
| 17 |
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| TOTAL |
| 18 |
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| 69 |
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Year 3 – Semester V |
| Year 3 – Semester VI | ||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. |
| Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs | ||||
COMM3501 | Admin Comm | 3 | 45 |
| MATH4702 | Calculus II | 3 | 60 | ||||
MATH3601 | Calculus I | 3 | 60 |
| CSEC3202 | Systems Integration | 3 | 45 | ||||
ENBP4701 | Entrep & New Venture Creation | 2 | 60 |
| ECOM4801 | E- Commerce | 3 | 45 | ||||
CSYS3702 | Software Eng. | 4 | 60 |
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| Elective | 3 | 45 | ||||
CWEB3401 | Web Dev III (PHP) | 3 | 105 |
| MGMT3612 | Project Management | 3 | 45 | ||||
TOTAL |
| 15 |
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| TOTAL |
| 15 |
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Year 4 – Semester VII |
| Year 4 – Semester VIII | ||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs |
| Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs | ||||
CAMP4801 | Capstone –Consult | 1 | 45 |
| CAMP4801 | Capstone Major Proj | 3 | 45 | ||||
ECON3701 | Macroeconomics | 3 | 45 |
| CSYS4704 | Telecomm | 3 | 75 | ||||
CSEC4101 | Cloud Computing | 3 | 75 |
| CSYS4803 | Adv Comp Net | 3 | 75 | ||||
CSYS4703 | Enterprise Resource Planning Sys | 3 | 75 |
| CSYS4201 | Comp. Sec Mgmnt | 3 | 75 | ||||
| Elective | 3 | 45 |
| CSEC4102 | Sys Admin & Tech Supp | 3 | 75 | ||||
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| WOEP3100 | Work Experience II | 3 | 240 | ||||
TOTAL |
| 13 |
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| TOTAL |
| 18 |
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| 61 |
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| 130 |
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Programme Structure – EVENING/WEEKEND
Year 1 – Semester I | Year 1 – Semester II | ||||||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | ||||||||
COMM1101 | Communication I | 3 | 45 | COMM1202 | Communication II | 3 | 45 | ||||||||
ITEC1104 | Fund of Info. Tech | 3 | 75 | IASM2001 | Computer System Assembly | 3 | 75 | ||||||||
IHSW1100 | Fund. of Computer HW & SW | 3 | 45 | MATH1103 | Discrete Math & Algebra | 4 | 60 | ||||||||
CPRG1201 | Intro to Prog | 3 | 75 | MGMT1101 | Intro to Mgmnt | 3 | 45 | ||||||||
Social Outreach (Theory) | Social Outreach (Practical) | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL |
| 12 |
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| TOTAL | 13 | |||||||||
Year 1 – Summer I |
| Year 2 – Semester III | |||||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | ||||||||
Elective | 3 | 45 | CSYS1208 | Networking & Comm Tech | 3 | 75 | |||||||||
CSYS2309 | System Admin I | 3 | 75 | MATH1206 | Prob & Statistics | 3 | 45 | ||||||||
COMM2301 | Oral Communication | 3 | 45 | CWEB1205 | Web Dev. I | 3 | 105 | ||||||||
PSYC1101 | Intro to Psychology | 3 | 45 | CSYS2404 | Database Management | 3 | 60 | ||||||||
TOTAL |
| 12 |
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| TOTAL | 12 | |||||||||
Year 2 – Semester IV |
| Year 2 – Summer II | |||||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | ||||||||
CSYS1102 | Intro to Computer & Network Security | 3 | 45 | MGMT2405 | Small Bus Mgmnt | 3 | 45 | ||||||||
CSYS2101 | Intro to Mobile App Dev | 3 | 75 | Elective | 3 | 45 | |||||||||
CMIS1202 | Business Systems: Anal, Design & Dev | 3 | 75 | WOEP1100 | Work Experience | 3 | 240 | ||||||||
CWEB2302 | Web Dev II | 2 | 90 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL |
| 11 |
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| TOTAL | 9 | |||||||||
69 | |||||||||||||||
Year 3 – Semester V | Year 3 – Semester VI | ||||||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | Code | Course Name | Cr | Hrs | ||||||||
COMM3501 | Admin Comm | 3 | 45 | MATH4702 | Calculus II | 3 | 60 | ||||||||
MATH3601 | Calculus I | 3 | 60 | CSEC4101 | Cloud Computing | 3 | 75 | ||||||||
CWEB3401 | Web Dev III (PHP) | 3 | 105 | CSEC4102 | Sys Admin & Tech Supp | 3 | 75 | ||||||||
CSYS3702 | Software Eng | 4 | 60 | MGMT3612 | Project Mgmnt | 3 | 45 | ||||||||
TOTAL |
| 13 |
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| TOTAL | 12 | |||||||||
Year 3 – Summer III |
| Year 4 – Semester VII | |||||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | Code | Course Name | Cr | Hrs | ||||||||
ECOM4801 | E Commerce | 3 | 45 | ENBP4701 | Entrep & New Venture Creation | 2 | 60 | ||||||||
ECON3701 | Macroeconomics | 3 | 45 | CSEC3202 | Systems Integration | 3 | 45 | ||||||||
Elective | 3 | 45 | CSYS4703 | Enterprise Resource Planning Systems | 3 | 75 | |||||||||
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| CSYS4201 | Comp Sec Mgmnt | 3 | 75 | |||||||
TOTAL |
| 9 |
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| TOTAL | 11 | |||||||||
Year 4 – Semester VIII |
| Year 4 – Summer IV | |||||||||||||
Code | Course Name | Cr. | Hrs. | Code | Course Name | Cr | Hrs | ||||||||
CAMP4801 | Capstone – Consult | 1 | 45 | CAMP4801 | Capstone Maj Proj | 3 | 45 | ||||||||
CSYS4704 | Telecomm | 3 | 75 | Elective | 3 | 45 | |||||||||
CSYS4803 | Adv Comp Net | 3 | 75 | WOEP3100 | Work Experience II | 3 | 240 | ||||||||
TOTAL |
| 7 |
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| TOTAL | 9 | |||||||||
61 | |||||||||||||||
130 | |||||||||||||||
Duration/Modality
- Day – Monday to Friday, 8am–5p
- Evening – Monday to Friday, 5 pm–9 pm
- Weekend – Thursday & Friday, 5pm-9pm and Saturday, 8am-7pm (* Subject to numbers)
Career Options
- Web Developer Systems
- Designer Systems Administrator
- Network Administrator
- Data Security Analyst
- Technical Support Specialist
- Project Manager
- IT Entrepreneur
- Computer Technician
- Duration: 4 Years
- Modality: Online/Face 2 Face
- Skill Level: Management
- Completion Rate: 85%
- Cerified: Yes
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