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Come Prepared to Learn, Leave Prepared to Succeed<br />

Bachelor of Computer Science<br />

Bachelor of Computer Science<br />

(BCS)<br />

Introduction<br />

Computing and communications technologies lie at the heart of every organisation. The delivery of<br />

information services includes a technological framework of hardware, software, networks, tools,<br />

internetapplications and telecommunications equipment as well as the ethical, professional and<br />

legal issues which increasingly play a part in the industry. While hardware technology is developing<br />

and diversifying fast, the IT sector, however, is reporting a widening gap in software skills.<br />

Career Opportunities<br />

Graduation from the Bachelor of Computer<br />

Science programme opens up opportunities for<br />

a wide range of career options, as well as further<br />

study at Master’s degree level. Career positions to<br />

consider include web designer, systems developer,<br />

database designer, network administrator,<br />

systems analyst and IT manager. Internship<br />

and placement opportunities can be arranged.<br />

3 Year Programme<br />

Year One<br />

• Introduction to Computer Systems<br />

• Introduction to Statistics<br />

• Mathematics for computing<br />

• Structured Programming<br />

• Study Skills for Computing<br />

• Introduction to Operating Systems<br />

• Principles of Database Systems<br />

• Object-Oriented Programming<br />

Year Two<br />

• Software Engineering<br />

• Data Structures and Algorithms<br />

• Advanced Programming<br />

• Software Project Management<br />

• Human-Computer Interaction<br />

• Image Processing<br />

• Multimedia Systems<br />

• Internet and Worldwide Web<br />

• Information Security<br />

Entry Requirements<br />

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education or<br />

its equivalent and two principal passes obtained,<br />

one of which MUST be in Mathematics<br />

and the other in any of the following<br />

subjects:- Physics, Chemistry or Economics.<br />

Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering,<br />

Business Studies, Information Technology,<br />

Statistics or any other Diploma with either<br />

Mathematics or Computer Science e.g. CCNA<br />

Year Three<br />

• Principles of Computer Networks<br />

• Data Mining<br />

• Database Technologies<br />

• Embedded Systems<br />

• Professional, Ethical and legal Issues<br />

Project<br />

• Cloud Computing<br />

• Professional, Ethical and Legal<br />

Issues (continued)<br />

• Project (continued)<br />

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Victoria Towers, Plot 1 - 13 Jinja Road, Kampala, Uganda. Tel: +256 417 727 000

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