Honours BCom Informatics  / Honours BIT(Information Systems) | Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Innovation | MCom Informatics | MIT Information Systems | MIT ICT Management  | PhD

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Honours & PGDip lecture mode for 2023

Honours BCom (Informatics) / Honours BIT (Information systems)

Honours Brochure for 2023

NQF level = 8
Minimum of 120 credits, 7 modules
Faculty: BCom (Inf) Hons: EMS, BIT (IS) Hons: EBIT

Pre-requisite

• 60% average for Informatics 3rd year or 60% average for equivalent third year IT courses as deemed applicable by the Department of Informatics. IT industry experience may be considered.
• For BCom (Inf) Hons only: Students must enrol for and pass the first year, first semester modules in Accounting (FRK111), Business Management (OBS110), Economics (EKN111) and Statistics (STK 110), if these were not part of the Bachelor’s degree.

It is a requirement of the Faculty EMS that students who register in this Faculty should have a basic academic background in these subjects. It is not allowed to do these four subjects concurrently with the BCom Hons (Inf) degree.

Students must have a proper foundation in Business or Science or Statistics courses as part of their undergraduate degree. An undergraduate degree that covers only IT courses is not acceptable.

Select modules from

• Enterprise Architecture
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Disruptive Technologies
• ICT for Development
• Management of ICT projects
• Applied Data Science
• Management of Information Systems
• Information Systems Development
• Data warehousing - A good knowledge of ERD diagrams and their practical application in database design is a pre-requisite for this module.

Compulsory:
Research Project

Minimum duration of study: 1 year

Contact Person: Mrs R vd Merwe  [email protected]

 

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Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Innovation

PGDip Brochure 2023

NQF level = 8
120 credits, 7 modules
Faculty: EMS

Pre-requisite

• 60% average for the third year of any relevant B degree as deemed applicable by the Department of Informatics. IT industry experience may be considered.

Modules

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Disruptive Technologies
• Management of ICT projects
• ICT for Development
• Research project
• Information communication
• Management of Information Systems

Minimum duration of study: 1 year

Contact Person: Mrs R vd Merwe  [email protected]

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MCom (Informatics) (Research)

Brochure for 2023 

NQF level = 9

180 credits, full dissertation (no course work)

Faculty: EMS

Pre-requisite:

• BCom Informatics Hons with an average of 65% and the following modules: FRK, EKN, OBS and STK 1st year, 1^st semester.
• Final mark of 60% for Advanced topics in IS Research seminar.
• International students SAQA certificate needed. (www.saqa.org.za)

Minimum duration of study: 1 year

Contact Person: Mrs R vd Merwe  [email protected]

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MIT Information Systems (MIT (IS)) (Research)

Brochure for 2023

NQF level = 9

180 credits, full dissertation (no course work)

Faculty: EBIT

Pre-requisite:

• Four year degree in IT/IS (e.g. BCom Informatics honours) with 65% average for the fourth year in IT/IS.
• Final mark of 60% for Advanced topics in IS Research seminar.
• International students SAQA certificate needed (www.saqa.org.za)

Minimum duration of study: 1 year

Contact Person: Mrs R vd Merwe  [email protected]

 

MIT ICT Management (Course Work)

Brochure for 2023

NQF level = 9.

180 credits, 12 modules + mini-dissertation

Faculty: EBIT

Pre-requisite:

Relevant three or four year degree with an average of 65%, a pass mark in Matric Mathematics, and appropriate industry experience at the middle management level. 

Modules

• IT Research
• Data, Information and Knowledge Management
• Life cycle and Maturity Models for IT
• Digital Economy
• ICT Management
• Enterprise Systems
• Strategic ICT Management and governance
• Mini-Dissertation

Minimum duration of study: 2 years

Contact Person: Mrs R vd Merwe   [email protected]

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PhD IT, IS (Research)

Brochure for 2023

NQF level = 10

360 credits, thesis

Faculty:  EBIT

Prerequisite:

• PhD(IS) and PhD(IT): M.IT (IS) or relevant Masters degree with average of 65%
• Research component of the Masters degree to contribute to at least 50% of the credits of the degree.
• At least 70% for Advanced topics in IS Research (1^st semester) and Writing a PhD proposal in IS (2^nd semester) as preparatory work.

Minimum duration of study: 2 years

Contact Person: Mrs R vd Merwe  [email protected]

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Other Contact Persons:

EMS Faculty:   Ms L Krappie [email protected]  012 420 5387

EBIT Faculty:   Mr Kenneth Nkonyana  [email protected]  012 420 4095

Fees & Quotations:   https://www.up.ac.za/en/fees-and-funding/article/277386/tuition-fees-per-faculty

International Office:   Mrs Jenny Lambinon  [email protected]