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 BCom (Informatics) / Honours BIT (Information systems)

Honours Brochure for 2025

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

BComHons (Informatics): The admission requirements for the BComHons (Informatics) degree are
1. Relevant BCom degree with Information Technology, Informatics or Information Systems at final-year level and 
2. Weighted average of at least 60% for Information Technology or Informatics or Information Systems at finalyear level
3. Selection of candidates will take place. (more information will be made available on the departmental website by August 2023).
A limited number of applicants are admitted to this degree.

Students who wish to register for the BCom Hons (Informatics) must take note that the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences requires students who register in this Faculty to have a basic academic background in Accounting, Business Management, Economics and Statistics. Students who did not do these subjects on first year level should rather apply for the BIT Hons (IS).

BIT(IS) honours degree: The admission requirements for BIT(IS) Honours degree are
1. BIT (Information Systems) degree or an equivalent Information Systems degree.
2. Weighted average of at least 60% overall third-year modules in Informatics or Information Systems.
3. Selection of candidates will take place (more information will be made available on the departmental website by August 2023).
A limited number of applicants are admitted to this 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 2025

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 2025 

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 2025

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 2025

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 2025

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]