Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSc IT)

The programme aims at developing and exposing the students to the opportunities in the dynamic IT sector and to equip the students with practical and theoretical tools and foundations to enable them to exploit the opportunities for personal and national economic development.

Programme Courses

Year 1 Semester 1

CIT 101	Discrete Structures I
CIT 103	Mathematics for IT
CIT 105	Electrical Principles
CIT 107	Fundamentals of IT
CIT 109	Computer Applications
CIT 111	Fundamentals of Programming
AEN 105	Communication Skills
PHT 112	HIV/AIDS

Year 1 Semester 2

CIT 102	Probability and statistics
CIT 104	Computer Architecture
CIT 106	Linear Algebra
CIT 108	Object-Oriented Programming I
CIT 110	Platform technologies I
CIT 112	Discrete Structures II
CIT 114	System Analysis and Design
CIT 116	Data communications

Year 2 Semester 1

CIT 201	Object-Oriented Programming II
CIT 203	Data Structures and Algorithms
CIT 205	Computer Networks
CIT 207	Web Systems and Technologies
CIT 209	Unix Operating System Fundamentals
CIT 211	Event Driven Programming
CIT 213	Computer networks lab I
CIT 215	Databases Systems

Year 2 Semester 2

CIT 202	Computer Aided Design
CIT 204	Networking Administration and Management
CIT 206	Research Methods and Technical Writing
CIT 208	Group Project
CIT 210	Object Oriented Analysis and Design
CIT 212	Computer Networks lab II
CIT 214	Software Engineering
CIT 216	System Administration and Management

Year 3 Semester 1

CIT 301	Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CIT 305	Advanced Database Systems
CIT 307	Information Assurance and Security I
CIT 309	IT Project I (Proposal Writing)

ELECTIVES (Choose at least three elective courses)

CIT 305	Information management
CIT 311	Information Technology Control and Audit I
CIT 313	Database Administration
CIT 315	Computer networks lab III
CIT 317	Multimedia and Graphics Systems
CIT 319	Software Testing and Measurement

Year 3 Semester 2

CIT 302	Human Computer Interaction
CIT 304	Integrative programming and technologies
CIT 312	Group Project (Project Implementation)
CIT 318	Artificial Intelligence

ELECTIVES (Choose at least three elective courses)

CIT 306	Wireless and Mobile Computing
CIT 308	Web systems and Technologies II
CIT 310	Design Thinking and Human Centered Design
CIT 314	Mobile Programming
CIT 316	Computer Graphics
CIT 320	Simulation and Modelling
CIT 322	Computer Networks Lab 4

Year 3 Semester 3

CIT 399

Industrial attachment

Year 4 Semester 1

CIT 401	Software Project Management
CIT 405	E-Commerce
CIT 409	IT project
CIT 411	Distributed Systems

ELECTIVES (Choose at least three elective courses)

CIT 403	Management Information Systems
CIT 407	IT and Society
CIT 413	Mobile Devices, Technologies, and Programming
CIT 415	Web Applications and Programming
CIT 419	Content Development and Management

Year 4 Semester 2

ABA 424	Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
CIT 402	IT project II
CIT 403	Cryptography and Application

ELECTIVES (Choose at least four elective courses)

CIT 406	Social and Professional Issues In IT
CIT 408	IT and Development
CIT 410	Mobile Technology Applications and M-Commerce
CIT 412	Mobile Embedded Hardware Platforms & Architectures
CIT 414	Cloud Computing and Emerging Applications
CIT 416	Network Security
CIT 418	Authentication Protocols and Biometrics
CIT 420	Information Systems Innovations & New Technologies

Admission Requirements

Holder of KCSE (or equivalent examination) certificate with a minimum aggregate of C+ and a minimum of C in Mathematics/ Physics.

Holder of KACE certificate with a minimum of two principal passes and subsidiary pass and a minimum of credit in Mathematics/ Physics at KCE

Holder of any other qualification recognized by the University Senate

Duration of the Programme

The duration of the program shall normally be four (4) academic years.

Teaching methods

The teaching methods shall include lectures, Laboratory Exercises, Programming Projects, seminars, tutorials, discussions, and practical.