FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SPEECH FOR THE DEAN

Sebagenzi Jason, PhD

Dean of Faculty

Rwanda continues to be one of the fastest growing African countries in ICT and there are several avenues for growth for the ICT sector – from e-commerce and e-services, mobile technologies, applications development and automation to becoming a regional center for the training of top quality ICT professionals and research. (RDB).

As our contribution to the Rwandan vision as far as Information Technology is concerned, for decades, we have been training students in Information management, Software Engineering and Network and Communication System. Currently, we are now offering the Masters of Science in Big Data Analytics.

Throughout the existence of the Information Technology faculty, we have been characterized by various success stories locally and internationally, this is evidenced by the remarkable growth of student’s enrollment – Rwandans and Internationals, positive comments from the employer of our alumni, all these have always been our motivation factor to continue provide to our students the “Holistic Quality Education”.

Currently the faculty of Information technology is signing Various memorandum of understanding with different tech industries aiming to shape the skills of our graduates through internships. A new course of entrepreneurship has been introduced in our curriculum, to produce IT entrepreneur.

As I welcome you, I pray that God will keep you healthy, happy and strong in faith; as we wait the second coming of our Lord Jesus.

FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Introduction

The bachelor of Information Technology is made of the following areas:

• Information Management
• Networks and Communication Systems
• Software Engineering

Objectives of the Faculty

The programs will train and equip students to:

1. Participate in the design of the different organization’s information architecture
2. Use information systems to design competitive and efficient information communication technology systems
3. Manage the information communication technology resources in an organization
4. Understand hardware and software standards for the purpose of system procurement and management
5. Have a basis for future self-development as computers and computer usage evolve
6. Appreciate the spiritual values needed in the maintenance of information systems while considering security and privacy issues
7. Be able to participate in the information technology revolution

Career Opportunities

The students of this faculty are prepared to work with databases of different types and sizes. The person who completes this program will be able to:

1. Understand and find solutions to the needs of management science
2. Manage staff and accounts/ Manage databases of different sizes
3. Administer the networks of different types

Summary of Courses

The bachelor of Information Technology is made of the following subdivisions:

General Education                                                                                   26

Core (Professional) Courses in Information Technology                     72

Major (Concentration)                                                                             38

TOTAL OF CREDITS                                                                                     136

Structure and Degree Requirements for Graduation

In order for AUCA student to graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Science (Major: Information Management, Software Engineering, Networks and Communication Systems), he/she should complete the requirements as outlined in the table above and as described below.

General Education Courses: For the general education courses, check the section of general education requirements for details.

Core (Professional) courses: For the core (professional courses) in different departments check in the section of core courses.

Major Courses: check in major courses Table by department.

General Education Courses: 230 credits

LIST OF CORE (PROFESSIONAL) COURSES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY