Bachelor of Information Technology
Overview
| Code | KIT |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Study time | Fulltime |
| Intake | August |
Entry requirements
UACE (or equivalent) with 2 Principal passes and a credit in UCE/UACE mathematics, plus UCE (or equivalent) with 5 passes;
OR a Diploma in a related field of study
Fees structure
| Tuition Fees per Semester (East African) | UGX 850,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition Fees per Semester (Non East Africans) | UGX 1,275,000 |
| Fieldwork/School Practice/Industrial Training/Internship/COBERS Fees (per year) | UGX 200,000 (Year 2) |
Functional Fees
| Compulsory fees | UGX |
| Application fee | 50,000 |
| Registration fees (per Academic Year) | 40,000 |
| Identity Card (Payable once in the 1st Semester) | 20,000 |
| Student Manual (Payable once in the 1st Semester) | 20,000 |
| Library fee (per Academic Year) | 20,000 |
| Medicare fee (per semester) | 30,000 |
| Undergraduate Students’ Gown (Payable once in the 1st Semester) | 50,000= |
| Computer Laboratory fee (per Academic Year) | 50,000 |
| Training materials (for Students of Engineering only) (per Semester) | 100,000 |
| Professional Development fee (for students of Law only) (per year) | 150,000 |
| Skills Laboratory Fee (for Students of DEHS, BNS, BEHS, MBChB only) (Per semester) | 200,000= |
| Examination fee (per semester) | 50,000 |
| Innovation fund (per year) | 100,000 |
| Research fee (per Academic Year) | 20,000 |
| Development Fund (per Academic Year) | 100,000 |
| Student Games Union fee (Academic Year) | 20,000 |
| Student Guild fee (per Academic Year) | 20,000 |
| Contribution to the Uganda National Students’ Association (UNSA) (per Academic Year) | 2,000 |
| Certification (per copy) | 5,000 |
| Graduation fee (Payable on Completion of Studies) | |
| a) Ceremony | 80,000 |
| b) Transcript | 50,000 |
| c) Certificate | 50,000 |
| d) Convocation | 20,000 |
| Total | 200,000 |
| Consequential fees | |
| Late Registration (per semester; after the deadline for official registration) | 50,000 |
| Replacement of Transcript (per issue) | 50,000 |
| Replacement of other University Credentials (Admission Letter, Identity Card, Library Card, etc…) | 20,000 |
| Retake/Supplementary/Missed/Special Exam fee (per course) | 50,000 |
| To be remitted to the respective Institute | |
| Driving skills OR Kitchen Kit for Tourism and Hospitality | 490,000/= |
| To be remitted to NCHE via www.ura.go.ug | |
| Contribution to National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Collections (per Academic Year) | 20,000 |
Fees Structure 2025-2026
Course details
- LH Lecture Hours
- CH Contact Hours
- TH Tutorial Hours
- CU Credit Units
| YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE | |||||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | LH | PH | CH | CU | ||
| ICT1101 | Computer Applications | 30 | 60 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT1102 | Entrepreneurship and IT | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | Modified | |
| BIT1103 | Emerging Trends in Information Technology | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | New | |
| BIT1104 | Principles of Management | 45 | 0 | 45 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT1105 | Communications Technology and the Internet | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | Modified | |
| ELS1101 | Basic English Study and Communication Skills | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Maintained | |
| TOTAL | 21 | ||||||
| YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO | |||||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | LH | PH | CH | CU | ||
| BIT1201 | Information System and Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT1202 | Systems Administration | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT1203 | Marketing in the IT sector | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | Modified | |
| BIT1204 | Computer Networks and Data Communication | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | Modified | |
| BIT1205 | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT1206 | Website Design | 45 | 45 | 3 | New | ||
| TOTAL CUs | 21 | ||||||
| YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE | |||||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | LH | PH | CH | CU | ||
| BIT2101 | System Integration and Architecture | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Maintained | |
| BIT2102 | Electronic Commerce | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT2103 | Scripting language | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | Modified | |
| BIT2104 | Object Oriented Programming | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT2105 | System Analysis and Design | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT2106 | Network Security | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | New | |
| TOTAL CUs | 22 | ||||||
| YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO | |||||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | LH | PH | CH | CU | ||
| BIT2201 | Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | New | |
| BIT2202 | Database Management Systems | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT2203 | Research Methodology | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT2204 | Systems Security | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BCS2205 | Advanced Routing and Switching | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | Maintained | |
| BIT2206 | Ethics in Information Technology Environment | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Maintained | |
| TOTAL CUs | 23 | ||||||
| BIT2301 | Industrial Training | 120 | 60 | 4 | Maintained | ||
| YEAR THREE SEMESTER ONE | |||||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | LH | PH | CH | CU | ||
| BIT3101 | Database programming | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT3102 | Software Engineering | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT3103 | Human Computer Interaction | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | New | |
| BIT 3104 | I.T Project Management | 45 | 0 | 45 | 3 | Modified | |
| BIT3105 | Computer Graphics | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT3106 | Ethical Hacking | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | New | |
| TOTAL CUs | 23 | ||||||
| YEAR THREE SEMESTER TWO | |||||||
| COURSE CODE | COURSE NAME | LH | PH | CH | CU | ||
| BIT3201 | Business Intelligence and Data ware Housing | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Modified | |
| BIT3202 | Enterprise Network Management | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Maintained | |
| BIT3203 | Mobile Computing | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | Modified | |
| BIT3204 | Big Data Analytics | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | New | |
| BIT3205 | Information Technology Project | 45 | 30 | 60 | 4 | Maintained | |
| BIT 3206 | Advanced Information Systems | 30 | 30 | 45 | 3 | New | |
| TOTAL CUs | 22 | ||||||