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
  1. The University Council reserves the right to adjust the fees without prior notice.
  2. These Programmes are run over Weekends, during Fulltime, or in Recess/Holiday Sessions.

Contribution to NCHE should be deposited using a payment reference number generated via www.ura.go.ug

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    

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