BSc Information and Communication Technology

Covers the study of technologies that handle information and enable communication.

Applications Open: 01 April 2020

Applications Close: 30 September 2020

Next Available Intake: January 2021

Programme Type: Part-time Undergraduate

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Area of Interest: Information Technology, Science & Technology

School/Department: School of Science & Technology

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This programme covers the study of technology that handles information and enables communication. A key feature of the programme is the incorporation of industry certification and practitioner-oriented courses. Students are provided with a strong theoretical foundation in the various technologies related to the handling, processing and communication of information. Graduates will be industry-ready and well prepared for a multitude of careers in the infocomm industry.

Students in this programme are automatically members of the Singapore Computer Society Student Chapter.

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Students are required to complete a total of 130 credit units (cu) to graduate with a basic degree, inclusive of 10 cu of SUSS core courses.

The breakdown of the cu to be completed is:

90 cu of Compulsory courses;
30 cu of Elective courses (can be up to 10 cu of General Elective courses); and
10 cu of SUSS core courses.

The curriculum is structured such that:

Level 1 courses consist of computer architecture and programming courses.
Level 2 courses consist of further programming courses, and subject area courses in operating system, computer network, data management, and information system courses, as well as industry certification courses from Oracle and Redhat.
Level 3 courses consist of subject area courses in application development, DevOps, cloud computing, big data computing, cybersecurity, and IT project management.

This programme has an Honours options. Students who achieve a CGPA of 3.5 and above upon completion of their basic degree may be invited to enrol in the Honours programme, which will be offered if the requisite number of students is met. Students who accept the invitation will need to complete another 40 cu of courses to achieve 170 cu in total and have to satisfy all university requirements in order to graduate with an Honours degree.

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Module Types
SUSS CORE COMPULSORY	SCO101 Why Do Good? SCO103 New Empires: The Reach and Frontiers of the Tech Sector SCO201 Space, Place, People and the City	10 cu
COMPULSORY	ICT114 Computer Architecture ICT133 Structured Programming ICT162 Object Oriented Programming ICT225 Management Information Systems ICT226 Enterprise Systems and Integrated Business Process ICT233 Data Programming ICT239 Web Application Development ICT246 Operating Systems ICT259 Computer Networking ICT318 Network Security ICT330 Database Management Systems ICT340 Application Analysis and Design ICT348 Information Security Offence Defence and Incident Management SST101 Principles of Project Management SST102 Human Factors and Systems Design SST201 Sustainable Society Through Innovative Technology SST301 Strategic Management of Technology	90 cu (Refer to Note 6 for courses having multiple runs.)
ELECTIVE	ENG335 Machine Learning ICT223 Business Analysis ICT255 Oracle Certified Associate ICT257 Red Hat System Administration ICT262 Huawei Certified ICT Associate (HCIA) – Routing & Switching ICT265 IT Service Management Fundamentals ICT317 IT Project Management ICT331 Fundamentals of Concurrent Systems ICT332 Concurrent Systems and Applications ICT337 Big Data Computing in the Cloud ICT338 Information Security Challenges in Smart Computing MTD319 Android Application Development MTD367 iOS Application Development MTH251 Data Structures and Algorithms I MTH252 Data Structures and Algorithms II MTH352 Cryptography OEL302 Overseas Experiential Learning (Shanghai/Hangzhou)	Minimum 20 cu and maximum 30 cu
~ GENERAL ELECTIVE ~	GSP100 General Electives	Maximum 10 cu (Refer to Note 5 for credit recognition of 2 Coursera courses: 1) Cryptography 2) Software Security)

This programme is suitable for those who have a keen interest in areas related to Infocomm Technology and wish to pursue a career in ICT.

Graduates would be prepared to embark on a technical career in areas such as:

Software Development
Systems Analysis
System/Network Administration
IT Project Management

BSc Information and Communication Technology

BSc Information and Communication Technology

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