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Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Information Systems at University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Programme overview

Full-time honours programme for recent graduates with an Information Systems major or other relevant fields. It covers major issues and research contributions in IS/CS applications and management, involves students in the research process and builds practical experience through a team-based software project or an industry internship.

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce  |  Department: Department of Information Systems  |  Duration: 1 year full-time, or 2 years with an integrated one-year industry internship  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Application and Technical Development, Information Systems Management, Systems Development Project II and an Information Systems Research Project (full-time stream); the industry stream combines Application and Technical Development and the research project in year 1 with an Information Systems Project in year 2.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Internal UCT candidates need a credit-weighted average of at least 65% for third-year IS major courses and at least 55% in each course (and at least 65% in INF2011S where INF3003W is not completed). Applicants with 60-65% may write one entrance exam to raise their average to 65%. Applicants submit a detailed CV and motivation; external applicants also submit a transcript and two referee contacts and may be asked to interview or sit an entrance exam. Entry is limited to the top 55 applicants.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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