Bachelor of Technology in Information Communication and Technology
Department
Duration
4 years
Degree Type
Modes of Study
Regular, Weekend
Programme Overview
The programme aims to provide practical hands-on training to prepare graduates for middle-level management and supervisory personnel in the Computing industry. The programme seeks to produce competent graduates with Information Communication Technology skills needed to design, develop, analyse, operate, maintain and support Computer Systems to help solve real problems.
Entry Requirements
- SSSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A-D) in six (6) subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) elective subjects.
- WASSCE Candidates: Credit Passes (A1-C6) in six subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three (3) relevant elective subjects.
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level Candidates
Passes in three (3) subjects (at least one of the passes should be Grade D or better at A level. Also, the applicant must have had credit passes (Grade 6) in five GCE Ordinary Level subjects, including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject (for non-science students) and an Arts subject (for science students).
Admission of Higher National Diploma (HND) / Diploma Candidates to First Degree Programmes
Applicants must have graduated with a good HND certificate in Computer Science, Computer Network Management, or Information and Communication Technology (i.e., at least 2nd Class Lower Division). Applicants with the mentioned HND Certificate will be placed in Level Three Hundred.
Diploma certificates from recognised universities assessed to be equivalent to HND with second class lower division may be considered for admission into level 100 or 200 in their area of specialization depending on the subjects passed.
Other related HND /Diploma Holders with at least a second class lower (e.g Engineering) will be admitted to Level 200.
Non-related HND with a pass (2nd lower) and related HND with a pass shall be made to take selected courses in level 200.
University Diploma in Business Studies applicants with options in Information Technology or Computer Science will be considered for admission at level 100.
Foreign Students
International Students having equivalent qualifications as stated in (1), (2) or (3) may apply for admission. Foreign Certificates must receive authentication and equivalencies from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission.
Foreign students must have their high school certificates/diplomas translated into English if they are not written in English.
Mature Students
The applicant must:
- Be at least 25 years old;
- Show proof of age with a birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of birth date.
- Provide an introductory letter from the employer or show any other proof of employment.
- Pass the Mature Students ‘Entrance Examinations conducted by
Koforidua Technical University with three subjects (English Language, Mathematics and General Paper). In lieu of an entrance examination, the applicant should show proof of credit passes in English and Mathematics in WASSCE, SSCE, GCE or any other nationally recognised standard High School level examinations.
Only students who have fulfilled all general university and departmental entry requirements at the time of application shall be considered for admission.
Career Opportunities
- Telecommunications
- Power utilities
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs
- Computer Communications engineers
- National Health Insurance Authority
- The National Identification Authority.
- They have the opportunity to work as sub-contractors for bigger firms and also as graduate design engineers working in the design office for multi-million ICT firms.
- Graduates can also work in the digital broadcasting industry by providing the technical know-how in the compression, encryption and reliable transmission of audiovisuals.
- Security Services
- Transportation Industry (Air, Sea and Land)
- Petroleum
- Test Eengineer
- Software engineers
- Customer support staff
- Product managers
- Power distributors
- Power reactor operator
- etc
Programme Structure
YEAR ONE – SEMESTER ONE
| Course Code | Course | T | P | C |
| CLT 101 | Computer Literacy | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 101 | Introduction to Programming | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| MATH 101 | Algebra | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| ACT 101 | Principles of Accounting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| AFS 101 | African Studies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| COS 101 | Communication skills I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ECON 101 | Elements of Economics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 6 | 18 |
YEAR ONE – SEMESTER TWO
| Course
Code |
Course | T | P | C |
| BICT 102 | Object Oriented Programming with C++ | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| MATH 102 | Calculus | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 104 | Computer Hardware and Troubleshooting | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 106 | Digital System and Electronics | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| MATH 104 | Discrete Mathematics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| COS 102 | Communication Skills II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| INA 102 | Industrial Attachment I | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 11 | 19 |
YEAR TWO – SEMESTER ONE
| Course code | Course | T | P | C |
| BICT 201 | Open-Source Technologies | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 203 | Programming with Java | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 205 | Database Concepts and Technology | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| STA 201 | Probability & Statistics | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 207 | Social, Legal & Ethical Issues in Computing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BICT 209 | Data Communication | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 211 | Web Concepts and Technologies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 10 | 21 |
YEAR TWO – SEMESTER TWO
| Course code | Course | T | P | C |
| BICT 202 | Programming with VB.Net | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 204 | Database Management Systems | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 206 | Web Programming | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 208 | Systems Analysis & Design | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 210 | Computer Organisation & Architecture | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 212 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| INA 202 | Industrial Attachment II | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 12 | 20 |
YEAR THREE – SEMESTER ONE
| Course code | Course | T | P | C |
| BICT 301 | Web Security and Intelligence | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 303 | Software Engineering | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 305 | Computer Graphics and Animation | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 307 | Computer Networks | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 309 | Research Design Science and Methodology | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 311 | Mobile Applications Development
Technologies |
2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 313 | Operating Systems | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 14 | 21 |
YEAR THREE – SEMESTER TWO
| Course code | Course | T | P | C |
| INA 302 | Industrial Attachment III | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| BICT 302 | Computer and Network Security | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 304 | Network Management and System
Administration |
2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 306 | Management Information System | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| BICT 308 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 15 | 18 |
YEAR FOUR – SEMESTER ONE
| Course code | Course | T | P | C |
| ETP 401 | IT Entrepreneurship | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 401 | Multimedia Communication and Technologies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 403 | Distributed Systems and Internetworking | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 405 | Project Work I | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| BICT 407 | IT Project Management | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 409 | Wireless and Mobile Communication and
Technologies |
2 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 9 | 18 |
YEAR 4 – SEMESTER 2
| Course code | Course | T | P | C |
| BICT 402 | Human Computer Interaction | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 404 | E-Business and E-Commence | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 406 | Cloud Computing and Emerging Technologies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BICT 408 | Project Work II | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| BICT 410 | Cyber Security and Forensics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| MGNT 255 | Principles of Business Management | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 11 | 9 | 17 |