BSc (Hons) Computer Science

Programme Structure

(For a detailed description of the individual courses, click here)

First Year

Semester 1
Semester 2
 Course ID and Name Credit
Hours		  Course ID and Name Credit
Hours
 SICS 1513 Programming in C 3  SICS 1523 Objected Oriented Programming using C++ 3
 SICS 1533 Foundations of Comp. Science 3  SICS 1543 Digital Computer Fundamentals 3
 SICS 1553 Intro to Internet & WWW 3  SIMS 1542 Logarithms, Integration and Coordinates 2
 SIMS 1552 Algebra 2  SIMS 1623 Discrete and Continuous Maths 3
 SIMS 1532 Limits and Derivatives 2  SOED 1533 Communication Skills I 3
 SICS 1632 Intro to Computer Hardware 2  LAFR 1523 French Language II 3
 SOMA 1551 Office Technology Information 1  SOMA 1542 Business Comm. & Ethics 2
 LAFR 1513 French Language I 3  
  18   19

Compulsory 0 credit Level 100 courses required for the award of degree: GSGR 1500 Health and Fitness

 

Second Year

Semester 1
Semester 2
 Course ID and Name Credit
Hours		  Course ID and Name Credit
Hours
 SICS 2613 Programming with Java 3  SICS 2523 Intro. to Software Engineering 3
 SICS 2533 Data Comm. & Computer Networks I 3  SICS 2543 Data Comm. & Comp. Networks II 3
 SICS 2553 Computer Organisation 3  SICS 2563 Numerical Methods 3
 SICS 2573 Database Management Systems 3  SICS 2583 Operating Systems 3
 SICS 3653 E-business and e-commerce 3  SICS 2643 Computer Architecture & Micro-Processor 3
 SIMS 2513 Calculus of Several Variables 3  SICS 2623 Data Structures & Algorithm Analysis 3
  18   18

Electives:

 

Third Year

Semester 1
Semester 2
 Course ID and Name Credit
Hours		  Course ID and Name Credit
Hours
 SICS 3513 Human Computer Interactions 3  SICS 3523 Project Management for IS 3
 SICS 3533 IS Analysis & Design 3  SICS 3543 Principles of Compiler Design 3
 SIMS 3533 Probability and Statistics 3  SOMA 3513 Entrepreneurship & Innovation 3
 SICS 3573 Systems Programming using UNIX & LINUX 3  SOMA 3522 Research Methods 2
 SICS 3733 Operations Research 1 3  SICS 3842 Survey of Programming Languages 2
 Electives 3  Electives 6
  18   19

Electives:  SICS 3553 Computer Graphics; SICS 3583 Software Project Management (3); SICS 3593 Software Requirements Engineering (3); SICS 3613 Introduction to Software Testing (3); SICS 3623 Cyber Law (3); SICS 3653 E-business and e-commerce (3); SICS 3673 Intelligent Robotic Systems (3); SICS 3683 Strategic Information Systems (3; SICS 3693 Networked Information Systems (3); SICS 3723 Design & Evaluation of Interactive System (3); SICS 3783 Software Lifecycles (3); SICS 3793 Geographical Information Systems Fundamentals (3); SICS 3823 Computer Programming for GIS (3) SICS 3833 Introductory Physics I; SICS 3843 Introductory Physics II; SIMS 3513 Vector Functions and Differential Equations; SIMS 3523 Ordinary Differential Equations.

 

Fourth Year

Semester 1
Semester 2
 Course ID and Name Credit
Hours		  Course ID and Name Credit
Hours
 SICS 4503 Computer Science Project /Diss. I 3  SICS 4603 Computer Scien. Project /Diss. II 3
 SICS 4513 Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems 3  SICS 4523 Computer Simulation & Modeling 3
 SICS 4533 Web Design & Multimedia 3  SICS 4643 Networks & Telecommunications 3
 SICS 4753 Introductory Electronics 3  SIMS 4523 Adv. Mathematical Modeling 3
 SICS 4823 Computer Forensics 3  SICS 4543 Team Software Development Project 3
 GSGR 4510 Regent Industr Placement Experience 0  GSGR 4500 Development of Business Portfolios 0
 Electives 3  Electives 3
  18   18

Electives:   SICS 4563 Software Process Improvement (3); SICS 4593 Concurrent Software Systems (3); SICS 4613 Grammars and Software Tools (3); SICS 4623 Web Database Systems; SICS 4633 Internet Protocol Routing (3 SICS 4653 Web Programming (3); SICS 4663 Digital Signal Processing (3); SICS 4683 Visual Programming; SICS 4723 Computer Vision (3); SICS 4743 E-Commerce Security (3), SICS 4843 Electronic Circuits; SICS 4783 Optoelectronics; SIMS 4543 Cryptography

Minimum credit hours required for the degree: 144

 

 

BSc (Hons) Computer Science - Description of Individual Courses