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Business Information Technology

Study technology and business in English, designing and building the software that organisations depend on.

At a glance

Qualification

BSc Business Information Technology

Duration

4 years

Total credits

180

Intake

September and January

Overview

The Business Information Technology option of the BSc in Information Technology sits where commerce meets computing, training you to design, deliver and manage the information systems that organisations run on. After a foundation year taken by every English Bachelor, years two and three share an Information Technology core with the Computer Science option, taught entirely in English.

It is grounded in the digitalisation of West African business, giving you the fluency to translate between managers and engineers that employers value.

Key features

Business meets IT

Turn business goals into working IT systems and data.

Hands-on, applied

Build and ship real projects, not abstract theory.

Systems and data

Analyse systems, build databases and apply machine learning.

West Africa focus

Grounded in the region’s fintech and mobile money.

Course structure

Year one is the foundation year every English Bachelor takes; years two and three share an Information Technology core with the Computer Science option; year four follows the Business Information Technology option, joining systems analysis and development with strategy, marketing and management.

Year one

Foundation year

Every English Bachelor opens with the same foundation year. The first semester covers foundation mathematics, three strands of English, basic French, foundations of computer science, an introduction to management and digital literacy. The second carries each of those forward and adds college rhetoric and composition, academic writing and presentation skills, and health and wellness. The foundation year is a qualifying year: its 60 credits sit outside the 180 that make up the degree.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Foundation Mathematics I

MATH 0511

Use of English I

ENGL 0311

Communication, Study Skills and Knowledge Development I

ENGL 0313

English Language Practice and Communication

ENGL 0315

Basic Communication in French I

FREN 0311

Foundations of Computer Science I

COSC 0511

Introduction to Management I

MGMT 0511

Digital Literacy and Computer Applications I

GNST 0315

Semester 2

Foundation Mathematics II

MATH 0422

Use of English I

ENGL 0322

College Rhetoric and Composition

ENGL 0324

Academic Writing and Presentation Skills

ENGL 0326

Basic Communication in French II

FREN 0322

Foundations of Computer Science II

COSC 0422

Introduction to Management II

MGMT 0422

Health and Wellness

BIOL 0326

Digital Literacy and Computer Applications II

GNST 0326

Year two

Information Technology core

The second year builds the technical base: information systems, computer hardware and software, physics, mathematics and quantitative methods and a first course in programming, with management, business and English alongside.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Developing English Language Skills I

GNST 1611

Introduction to Management

MGMT 1611

Introduction to Information Systems

COSC 1311

Introduction to Physics I

PHYS 1611

Introduction to Computer Science I

COSC 1313

Foundation Mathematics

MATH 1411

College Composition

ENGL 1311

Semester 2

Cloud Computing

COSC 1322

Introduction to Calculus Based Physics

PHYS 1622

Introduction to Quantitative Methods

MATH 1622

Introduction to Programming

COSC 1326

Introduction to Computer Science II

COSC 1624

Developing English Language Skills II

GNST 1222

Introduction to Business

BUSI 1224

Introduction to Psychology

PSYC 1222

Year three

Information Technology core

The third year moves into computer systems, networks, web development, databases, object-oriented programming and software development techniques, with employability, entrepreneurship and leadership alongside.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Employability and Self-Development

MGMT 2411

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

GNST 2413

Skills for Computing

GNST 2311

Computer Systems

COSC 2311

Designing and Developing a Website

COSC 2513

Computer Networks

COSC 2615

Developing Leadership Skills I

GNST 2213

Comparative Labour Law

BLAW 2311

Semester 2

Advanced Business Mathematics

MATH 2422

Office Solutions Development

COSC 2428

Databases

COSC 2422

Designing and Developing Object-Oriented Computer

COSC 2624

Software Development Techniques

COSC 2626

Leadership and Critical Thinking

GNST 2422

English for Computer Specialists

GNST 2226

Year four

Business Information Technology option

The final year follows the Business Information Technology option: information systems analysis, digital marketing, business strategy and analysis, organisational behaviour and human resource management, machine learning and dynamic websites, with a business IT project and an internship or professional project.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Digital Marketing

MKTG 3315

Business IT Project

BUSI 3611

Information Systems Analysis

COSC 3611

Business Policy and Strategy

BUSI 3213

Management and Organisational Behaviour

MGMT 3511

Professional Issues in IT

GNST 3223

Ethical Hacking and Information Security Assessments

COSC 3319

Developing Leadership Skills

GNST 3111

Comparative Labour Law

BLAW 3211

Semester 2

Management and Organisational Behaviour

MGMT 3322

Analysis, Design and Implementation

COSC 3624

Machine Learning

COSC 3422

Business Analysis and Decision Making

BUSI 3322

Dynamic Websites

COSC 3326

Computing Project

COSC 3228

Human Resource Management

MGMT 3324

CV Writing, Job Search Mechanisms and Interview Sessions

GNST 3224

End of Degree Project Writing

GNST 3426

Grading

A

16–20

80–100%

B

14–15.99

70–79.99%

C

12–13.99

60–69.99%

D

10–11.99

50–59.99%

F

Below 10

0–49%

Grade point average

Your cumulative GPA across the degree determines the class you graduate with.

First Class

3.50 – 4.00

Second Class Upper

2.50 – 3.49

Second Class Lower

1.50 – 2.49

Third Class

1.00 – 1.49

Fail

Below 1.00

Entry requirements

Taught in English, with no IELTS or TOEFL for West African applicants.

You will also need five O-level credits, which must include Mathematics and English, and a satisfactory score in the university admission test. An English test is requested only where your secondary schooling did not include English.

Academic requirements

Baccalauréat

WAEC

NECO

NABTEB

Or equivalent

A qualification earned outside Côte d’Ivoire is assessed for equivalence at DECO, Plateau. Hold something not listed here? Contact admissions and we will assess it.

Fees

Tuition

2,510,000 FCFA

Per year

Paid in two equal semester instalments of 1,255,000 FCFA, the same across all four years.

Additional fees

Admission test

20,000 FCFA

University uniform

80,000 FCFA

Application form

20,000 FCFA

Career prospects

The degree opens routes into business and systems analysis, IT project delivery, data and enterprise systems.

Business and systems analysis

The degree prepares you for work as a business analyst or systems analyst, gathering requirements, mapping processes and specifying systems for employers in banking, telecoms, consulting and the public sector.

IT project delivery

It prepares you for roles such as IT project coordinator or project manager, planning delivery, managing budgets and stakeholders, and steering enterprise-system rollouts across consulting firms, financial services and large organisations.

Data and business intelligence

You are prepared for work as a data or business-intelligence analyst, turning transactional and operational data into dashboards, reports and insight that inform decisions in fintech, retail and telecoms.

Enterprise systems and IT partnering

The degree prepares you for roles such as ERP or enterprise-systems consultant and IT business partner, configuring platforms and aligning technology with strategy for banks, government bodies and growing regional firms.