The broad goal of the program is to provide students with the foundations in content and competencies that will support their development as effective IT professionals.
Career Prospects
Career Opportunities for MIT Graduates
This MIT degree prepares graduates for high-level careers in business technology. Graduates of such programs might go on to lead projects, departments, or entire organizations. Career roles include:
- Project Manager (plan, budget and oversee information technology projects).
- Information Technology Manager (director overseeing the computing assets of businesses, managing personnel, such as programmers and developers).
- Chief Technology Officer (responsible for technical planning within an organization, identify and evaluate the best computing solutions for their companies' needs).
- Chief Information Officer (overall strategic planning, plan administrative processes, keeping the organisation through the effective applications of technology).
- Architect (Designs complex IT systems to meet business needs, integrating Systems hardware, software, and networking components).
- Cybersecurity Analyst (Protects an organization’s information systems from cyber threats and attacks by implementing security measures and responding to incidents).
- IT Consultant ( Advises businesses on how to best use technology to meet their goals, often focusing on system improvements and cost reduction).
- Business Analyst (Bridges the gap between IT and business operations, analyzing requirements and recommending technology solutions to improve processes).
- Cloud Solutions Architect (Designs and manages cloud infrastructure, helping organizations migrate to cloud environments and optimize their cloud services).
Others include: Analyst; System Developer; Data Miner; IT Managers; IT Entrepreneurs; IT Security Personnel; etc.
Programme Objectives
The broad goal of the MIT programme is to provide content and competencies that support students’ professional development in IT. The objectives are to enable the students to:
- Write academic and scientific publications;
- Develop the analytical tools for decision making in an IT dynamic world of complex business processes and problems;
- Advance the development of skills in information technology that promote the use of internationally accepted professional standards of competence;
- Develop theoretical, cognitive and contemporary skills of analysis, critical thinking, synthesis, innovation and evaluation in relation to the Information Technology (IT) sector;
- Build IT human resource capacity in both the public and private sectors, especially in universities;
- Prepare students to participate in managing IT projects
- Address the increasing demand for IT training at Master’s degree level;
- Strengthen capacity and institutional building in the IT discipline in tertiary institutions, private and public sectors.
Learning Outcomes
The graduate of Master of Information Technology shall be able to:
- Develop analytical tools for decision making in an IT dynamic world of complex business processes and problems.
- Advance development of skills in IT that promote the use of internationally accepted professional standards of competence.
- Acquire theoretical and contemporary skills of analysis, critical thinking, synthesis and evaluation in relation to the Information Technology (IT) sector.
- Apply management skills in investing and utilization of technology in organizations.
- Develop innovations in the Information Technology field.
- Guide institutions in establishing suitable IT business strategies.
- Conduct scholarly research.
- Plan, draft, revise, and edit articles for publication in scholarly journals.
- Design, implement and review ICT policies and contracts.
- Offer expertise in the common Information Technology topics, with a special emphasis on digital security, database systems, web design and usability, multimedia.
- Manage and lead a team of people to achieve a common goal.
- Keep abreast of the current developments in the discipline through personal learning and other research mechanisms.
Admission Requirements
To qualify for admission a candidate must fulfil the general Uganda Technology And Management University entry requirements for a master's degree, and in addition a candidate must be a holder of either:
- A bachelor’s degree in any field of at least lower second-class or its equivalent from a recognized Institution; OR
- At least Second Class lower Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering from a recognized Institution.
Note:
Holders of at least second-class Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology may transfer their credits and join year two semester one of the Master of Information Technology.
Program Duration
The program will extend over a period of two academic years. An academic year shall consist of two semesters. A semester shall consist of 15 weeks of lectures.
Program Options
YEAR I SEMESTER I (5 Cores) | ||||||
Code | Name | LH | PH | TH | CH | CU |
CSC 7101 | Information Security | 30 | - | 30 | 45 | 3 |
CIS 7102 | Project & Organization Change Management | 30 | - | 30 | 45 | 3 |
CIT 7103 | Contemporary Issues in Information Technology | 30 | - | 30 | 45 | 3 |
CIT 7104 | IT Strategic Planning & Management | 30 | - | 30 | 45 | 3 |
CRM 7100 | Research Methods | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
Semester Load | 15 | |||||
YEAR I SEMESTER II (5 Cores) | ||||||
Code | Name | LH | PH | TH | CH | CU |
CIS 7205 | Advanced Database Systems | 45 | 30 | - | 60 | 4 |
CIS 7207 | Systems Analysis & Design | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
CIT 7201 | Electronic Commerce Technologies | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
CIT 7202 | Audit & Security Assurance Principles | 30 | - | 30 | 45 | 3 |
CIT 7203 | Web Design & Usability | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
Semester Load | 16 | |||||
YEAR II SEMESTER I (3 Cores and 1 Elective) | ||||||
Code | Name | LH | PH | TH | CH | CU |
CIT 8102 | Multimedia & Emerging Technologies | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
RMS 8100 | Research Methodology Seminars | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
SLE 8102 | Legal & Ethical issues | 30 | - | 30 | 45 | 3 |
Choose 1 Elective | ||||||
CIS 8100 | Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
CIT 8100 | Corporate Network Management | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
HME 8100 | Consultancy Skills Development | 30 | - | 30 | 45 | 3 |
Semester Load | 12 | |||||
YEAR II SEMESTER II (1 Core and 1 Elective) | ||||||
Code | Name | LH | PH | TH | CH | CU |
RDS 8201 | Dissertation | - | 150 | - | 75 | 5 |
Choose 1 Elective | ||||||
CIS 8200 | Enterprise Integration & Collaborative Communication | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
CIT 8202 | XML & Web Services | 30 | 30 | - | 45 | 3 |
Semester Load | 8 | |||||
TOTAL COURSE CREDIT UNITS | 51 |
Fees per semester
Local Students (East African Community)
Fees per semester (UGX) | Functional Fees (UGX) | Application Fees (UGX) |
---|---|---|
1,700,000 | 300,000 | 50,000 |
International Students
International students pay international student tuition fees which is rated in dollars and this specifically covers only the cost of teaching and many student support services. This tuition below is per academic session and includes both the tuition and functional fees.
Category of Programme | Fees per academic session (USD) | Application / Admission Fee |
---|---|---|
Master's Degree | $950 | $30 |
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