CUT Department of Information Diploma : Information Technology
Qualification & Code
DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER NETWORKING
- Campus
Bloemfontein
- Duration of Programme
3 years
- Enrolment Option(s)
Semester 1
- SAQA Credits
390
- NQF Level
6
- Admission Requirements
National Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification
- Selection and/ or interview
Selection
Additional Admission Requirements
For candidates who matriculated in 2007 or before:
In addition to the general admission requirements, a minimum mark of 60% on Standard Grade or 40% on Higher Grade in Mathematics or Computer Studies is required.
For candidates who completed the NSC in 2008 and thereafter:
In addition to the general admission requirements, a minimum mark of 60% in Mathematic Literacy or 40% in either Mathematics or Information Technology is required.
Career Opportunities
The world is increasingly becoming a global village, with Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) playing a fundamental role in our day-to-day lives. South Africa, like other countries, realises that ICTs can indeed bring about positive change in its socio-economic development. CUT’s contribution to this national agenda is realised through diploma, BTech and MTech programmes offered in the Department of IT. Through these programmes, the university contributes to the ever-increasing demand for a wide range of highly skilled information technology professionals in fields such as web applications, communication networks and software development. The department is particularly unique in the country, as it offers courses in mobile programming and games development. The department has state-of-the-art Cisco equipment through which students get hands-on experience in computer networking, which provides opportunities for various professional certification pathways.
Our graduates will be able to take up jobs in:
Systems analysis: System developers, application designers, business analysts, information analysts, management information analysts, system analysts.
Programming: Application developers, games and mobile application developers, software developers, internet application developers.
Database development and management: Business database analysts, database administrators, database managers.
Project management: Information Systems (IS) project leaders.
Remarks
Year 1 has year subjects as well as first and second semester subjects. The 5thcharacter indicates if it is a year (0), semester 1 (1) or semester 2 (2) subject. In year 1 ITM105C is a year subject, PSA115C is semester 1 subject and INP125C is a second-semester subject.
1ST YEAR INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS
ALP115C Academic Literacy and Personal Competencies
ALP125C Academic Literacy and Personal Competencies
PSA115C Problem Solving and Algorithms
SPG115C System Software IA
SPG125C System Software IB
ITM105C Information Technology Mathematics I
ITE105C Information Technology Essentials I
ITE105C Information Technology Essentials I
SOD105C Software Development I
2ND YEAR INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS
DBS216C Databases II
SOD216C Software Development IIA
SOD226C Software Development IIB
SOE226C Software Engineering II
SPG216C System Software IIA
SPG226C System Software IIB
CMN216C Communication Networks IIA
CMN226C Communication Networks IIB
3RD YEAR INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS
CNS316C Information Technology and Society I
CNR316C Communication Networks II
SOE316C Software Engineering III
SOD316C Software Development III
WIL30BE Work-integrated learning (WIL)
WLM327C Work Integrated Learning in Information Technology