University of Malta
Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours) (Software Development)
(B.Sc. IT (Hons)(Melit.))
(for courses commencing October 2021)
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CIS1025 |
Information Systems |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS1100 |
Data Structures with Java Objects |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS1103 |
Computer Platforms and Applied Operating Systems |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS1109 |
Principles of Structured Development |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS1114 |
Introduction to C Programming |
5 ECTS |
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| CPS1002 |
Mathematics of Discrete Structures |
5 ECTS |
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| SOR0210 |
Data Treatment and Probability |
2 ECTS |
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Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CIS1043 |
Introduction to Databases and Information Management |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS1054 |
Principles of Web Application Architecture |
4 ECTS |
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| CIS1104 |
Networking |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS1108 |
Introduction to Software Engineering |
5 ECTS |
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| ICT1018 |
Data Structures and Algorithms |
5 ECTS |
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| LIN1063 |
Academic Reading and Writing in English |
2 ECTS |
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| SOR0220 |
Elementary Statistical Theory |
2 ECTS |
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Requirement for regular progression to Year 2: 60 ECTS credits.
YEAR TWO
Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (50 ECTS credits) and 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year, for a total of 60 ECTS credits.
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CIS2103 |
Distributed Computing and Distributed Databases |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS2201 |
Object Oriented Programming (Java and C# for .NET Framework Platform) |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS2206 |
Software Development Methods and Techniques |
5 ECTS |
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| CPS2005 |
Formal Languages and Automata |
5 ECTS |
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Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CIS2055 |
Web Applications Architecture and Systems Development |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS2091 |
Practical Design and Implementation with DBMS |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS2107 |
Group APT |
10 ECTS |
(NC) |
| CIS2209 |
Research Methods |
5 ECTS |
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| ICS2210 |
Data Structures and Algorithms 2 |
5 ECTS |
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Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
| CIS2087 |
e-Business |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS2208 |
Mobile Computing |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS2350 |
Business Applications of AI |
5 ECTS |
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| CPS1012 |
Operating Systems and Systems Programming 1 |
5 ECTS |
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| CPS2000 |
Compiler Theory and Practice |
5 ECTS |
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Requirement for regular progression to Year 3: 60 ECTS credits.
YEAR THREE
Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (20 ECTS credits) and 40 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year, for a total of 60 ECTS credits.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ICT3913 |
Final Year Project in Software Development |
15 ECTS |
(NC) |
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| CPS3230 |
Fundamentals of Software Testing |
5 ECTS |
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Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
| CIS3119 |
Software Engineering: Project Management |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3186 |
Mobile Device Programming |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3187 |
Business Intelligence |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3189 |
Digital Forensics |
5 ECTS |
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| EBI3085 |
Entrepreneurship: Start-up your Innovative Business |
5 ECTS |
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Semester 2
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
| CIS3042 |
Security, Quality and Risk Issues in I.S. |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3105 |
Computer Graphics Applications |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3111 |
Cloud Computing |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3117 |
Advanced Databases: Data Mining and Warehousing |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3188 |
e-Learning Applications Development |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3202 |
Security and Information Assurance |
5 ECTS |
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| CIS3400 |
Introduction to Fintech |
5 ECTS |
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Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits.
Requirement for award of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours) (Software Development): 180 ECTS credits.
This programme of study is governed by 'The General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019' and by the Bye-laws for the award of the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours) - B.Sc. IT (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.
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Notes: NC = Non Compensatable
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Last Updated: 11 January 2021
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The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints.
Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.
Unless for exceptional approved reasons, no changes to the programme of study for a particular academic year will be made once the students' registration period for that academic year begins.
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