- Institution : MAPS College
- Course Category: Information Technology
- Intake: January, August
- Duration: 1 year / 2 years
- Language: English
- MQA Level: 6
- Delivery Medium: Campus
- Awarding Body: MAPS
Entry Requirement
- 1 Year Programme: Academic Requirements Applicant must meet the following minimum entry requirements:
- Completed MAPS Diploma in Information Technology
- 2 Year Programme: Academic Requirements
- Completed MAPS Foundation Studies or MAPS Level 4 Advanced Certificate in Information Technology and meets the Language Requirements
- Qualifications equivalent to MNQF Level 4 or above in the field of Information Technology.
- Applicants joining a degree programme at MNQF Level 7 must meet one of the following minimum requirements:
- obtained a score of 5.5 or higher at IELTS, or
- obtained a ‘C’ pass or a higher grade in IGCSE English as a Second Language, or
- an equivalent achievement in a similar assessment of competence in English language
Course Modules
Year 1 Units:
One Year MAPS Associate Degree in Information Technology (for students who gain entry after completing MAPS Diploma in Information Technology).
Semester One (4 compulsory/elective modules worth 60 credits)
- MITD-601 Database Systems
- MITD-602 Algorithms and Complexity
1 module from below elective modules:
- MITD-603 IT Security: Principles and Practice
- MITD-604 Information Systems
- MITD-605 Management of IT Projects and Resources Semester Two
- MITD-606 Systems Analysis and Modeling
- MITD-607 Multimedia Design and Production
1 module from below elective modules:
- MITD-608 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- MITD-609 Mobile Computing
- MITD-610 Information Technology Project (Level 6)
Year 2 Units:
2 Year MAPS Associate Degree in Information Technology (for students who gain entry after completing MAPS Foundation Studies in Information Technology).
Year One: Semester One (4 compulsory modules worth 60 credits)
- MITD-501 Professionalism in the IT Industry
- MITD-502 Mathematics for Information Technology
- MITD-503 Foundations of Information Technology
- MITD-504 Fundamentals of Programming
Semester Two (4 compulsory modules worth 60 credits)
- MITD-505 Introduction to Internet Software Platforms
- MITD-506 Data Structures and Algorithms
- MITD-507 Parallel Programming and Operating Systems
- MITD-508 Information Technology Project (Level 5)
Year Two: Semester One (4 compulsory/elective modules worth 60 credits)
- MITD-601 Database Systems
- MITD-602 Algorithms and Complexity
1 module from below elective modules:
- MITD-603 IT Security: Principles and Practice
- MITD-604 Information Systems
- MITD-605 Management of IT Projects and Resources
Semester Two
- MITD-606 Systems Analysis and Modeling
- MITD-607 Multimedia Design and Production
1 module from below elective modules:
- MITD-608 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- MITD-609 Mobile Computing
Course Description
This course is part of the MAPS College’s Information Technology Study Programme and the second year of the MAPS BSc in Information Technology (Software Development /Network Management) course. The main aim of the MAPS BSc in Information Technology course is to allow students to become IT specialists who have an excellent combination of knowledge and practical, hands-on expertise to design, implement and manage an organisation’s technology infrastructure and support the people who use it. The graduates of the MAPS Associate Degree in Information Technology course would have completed two-thirds of the requirements necessary to achieve MAPS BSc in Information Technology degree.
There are two entry routes to this course. Students gaining entry into this Associate Degree programme after completing their MAPS Diploma in Information Technology course can complete this Associate Degree course in 1 year while students students who gain entry after completing their MAPS Foundation Studies in Information Technology would require 2 years to complete this course.
