Upon successful completion of the first three years of study, students are awarded the National Diploma. They then qualify to enrol for a fourth year of study to obtain the B. Tech. degree. Subjects in the fourth year will be offered on demand and the number of students enrolling for a subject. It can happen that a subject will not be offered in a year.

Type: undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Information systems


• Development software


• Information technology skills


• System software

Second year subjects:

• Information systems


• Development software


• Technical programming

Third year subjects:

• Information systems


• Development software


• Technical programming

Careers: Information technology technician, software developer.

Source: www.cut.ac.za

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