Bachelor of

Information
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A Bachelor of Information Technology

(abbreviations BIT, BInfTech, B.Tech(IT)
or BE(IT)) is an undergraduate academic
degree that generally requires three to
five years of study. While the degree has
a major focus on computers and
technology, it differs from a Computer
Science degree in that students are also
expected to study management and
information science, and there are
reduced requirements for mathematics.
A degree in computer science can be
expected to concentrate on the scientific
aspects of computing, while a degree in
information technology can be expected
to concentrate on the business and
communication applications of
computing. There is more emphasis on
these two areas in the e-commerce, e-
business and business information
technology undergraduate courses.
Specific names for the degrees vary
across countries, and even universities
within countries.

This is in contrast to a Bachelor of

Science in Information Technology which
is a bachelor's degree typically conferred
after a period of three to four years of an
undergraduate course of study in
Information Technology (IT). The degree
itself is a Bachelor of Science with
institutions conferring degrees in the
fields of information technology and
related fields.

International variations
Australia
In BIT is a three-year or four-year
undergraduate degree.

At the University of Technology, Sydney

(UTS), a BIT [1] is a three-year, co-op
scholarship degree with two six-month
job placements. At the University of New
South Wales a BIT is referred to as
"Business in Information technology" and
is also a co-op scholarship degree that
lasts four years.

At the University of Sydney a BIT is a

four-year technical program, related to
degrees such as Computer Science and
Software Engineering.
At Swinburne University of Technology, a
BIT is a three-year co-op scholarship
degree incorporating two six-month job
placements.[2]

At RMIT University a BIT is offered as a

three-year program, giving the student
the choice of a majors These major are:
Application Programming, Business
Applications, Multimedia Design,
Network Programming, System
Administration and Web Systems[3]

The state of the BIT program in Australia

is unstable, as many universities offer it
as a technical program while others as a
business, e-commerce related program.
The Australian Computer Society
recognizes all BIT degrees, however
Engineers Australia only recognises BIT
degrees that are technical.[4][5][6][7]

Canada

In Canada, Carleton University and

Algonquin College have jointly created
four programs under the Bachelor of
Information Technology Degree;
Interactive Multimedia & Design,[8]
Network Technology,[9], Photonics &
Laser Technology,[10] and Information
Resource Management.[11] University of
Ontario Institute of Technology also
offers streams in[12] Networking &
Information Technology Security, and[13]
Game Development and
Entrepreneurship.

India

In India, the Bachelor of Information

Technology is a 4-year undergraduate
course. The course is divided into eight
semesters, and the degree is awarded
after completion of a four-year program.
The degree is conferred by government
and private institutions, as well as a host
of other prestigious institutes (both
public and privately funded) for their
professional engineering programs.
However, most other institutions in India
use the Bachelor of Technology
(B.Tech.)/Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in
IT degrees. Admission to the program is
done through a nationwide entrance test.
There is also a three-year course which
awards a B.Sc degree at the end of the
program. Some universities even offer a
B.Sc IT course either through regular
programs or through distance-learning
courses. However, there is not much as
demand for the B.Sc. course as there is
for the B.Tech or BE IT courses. There
are some top colleges in India for IT
degree like PES Modern COE IT Dept.,
IIT's,NIT's,Vjti,,VIT Vellore and Coep.

Namibia
The Polytechnic of Namibia offers a 3-
year degree in IT in three areas of
specialization: Business Computing,
system administration and networks &
software development

Netherlands

In the Netherlands Bachelor of

Information and Communication
Technology degrees are awarded after
four years of study and the completion of
a thesis with a specialization in a certain
field such as Informatics, Computer
Engineering, Information Science or
Software Engineering.
The formal title awarded to a student
after successfully defending his thesis
before an examination committee is
ingenieur (abbr. ing.) and B.ICT, the
former being the Dutch equivalent of a
Bachelor of Engineering degree.

Iran

In the Iran Bachelor of Information

Technology degrees are awarded after
four years of study and the completion of
a thesis with a specialization in a certain
field such as e-learning, computer
networks, information security, data
mining, software development, e-
commerce
In Iran, Sharif University of Technology,
Amirkabir University of Technology
(Tehran Polytechnic) and University of
Tehran are specified universities holding
this course in Bsc and Msc.

Also, Tehran Virtual University and Noure-

Touba Virtual University are virtual
learning where hold IT course in Iran.

In Iran, Students whom graduated from

this course has been passed subjects
about Data Structures, Algorithm Design,
Computer Networking, Artificial
Intelligence, Database Concepts,
Operating Systems, Computer
Architecture, Software Engineering,
Management Theories, Engineering
Economics and...

South Africa

In South Africa the University of Pretoria

offers the Baccalaureus in Information
Technology (BIT) degree as a four-year
undergraduate programme.[14] The
University of Pretoria is also the first
university in South Africa to offer this
degree. Upon successful completion of a
BIT degree a student can continue with
either a part-time or full-time MIT
programme at the University of Pretoria
to round off his or her professional
training or enter the workforce.[15] The
BIT course includes, but is not limited to,
the following subjects: Business
Management, Economics, Statistics,
Mathematics, English, Programming and
Advanced Programming, Systems
Development, Philosophy, Financial
Accounting, Data Structures and
Algorithms, Operating Systems,
Databases, Networks, Artificial
Intelligence, Information Organization
and Retrieval, Computer Architecture,
Software Engineering, Multimedia. As an
alternative to BIT, the University of
Pretoria's Computer Science Department
offers two three-year degrees, BSc CS
and BSc IT.[16]
Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, Bachelor of Information

Technology (BIT) is 3 year undergraduate
degree without any specialization, mostly
awarded as an external degree.

The University of Colombo School of

Computing (UCSC) and the Faculty of
Information Technology of the University
of Moratuwa offers the three year
external degree programmes leading to
Bachelor of Information Technology
(External). It was first introduced UCSC in
2000, it incorporates e-learning.

The Faculty of Applied Science of the

Vavuniya Campus of the University of
Jaffna (VCUoJ) and the Faculty of
Applied Science of the Rajarata
University offers the three year internal
degree programmes leading to Bachelor
of Information & Communication
Technology (BICT) which mostly are 3
years without a specialization or 4 years
with a specialization. The University of
Colombo School of Computing, used to
award a BICT which has since been
renamed as Bachelor of Information
Systems (BIS).

Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, University of Dhaka and

Jahangirnagar University offer 4 years
bachelor degree in Information
Technology.

United Arab Emirates

In UAE, Skyline University College offers

4 years Bachelor of Science in
Information Technology enterprise
computing.[17]

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See also
Bachelor of Computing
Bachelor of Software Engineering
Bachelor of Computer Information
Systems
Bachelor of Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology
Bachelor of Mathematics
Doctor of Information Technology
Master of Science in Information
Technology
Bachelor's degrees
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