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A student must complete 120 credit hours to be awarded a Bachelors Degree in Information Science and Technology. Before admission to the Bachelors Degree in Information Science and Technology program, a student must complete the English proficiency requirement set by the college.

  • 1st Year Semester I

    1st Year SEMESTER I, FALL
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 IST010/011 Introduction to Management and Information Systems I & II 2 -
    2 IST051 Algorithms and Programming 3 -
    3 ENG020 Exposition and Argumentation 3 -
    4 MATH004 College Algebra 3 -
    5 PSYCH050 General Psychology 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 14  

  • 1st Year Semester II

    1st Year SEMESTER II, SPRING
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 IST151 Introduction to Data structures and Applications 3 IST051
    2 MATH101/MATH12 Survey of Calculus 3 Math4
    3 BUS110 Mgmt & Organizational Behaviour 3 Psych50
    4 ECON121 Microeconomics 3 -
    5 HIST112 Modern Western Civilization 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 15  


  • 2nd Year Semester I

    2nd Year SEMESTER II, FALL
    1 IST141 Information Systems 3 IST151
    2 ENG60 Writing & Research 3 ENG20
    3 ECON75 Economic Development In Gulf State 3 -
    4 STAT211 Statistics I 3 -
    5 PHIL35 Business Ethics 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 15  

  • 2nd Year Semester II

    2nd Year SEMESTER II, SPRING
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 IST211 Web development & Design 3 IST151
    2 ART080 Art Appreciation 3 -
    3 BUS120 Essentials in Accounting 3 Math4
    4 PHIL212 Computer Ethics 3 Phil35
    5 ECON122 Macro Economics 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 15  


  • 3rd Year Semester I

    3rd Year SEMESTER I, FALL
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 IST223 Database Management 3 IST141
    2 IST233 Intro to Computer Networks & Communications 3 IST151
    3 IST243 System Analysis 3 IST141
    4 SPMS085 Introduction to speech 3 ENG20
    5 ENG65 Technical writing 3 ENG20
    SUB TOTAL 15  

  • 3rd Year Semester II

    3rd Year SEMESTER II, SPRING
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 IST221 Internet Concepts & Applications 3 IST211
    2 IST231 Computer Components & Operations 3 IST151
    3 IST241 E-Commerce 3 IST141, IST211
    4 SPMS283 Business and professional Communication Theory 3 -
    5 POLYSC090 American Government 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 15  


  • 4th Year Semester I

    4th Year SEMESTER I, FALL
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 ECON211 Introduction To Economic Statistics 3 STAT211/ ECON115
    2 ENG205 Business English 3 ENG20
    3 IST Elective-I 3 -
    4 IST Elective-II 3 -
    5 IST Elective-III 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 15  

  • 4th Year Semester II

    4th Year SEMESTER II, SPRING
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 IST397 Capstone Project 3 -
    2 ENG/IST210 IST Seminar 1 -
    3 FREE Elective-I 3 -
    4 FREE Elective-II 3 -
    5 FREE Elective-III 3 -
    6 FREE Elective-IV 3 -
    SUB TOTAL 16  

  • IST Electives

    IST Electives - Choose any 3 courses - 9 Hrs
    S.No Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites
    1 IST321 Network Performance Design & Management 3 -
    2 IST342 E-commerece Architecture 3 -
    3 IST351 Leadership in Tech-based Organizations 3 -
    4 IST354 Multimedia development & Design 3 -
    5 IST361 Info Systems Project Management 3 -

    *Free Electives - Choose any 4 courses - 12 Hrs.