Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems At Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems At Mbarara University of Science and Technology

The Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems and Technology (PGDipIST) is an advanced qualification in Information Systems for specialist IT graduates. Students will be encouraged to challenge and continuously improve their existing IS and Technology Management practices.

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems At Mbarara University of Science and Technology Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

  1. Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent with at least 5 passes
  2. Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or its equivalent with at least 2 principal passes.
  3. An Honors degree from an accredited degree awarding institution
  4. Candidates who have a Pass degree should have at least a Postgraduate Diploma with at least a credit from an accredited degree awarding institution.

Additionally, for international applicants:

  1. Applicants whose first language or medium of instruction is not English, must provide evidence from a recognized English language training institution that they have sufficient command of English language.
  2. Applicants should have their documents verified by NCHE.
  3. Applicants should have their degree certificate and transcript translated and converted into an equivalent of Ugandan Universities’ CGPA

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Specific Requirements

A degree in Information Systems or Computer Science or Software Engineering or Information Technology or Computer Engineering from a recognized institution

OR

A degree in any other STEM-related field with evidence of having taken acceptable courses in information systems

Duration: 1 Year

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems Job Prospects

Jobs directly related to your degree include:

Application analyst

Cyber security analyst

Data analyst

Data scientist

Database administrator

Information systems manager

IT consultant

IT technical support officer

Penetration tester

Software engineer

Systems analyst

Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Applications developer

Border Force officer

Business analyst

Estimator

Forensic computer analyst

Network engineer

IT sales professional

UX researcher

Web content manager