Master of Science in Information Technology

Admission requirements

Bachelor’s degree with at least Second Class Honours (Upper Division) in any of the following courses: BSc. Computer Science, BSc. Information Technology, BSc. Computer Technology, BSc. Computer Security and Forensics, BSc. Mathematics and Computer Science or equivalent qualifications from an institution recognized by MUST Senate OR; Bachelor’s degree with Second Class Honours (Lower Division) in any of the following courses: BSc. Computer Science, BSc. Information Technology, BSc. Computer Technology, BSc. Computer Security and Forensics, BSc. Mathematics and Computer Science or equivalent
qualifications. The candidate is expected to provide evidence of research experience of three (3) years OR; relevant post qualification work experience of five (5) years in a relevant field.

Duration: 2 years
Mode of Study: Full-time/Evening
Campus: Main Campus (Nchiru) and Meru Town Campus (Hart Towers)
Tuition fees per level: Ksh. 60,000

The program takes a minimum of 4 semesters and a maximum of 8 semesters. To graduate with the Master of Science in Information Technology degree, a candidate must pass all coursework, one seminar, publish at least one journal paper, and pass the Master thesis defense.

1. Apply research skills to solve problem in Software Engineering, IT projects, Networking, Image Processing and Data management.
2. Apply management and leadership knowledge and skills in IT project management, data management, network design and administration and software development process management.
3. Apply Data mining techniques to analyze and extract information from vast amount of available data and digital images.

IT Project Manager (in software and networking projects)

Researcher in Software Engineering, Networking, and Data science

Tutorial Fellow /Assistant Lecturer in Higher learning Institutions