BSc in Multimedia and Internet Computing
This degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Informatics and Telecommunications. The programme recognises:
a) that the internet is changing the nature of the world’s economy and leaves no organisation unaffected and
b) that multimedia (with its text, sound, moving images and interactivity) has opened up a new world in communication.
Aim
To enable students to learn the theory that lies behind the internet and multimedia and to equip them with the wherewithal to transfer this learning into practice.
Objectives
The objectives of this programme are:
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to provide students with the essential background that will enable them to develop and maintain internet and webbased applications as tools which serve the organisation.
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to provide students with a high level of competence in indentifying and translating the needs of the organisation into successful web systems.
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to provide students with a new range of skills necessary in dealing with the new requirements demanded by the multimedia industry including issues that relate to interfaces, user requirements, graphics, animation and virtual reality together with a proficiency in audio and video production techniques.
Course Duration
The duration of the programme is eight semesters full-time study and leads to the BSc(Hons) Degree in Multimedia and Internet Computing.
Graduation Requirements
Students studying towards the BSc Honours in Multimedia and Internet Computing are required to take a minimum of 264 out of 288 ECTS. Two-hundred and sixteen (216) come from core subjects and forty-eight (48) come from Electives.
The table below shows the analytical distribution of ECTS per semester:
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Semesters 1 and 2
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Core:
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30 ECTS
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Electives:
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6 ECTS
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| Semesters 3 and 4 |
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Core:
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30 ECTS
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Electives:
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6 ECTS
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| Semesters 5 and 6 |
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Core:
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24 ECTS
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Electives:
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6-12 ECTS
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| Semesters 7 and 8 |
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Core:
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24 ECTS
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Electives:
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6-12 ECTS
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Honours Degree
On graduation, each candidate should have:
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completed successfully all the prescribed coursework of the examination syllabus
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achieved the required minimum number of credits of prescribed coursework and laboratory work by completing successfully all core and elective subjects, as required by the programme of study.
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a minimum of 264 ECTS and secured a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.00.
A candidate that has fulfilled the requirements of the prescribed scheme of study and has satisfied the examiners shall be eligible for the conferment of a Bachelors Degree with Honours in one of the following classes on the basis of his/her Grade Point Average (GPA).
| 3,60 to 4,00: |
First Class |
| 3,00 to 3,59: |
Second Class, 1st Division |
| 2,60 to 2,99: |
Second Class, 2nd Division |
| 2,00 to 2,59: |
Third Class |
Candidates not deened to have attained the standard required for the conferment of an Honours Degree may be granted a Pass Degree.
* a subject for one stream can also be available as an option for the other stream. A subject is available as an elective if the condition of prerequisites is satisfied.
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