BSc
Department of Information Science BSc Program
The requirements for admission to the program are based on the University’s admission requirement as all students are admitted to higher education institutions is based on students’ performance in school leaving certificate examination. Applicants who have successfully completed their 10 + two (10+2) preparatory school education can be considered for admission.
S.No | Course Name | Course Code | Chr | L | T | P | H | ECTS |
1 | Mathematics for Natural Sciences | Math1011 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2 | Communicative English Language Skills I | FLEn1011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
3 | Geography of Ethiopia and the Horn | GeES1011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
4 | General Physics | Phys1011 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
5 | General Psychology | Psyc1011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
6 | Critical Thinking | LoCT1011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
7 | Physical Fitness | SpSc1011 | P/F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P/F |
8 | Economics | Econ1011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
Total |
| 21 |
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| 35 |
S.No | Course Name | Course Code | Chr | L | T | P | H | ECTS |
1 | Introduction to Emerging Technologies | EmTe1012 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2 | Communicative English Language Skills II | FLEn1012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
3 | History of Ethiopia and the Horn | Hist1012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
4 | Computer Programming | ECEg1052 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
5 | Applied Mathematics I | Math1041 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
6 | Moral and Civic Education | MCiE1012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
7 | Social Anthropology | Anth1012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Total |
| 19 |
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| 33 |
Module name | Module code | Course Code | Course Title | Chr | Lec. | Lab | Tutorial | ECTS |
Foundations of Information Science | INSC-M 2111 | INSC 2111 | Fundamentals of Information Science | 3 | 3 |
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| 5 |
– | – | GlTr1011 | Global Trends | 2 |
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| 3 |
– | – | Incl1012 | Inclusiveness | 2 |
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| 3 |
Foundations of Information Science | INSC-M 2111 | INSC 2113 | Information and Digital Literacy | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Scientific Studies and Communications | INSC-M 2825 | STAT 2814 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | 3 |
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| 5 |
Programming and Database Management | INSC-M 2114 | INSC 2115 | Fundamentals of Database | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Information Consultancy | INSC-M 3327 | INSC 3327 | Information Sources and Services | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 |
Total |
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| 18 |
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| 29 |
Module name | Module code | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. | Lec. | Lab | Tut. | ECTS |
Programming and Database Management | INSC-M 2114 | INSC 2222 | Fundamental of Programming II | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
INSC 2223 | Advanced Database | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | ||
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| MGMT 1011 | Entrepreneurship | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 |
Foundations of Information Science | INSC-M 2131 | INSC 2112 | Fundamental of Data Science | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Networking | INSC-M 2524 | INSC 2524 | Data Communication and Networking | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Information And Knowledge Management | INSC-M 3414 | INSC 3415 | Collection Development and Management | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 |
Programming and Database Management | INSC-M 2114 | INSC 3222 | Data structure and Algorithm | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Total |
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| 19 |
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| 31 |
Module name | Module code | Course Code | Course Title | Cr | Lec. | Lab | Tut. | ECTS |
Information |
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Retrieval and Knowledge Extraction | INSC-M 4813 | INSC 4813 | Information Storage and Retrieval System |
3 | 2 | 3 |
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5 |
Web Development and Management | INSC-M 3613 | INSC 3613 | Internet Programming | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Information And Knowledge Management | INSC-M 3414 | INSC 3414 | Knowledge Organization and Management | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Networking | INSC-M 2524 | INSC 3516 | System Administration and Networking | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Information And Knowledge Management | INSC-M 3414 | INSC3625 | Digital Libraries | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
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| Math 1021 | Discrete Mathematics and combinatory | 3 | 3 |
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| 5 |
Total |
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| 19 |
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| 32 |
Module name | Module code | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. | Lec. | Lab | Tut | ECTS |
Web development and management | INSC-M 3613 | INSC 3621 | Advanced Web Programming | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
| INSC-M 2114 | INSC 3211 | Object Oriented Programming | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Automation and Electronic Resource Management | INSC-M 3624 | INSC 3624 | Automation of Library and Information Systems |
3 | 2 | 3 |
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5 |
Scientific studies and communications | INSC-M 2825 | INSC 2825 | Research Methods in Information Science | 3 | 3 |
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| 5 |
Programming and Database Management | INSC-M 2111 | INSC 3112 | Artificial Intelligence |
3 | 2 | 3 |
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5 |
Scientific studies and communications | INSC-M 2825 | INSC 2826 | System Analysis and Design | 3 | 3 |
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| 5 |
Total |
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| 18 |
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| 30 |
Module name | Module code | Course Code | Course Title | Cr | Lec. | Lab | Tut | ECTS |
Scientific Studies and Communications | INSC-M 2825 | INSC 4812 | Student Research Project Phase I | 2 |
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| 3 |
Scientific Studies and Communications | INSC-M 2825 | INSC 3826 | Scholarly Communication and Bibliometric | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 |
Information retrieval and knowledge extraction | INSC- M 4813 | INSC 4815 | Information Architecture | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 |
Automation and Electronic Resource Management | INSC-M 3624 | INSC 4615 | Multimedia application and System | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Information Retrieval and Knowledge Extraction | INSC-M 4813 | INSC 4814 | Data Mining and Data Warehousing | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Scientific studies and communications | INSC-M 2825 | INSC4316 | Industrial Practice | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 |
Information And Knowledge Management | INSC-M 3414 | INSC 4426 | Management of Library and Information Center | 3 | 3 |
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| 5 |
Programming and Database Management | INSC-M 2114 | INSC 3223 | Visual Basic Programming | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Total |
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| 20 |
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| 32 |
Module name | Module code | Course Code | Course Title | Cr . | Lec | Lab | Tut | ECTS |
Information And Knowledge Management | INSC-M 3414 | INSC 4422 | Archives and Records Management | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Scientific Study and Communications | INSC-M 2825 | INSC 4821 | Student Research project Phase II | 3 |
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| 5 |
Foundations of Information Science | INSC-M 2111 | INSC 2123 | Data Curation and Management | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 |
Information Consultancy
| INSC-M 3327 | INSC 4323 | Information Policy and Security | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 |
INSC-M 3327 | INSC 4324 | Fundamentals of health Informatics | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 | |
INSC-M 3327 | INSC 4325 | Information Marketing | 2 | 2 |
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| 3 | |
Foundations of information science | INSC- M 2111 | INSC 2114 | Data Visualization and Analytics | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Total |
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| 17 |
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| 27 |