The School of Information Technology (IT) consists of four Departments, namely ‘Software Engineering’, ‘Network Engineering’, ‘Applied Technologies’ and ‘IT Management & Governance’.

These Departments collectively offer an extensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in the computing discipline of Information Technology.

The vision of the School is to be the leading provider of state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology expertise in South Africa. The undergraduate qualifications are designed to give students an adequate grounding in the fundamental principles underlying their chosen field of study, while at the same time emphasising the practical and applied nature of the subject matter. A significant portion of the tuition time is spent in our modern, well-equipped computer laboratories.

At postgraduate level, students can specialise in various research focus areas including Information Security Management and Governance, Health Informatics, Cybersecurity, Usability and User Experience.