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Bachelor of Business Information Systems

BBISUndergraduateInformation Technology

About This Programme

Bridges business and technology, covering enterprise systems, data, and digital transformation. Three years (Advanced Entry) or four with an Integrated Freshman Year.

Course Highlights

  • Bridges business and technology - systems, e-business and MIS.
  • ACS-accredited (Australian Computer Society).
  • Major-project capstone; degree awarded by the University of Wollongong, Australia.
  • 144 credit points; 3-year or 4-year pathway.

What You'll Study

Delivered on the Dubai Knowledge Park campus (6 credit points per subject), combining computing and business subjects.

Core Subjects

  • Programming Fundamentals with Python6 credits
  • System Analysis6 credits
  • Data Management & Security6 credits
  • Object Oriented Design and Programming6 credits
  • Computing and Cyber Security Fundamentals6 credits
  • Networks and Communications6 credits
  • Introduction to Web Technology6 credits
  • Introduction to Management6 credits

Core Subjects

  • Accounting for Decision Making6 credits
  • IT Project Management6 credits
  • Human Computer Interaction6 credits
  • Introductory Principles of Finance6 credits
  • Principles of eBusiness6 credits
  • Management Information Systems6 credits
  • Marketing Principles6 credits
  • Mathemathics for Computing6 credits

Core Subject

  • Software Development Methodologies6 credits

Capstone

  • Project12 credits

General Elective Subjects

  • Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship*6 credits

Choose One Emirati Studies*

  • Urban Sociology6 credits
  • Public Health6 credits
  • UAE and International Relations6 credits
  • Society and Environment – Resources, Challenges, Futures6 credits
  • Muslim Societies Across the Ages: Tradition, Secularism & Modernity6 credits

Entry Requirements

Academic: Advanced Entry (3 years) or Direct Entry (4 years), by school system. UAE/Arab Al-Thanawiyya Al-Aama 70% (direct entry only); American High School Diploma grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0), plus SAT 1100 for advanced entry; India CBSE 10.5 advanced / 7 direct; India ICSE 77% / 55%; Chinese Senior High School 80% / 60%; Pakistan HSSC 88% / 65%; South Korea CSAT 77.5% / 70%.
A Level: British GCE: five IGCSE/GCSE subjects at grade D plus three A Levels at CCD for advanced entry, or two AS / one A Level at grade D for direct entry, in both cases with Year 13 completed.
IB Diploma: International Baccalaureate Diploma: 25 points for advanced entry, 21 points for direct entry.
English: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with 6.0 in each band for advanced entry, or 5.0 overall for direct entry. TOEFL iBT 79 (18 Reading/Writing, 17 Listening/Speaking) or 40 overall. PTE Academic 54 with 54 in each communicative skill, or 42 overall.

UOWD publishes a 21-row matrix covering a further nine school systems (Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, CIS). See the programme page for the full table.

Careers

Graduates become business analysts, information systems managers, IT consultants, application analysts and systems analysts.

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

Accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education (CAA) and KHDA-licensed; conferred by the University of Wollongong (Australia). ACS-accredited.

Professional exemptions

ACS (Australian Computer Society) accreditation

Programme Details

Award

Bachelor of Business Information Systems

Start Date

September 2026 (also January & April intakes)

Typical Offer

High-school completion; IELTS 6.0 (3-yr) / 5.0 (4-yr)

Duration

3 years

Qualification

Bachelors

Subject Area

Information Technology

Campus

Dubai

Course Type

Single major

Tuition Fee

AED 63,449/yr

Apply online at uowdubai.ac.ae. Scholarships and merit awards are available.

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Next intakes
JanSep

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