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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

  • CSIT110Programming Fundamentals with Python6 credits
  • CSIT114System Analysis6 credits
  • CSIT115Data Management & Security6 credits
  • CSIT121Object Oriented Design and Programming6 credits
  • CSIT123Computing and Cyber Security Fundamentals6 credits
  • CSIT127Networks and Communications6 credits
  • CSIT128Introduction to Web Technology6 credits
  • MGNT110Introduction to Management6 credits

Core Subjects

  • ACCY121Accounting for Decision Making6 credits
  • CSIT214IT Project Management6 credits
  • CSIT226Human Computer Interaction6 credits
  • FIN 111Introductory Principles of Finance6 credits
  • ISIT204Principles of eBusiness6 credits
  • ISIT224Management Information Systems6 credits
  • MARK101Marketing Principles6 credits
  • MATH225Mathemathics for Computing6 credits

Core Subject

  • CSIT314Software Development Methodologies6 credits

Capstone

  • CSIT321Project12 credits

General Elective Subjects

  • INE 301Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship*6 credits

Choose One Emirati Studies*

  • URBS103Urban Sociology6 credits
  • PUBH115Public Health6 credits
  • IRAE135UAE and International Relations6 credits
  • GEOG222Society and Environment – Resources, Challenges, Futures6 credits
  • ARTS317Muslim 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 (Advanced Entry) or 4 years (Integrated Freshman Year)

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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