Courses
At the Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation (UCTI), formally known as the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT), the School of Computing & Technology, its oldest establishment, offers a wide variety of specialised programmes in this field. It’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are offered at the foundation, diploma, degree and master’s levels. All these programmes are also approved by the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia and the qualifications are accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
 
Computing & Technology
Due to the vastness and the interdisciplinary nature of the field of computing and technology field, different institutions of higher learning categorise their courses differently and have different requirements. For example, some may call their degree Bachelor of Information Technology while others may refer to it as Bachelor of Computing Technology or even a Bachelor in Computer Engineering. The subjects taught in these degrees may be the same or may differ slightly. Some institutions may teach networking modules under Computing Technology while others may teach it as a separate degree altogether. Thus there are no cut and dry rules when it comes to the computing world. In general, the principles of computer science and information technology are merged in attempts to offer more encompassing course modules and degrees.
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is a broad field that focuses on managing and processing data using technology and provides you with strong foundation of IT skills and its various specialisations. The crux of information technology is to develop and manage information systems that support businesses or organisations. Thus it also includes the study of business and marketing apart from the basics of computer science subjects such as programming, system development, databases etc. At UCTI the BSc (Hons) in Information Technology programme provides the skills and knowledge to critically understand and apply appropriate strategies, techniques and technologies in the development of information systems.