Harare Institute of Technology Online Application
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Important Information
- All applicants must complete all sections of the application form carefully. If the Institute discovers that any information submitted by the applicant is false, the Institute will reject that application and may refer the matter for legal action.
- By creating an application, all applicants endorse that they have understood the information given below and that they agree to their application being considered under the conditions outlined below.
- All applicants MUST submit with their application, digital copies (pdf/jpg/png) of all qualifications/certificates referred to in the application, including birth certificates. The copies of the certificates must be verified by a Commissioner of Oaths or Head/Principal of the Institute at which the examinations were taken.
- Applicants must give careful thought to their choice of the degree programme about the entry requirements for that programme and their subject passes.
- Applicants need to understand that admission will be made, as far as possible, by the degree preference made by the applicants. Therefore the first preference should be what the candidate genuinely wants to pursue.
- Applicants will be considered for their stated alternatives only if their first choice is unsuccessful and only if places on the alternative degree programme are available. In the event of a candidate not being selected for any of their preferences, an offer may be made which is not by his/. her preference, should the candidate meet the required entry qualifications.
- Applicants who are in doubt regarding the selection or preference should seek advice from the Admissions Office before completing their forms (at the Campus, Tel: 741427 – 31).
- Details of the courses on offer, entry requirements and guidelines have been outlined in the section below.
- All Special Entry applicants will be limited to their first preference only
- Finance
- Applicants must ensure that they have the necessary finance to pay on registration. It is the student’s responsibility to secure sponsorship if this is needed.
- Decisions on applications for admission to the Institute will NOT be made until the results of all qualifying examinations are known.
- Accommodation
THERE IS LIMITED ACCOMMODATION ON CAMPUS FOR WHICH ADMITTED STUDENTS MUST APPLY TO THE DEAN OF STUDENTS. STUDENTS MAY BE ABLE TO FIND RENTED ACCOMMODATION IN HARARE. - The decision of the Admissions Committee is final.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Normal Entry
For normal entry candidates should:-
- Have satisfied the general requirements as prescribed below; and
- Have satisfied the special requirements for entry into the particular Programme chosen; and
- Have passed English Language and Mathematics at Ordinary Level or approved equivalents.
Special Entry – This admission is considered through non- Zimbabwean Qualifications.
General Requirements
- For all degree programmes, candidates must have 5 ‘O’ level passes at Grade ‘C’ or better with passes in Maths, English and Science.
- Passes at National Diploma and Higher National Diploma for admission at approved levels in the appropriate field of study.
The following are acceptable to the Institute:-
Ordinary Level Pass or Equivalent
Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Certificate, Higher Education Examinations Council (HEXCO) Certificate, Ordinary Level of the Associated Examining Board’s General Certificate of Education; Credit Standard of Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate; Ordinary Level of the University of London’s General Certificate of Education and Advanced Standard of the Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate.
General Subject Provisions
Subjects must have been chosen from the approved list below and restrictions against the combination of overlapping subjects must have been observed.
Approved subjects for admission purposes are listed in the appendix.
DURATION OF STUDY
Duration of the study indicated in section 4 includes (30 thirty weeks of INTERNSHIP during the third year.
SCHOOL/CENTRE AND DEGREE/DIPLOMA PROGRAMME CHOICE
Listed below are the Schools and Degree programmes available and the abbreviations used by the Institute to indicate these. Select carefully the School and Degree programmes of your first preference, and enter them in the spaces provided in 4.1 using the relevant abbreviations for the School and Degree programmes shown below. If you wish to be considered for alternative Schools and Degree programmes, in the event of your first choice being unsuccessful, you should also indicate these in the spaces provided.
NB: All Special Entry applications will be limited to one preference only.
UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES OFFERED:
| SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (BMS) | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | DURATION OF STUDY |
| ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (BEC) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: MATHEMATICS, ACCOUNTING OR COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ANY OTHER SUBJECT(S) FROM THE FOLLOWING: BUSINESS STUDIES, ECONOMICS, PHYSICS OR ANY RELEVANT COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. | 4 YEARS |
| FINANCIAL ENGINEERING (BFE) | THREE ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN COMMERCIAL OR SCIENCE SUBJECTS, INCLUDING MATHEMATICS. | 4 YEARS |
| FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING (BFA) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN COMMERCIAL OR SCIENCE SUBJECTS, INCLUDING MATHEMATICS. Also, AN ACCEPTED STUDENT MUST BE VETTED FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY BY ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE AND A CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE MUST BE ISSUED AND SUBMITTED TO THE INSTITUTE BEFORE REGISTRATION. | 4 YEARS |
| SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (ET) | ||
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | DURATION OF STUDY |
| CHEMICAL AND PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (ECP) | THREE ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY AND A THIRD APPROVED SUBJECT SUCH AS PHYSICS, TECHNICAL DRAWING, COMPUTER SCIENCE BIOLOGY, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR METALLURGY. | 4 YEARS |
| ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (EEE) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS OR EQUIVALENT. | 4 YEARS |
| INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING (EIM) | THREE ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS PLUS ANY OTHER TECHNICAL OR SCIENCE SUBJECT. | 4 YEARS |
| POLYMER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (EPT) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN CHEMISTRY AND EITHER MATHEMATICS OR PHYSICS | 4 YEARS |
| SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (ST) | ||
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | DURATION OF STUDY |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY (SBT) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, AND A THIRD APPROVED SUBJECT WHICH COULD BE EITHER PHYSICS OR MATHEMATICS. | 4 YEARS |
| FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY (SFP) | THREE ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN CHEMISTRY AND ANY OTHER TWO IN BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS OR FOOD SCIENCE. | 4 YEARS |
| PHARMACY (SPT) | THREE ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN CHEMISTRY AND EITHER BIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS OR PHYSICS. | 4 YEARS |
| MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (MTECH) DEGREE IN MACHINE DESIGN (EMMD) | APPLICANTS MUST BE HOLDERS OF A RELEVANT HONOURS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION WITH AT LEAST A LOWER SECOND (2.2) CLASS. RELEVANT FIELDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING. (2 YEARS FULL TIME – CONVENTIONAL) | 2 YEARS FULL TIME |
| SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (IST) | ||
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | DURATION OF STUDY |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE (ICS) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES INCLUDING MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS OR COMPUTER SCIENCE OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT SCIENCE SUBJECT. | 4 YEARS |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IIT) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES INCLUDING MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS OR COMPUTER SCIENCE OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT SCIENCE SUBJECT. | 4 YEARS |
| INFORMATION SECURITY & ASSURANCE (ISA) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES INCLUDING MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS OR COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT SCIENCE SUBJECT. | 4 YEARS |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (ISE) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES INCLUDING MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS OR COMPUTER SCIENCE OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT SCIENCE SUBJECT. | 4 YEARS |
| MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (MTECH) DEGREE IN CLOUD COMPUTING (IMCC) | APPLICANTS MUST BE HOLDERS OF A RELEVANT HONOURS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION WITH AT LEAST A LOWER SECOND (2.2) CLASS. RELEVANT FIELDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMPUTER SCIENCE, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION SECURITY & ASSURANCE. (2 YEARS FULL TIME – CONVENTIONAL) | 2 YEARS FULL TIME |
| MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (MTECH) DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (IMCS) | APPLICANTS MUST BE HOLDERS OF A RELEVANT HONOURS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION WITH AT LEAST A LOWER SECOND (2.2) CLASS. RELEVANT FIELDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. (2 YEARS FULL TIME – CONVENTIONAL) | 2 YEARS FULL TIME |
| MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (MTECH) DEGREE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IMIT) | APPLICANTS MUST BE HOLDERS OF A RELEVANT HONOURS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION WITH AT LEAST A LOWER SECOND (2.2) CLASS. RELEVANT FIELDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SECURITY & ASSURANCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING. (2 YEARS FULL TIME – CONVENTIONAL) | 2 YEARS FULL TIME |
| MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (MTECH) DEGREE IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (IMSE) | APPLICANTS MUST BE HOLDERS OF A RELEVANT HONOURS DEGREE FROM A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION WITH AT LEAST A LOWER SECOND (2.2) CLASS. RELEVANT FIELDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. (2 YEARS FULL TIME – CONVENTIONAL) | 2 YEARS FULL TIME |
| SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (ST) | ||
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | DURATION OF STUDY |
| BACHELOR SCIENCE HONOURS DEGREE IN RADIOGRAPHY (SRT) | TWO ‘A’ LEVEL PASSES IN EITHER BIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS OR CHEMISTRY. | 4 YEARS FULL TIME |
| POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL DOSIMETRY (SDMDT) | DIPLOMA IN RADIOGRAPHY OR EQUIVALENT PLUS TWO YEARS POST QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE. | 2 YEARS PART-TIME |
| POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL ULTRASOUND (SDMUT) | DIPLOMA IN RADIOGRAPHY OR EQUIVALENT PLUS TWO YEARS RELEVANT POST QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE. | 18 MONTHS FULL TIME |
| SCHOOL OF AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (BMS) | ||
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | DURATION OF STUDY |
| DIPLOMA IN MICROFINANCE (BDM) | A MINIMUM OF 5’O’ LEVELS INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND MATHEMATICS, PLUS TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MICROFINANCE AND OR RELATED FIELDS. | 1 YEAR PART-TIME |
