The Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) program with specializations in Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), Data Science, and Cloud Computing is a cutting-edge undergraduate degree designed to provide students with comprehensive skills in the rapidly evolving field of technology. This program combines strong theoretical foundations in computer science with practical, industry-relevant expertise in three of the most in-demand domains in today’s tech landscape.
This BCA program aligns with the UAE Vision 2031, which focuses on becoming a global leader in innovation, digital transformation, and technology. By equipping students with the necessary skills in AI, data science, and cloud computing, the program contributes to the UAE's goal of fostering a knowledge-driven economy and producing highly skilled professionals ready to drive innovation.
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Cisco Networking Academy offers globally recognized certifications, such as Modern AI, Python Programming, Data Analytics, Discovering Entrepreneurship, Computer Hardware, CCNA, and Cybersecurity, which are valuable for careers in IT and networking. SIU's Dubai emphasis on innovation and technical education aligns with the goals of the Networking Academy to prepare students for industry demands.
IEEE Student Chapter: An IEEE Student Chapter at Symbiosis International University Dubai is a hub for students interested in engineering, technology, and related fields. These chapters operate under the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) umbrella, offering students opportunities to enhance their technical knowledge, develop leadership skills, and connect with industry professionals.
Graduates of this BCA program with AI/ML, Data Science, and Cloud Computing specializations will have access to a wide range of career opportunities, including roles like:
Given the specialized skills in AI/ML, Data Science, and Cloud Computing, BCA graduates can find opportunities with leading organizations such as:
The Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) Program is accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the UAE Ministry of Education. In addition, it is licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
| Catalogue Code | Course Title | Course Category | Credits | Continuous Assessment | Semester End Exam | Total Marks | |
|
DBP6001 |
Academic English |
General Education |
General Education 1 |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT6592 |
Arabic I* |
General Education |
General Education 2 |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBP6002 |
UAE: History and Culture |
General Education |
General Education 3 |
2 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBTE7024 |
Web Technologies |
Major Core |
Major Course 1 (AIML) / Major Course 1 (CC) / Major Course 1 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBTE7556 |
Introduction to Python Programming |
Major Core |
Major Course 2 (AIML) / Major Course 2 (CC) / Major Course 2 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
| Total | 14 | ||||||
| * Note: This course is exempted for students proficient in Arabic. They can choose an English course based on their level. | |||||||
| Catalog Code | Course Title | Course Category | Credits | Continuous Assessment | Semester End Exam | Total Marks | |
|
DBT2001 |
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability |
General Education |
General Education 4 |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT2276 |
Cross Cultural Management |
General Education |
General Education 5 |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBP6004 |
Islamic Studies |
General Education |
General Education 6 |
2 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3580 |
Relational Database Management System |
Major Core |
Major Course 3 (AIML)/ Major Course 3 (CC)/ Major Course 3 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBTE7544 |
Data Structures and Algorithms |
Major Core |
Major Course 4 (AIML)/ Major Course 4 (CC)/ Major Course 4 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
| Total | 14 | ||||||
| Catalog Code | Course Title | Course Category | Credits | Continuous Assessment | Semester End Exam | Total Marks | |
|
DBT8732 |
Design Thinking |
General Education |
General Education 7 |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBP2975 |
Business Statistics and Mathematics |
General Education |
General Education 8 |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT7510 |
Operating Systems |
Major Core |
Major Course 5 (AIML)/ Major Course 5 (CC)/ Major Course 5 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3609 |
Structured Query Language |
Major Core |
Major Course 6 (AIML)/ Major Course 6 (CC)/ Major Course 6 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3334 |
Network Essentials |
Major Core |
Major Course 7 (AIML) / Major Course 7 (CC) / Major Course 7 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBTE7948 |
Introduction to Cloud Computing |
Major Core |
Major Course 8 (AIML) / Major Course 8 (CC) / Major Course 8 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
| Total | 18 | ||||||
| Catalog Code | Course Title | Course Category | Credits | Continuous Assessment | Semester End Exam | Total Marks | |
|
DBT3720 |
Web Performance Analysis |
Major in AIML |
Major Course 9 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3492 |
Internet of Things |
Major in CC |
Major Course 9 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT6988 |
Text Mining |
Major in DSDA |
Major Course 9 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBT3237 |
Foundations of Data Warehousing and Data Mining |
Major Core |
Major Course 10 (AIML)/ Major Course 10 (CC)/ Major Course 10 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBTE7453 |
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Major Course 11 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3674 |
Cloud Applications for Business Processes |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Major Course 11 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT6967 |
Data Science I |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Major Course 11 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBTE7453 |
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Minor Course 1 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3674 |
Cloud Applications for Business Processes |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Minor Course 1 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT6967 |
Data Science I |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Minor Course 1 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBT8000 |
Service Learning |
Social Responsibility Project |
2 |
100 |
0 |
100 |
|
| Total | 14 | ||||||
| Note: * During Semester IV, students have to choose one major and one minor area of study (which is different from their major). They have to complete three courses in their chosen major and one course in their chosen minor. | |||||||
| Catalog Code | Course Title | Course Category | Credits | Continuous Assessment | Semester End Exam | Total Marks | |
|
DBT3764 |
Machine Learning |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Major Course 12 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3600 |
Cloud Architectures and Security |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Major Course 12 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT3604 |
Essentials of Business Intelligence |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Major Course 12 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBTEE7022 |
Natural Language and Responsive AI |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Major Course 13 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3750 |
Cloud Administration and Management |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Major Course 13 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT3443 |
Data Preparation and Data Management |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Major Course 13 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBTE7022 |
Predictive Analytics |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Major Course 14 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3752 |
Fog Computing and Edge Computing |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Major Course 14 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT3510 |
Big Data: Storage and Analytics |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Major Course 14 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBT3764 |
Machine Learning |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Minor Course 2 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3600 |
Cloud Architectures and Security |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Minor Course 2 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT3604 |
Essentials of Business Intelligence |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Minor Course 2 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBTEE7022 |
Natural Language and Responsive AI |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Minor Course 3 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3750 |
Cloud Administration and Management |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Minor Course 3 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT3443 |
Data Preparation and Data Management |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Minor Course 3 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBTE7022 |
Predictive Analytics |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Minor Course 4 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3752 |
Fog Computing and Edge Computing |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Minor Course 4 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT3510 |
Big Data: Storage and Analytics |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Minor Course 4 (DSDA) |
||||
| Total | 18 | ||||||
| Note: * During Semester V, students have to complete 3 courses each in the major and minor areas of study they chose in Semester IV. | |||||||
| Catalog Code | Course Title | Course Category | Credits | Continuous Assessment | Semester End Exam | Total Marks | |
|
DBT5525 |
Research Methodology |
Major Core |
Major Course 15 (AIML)/ Major Course 15 (CC)/ Major Course 15 (DSDA) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBTE7097 |
Neural Network |
Major in AIML |
Major Course 16 in AIML |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3543 |
Virtualization and Security |
Major in CC |
Major Course 16 in CC |
||||
|
DBT3684 |
Advanced Big Data Analytics |
Major in DSDA |
Major Course 16 in DSDA |
||||
|
DBTEE7021 |
Multimodal Machine Learning |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Major Course 17 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3753 |
Grid Computing and Utility computing |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Major Course 17 (CC) |
||||
|
DBTE7281 |
Open Source Tools for Data Science |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Major Course 17 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBT3699 |
AI Applications in Social Media |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Major Course 18 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3726 |
Cloud and AI |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Major Course 18(CC) |
||||
|
DBT6850 |
Python for Data Science |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Major Course 18 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBTEE7021 |
Multimodal Machine Learning |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Minor Course 5 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3753 |
Grid Computing and Utility computing |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Minor Course 5 (CC) |
||||
|
DBTE7281 |
Open Source Tools for Data Science |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Minor Course 5 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBT3699 |
AI Applications in Social Media |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Minor Course 6 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3726 |
Cloud and AI |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Minor Course 6 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT6850 |
Python for Data Science |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Minor Course 6 (DSDA) |
||||
| Total | 18 | ||||||
| Note: * During Semester VI, students have to complete 4 courses in the major and 2 courses in the minor they chose in Semester IV. | |||||||
| Catalog Code | Course Title | Course Category | Credits | Continuous Assessment | Semester End Exam | Total Marks | |
|
DBTE7912 |
Supervised Machine Learning and Advances |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Major Course 19 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT2894 |
Cloud based solution architecture |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Major Course 19 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT3612 |
Data Visualisation |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Major Course 19 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBT3736 |
Deep Learning |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Major Course 20 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3751 |
Cloud data Centre management |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Major Course 20 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT6987 |
Statistical Machine Learning |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Major Course 20 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBTE7912 |
Supervised Machine Learning and Advances |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Minor Course 7 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT2894 |
Cloud-based solution architecture |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Minor Course 7 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT3612 |
Data Visualisation |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Minor Course 7 (DSDA) |
||||
|
DBT3736 |
Deep Learning |
Major/ Minor in AIML |
Minor Course 8 (AIML) |
3 |
60 |
40 |
100 |
|
DBT3751 |
Cloud Data Centre management |
Major/ Minor in CC |
Minor Course 8 (CC) |
||||
|
DBT6987 |
Statistical Machine Learning |
Major/ Minor in DSDA |
Minor Course 8 (DSDA) |
||||
| Total | 12 | ||||||
| *Note: * During Semester VII, students have to complete 2 courses each in the major and minor areas of study they chose in Semester IV. | |||||||
| Catalog Code | Course Title | Course Category | Credits | Continuous Assessment | Semester End Exam | Total Marks | |
|
DBT3906 |
Internship |
Internship |
12 |
100 |
0 |
100 |
|
| Program Name | Application Fee (AED) | Annual Tuition Fee (AED) | Visa Cost Per Year (AED) | Visa Renewal Charge (AED) | Caution Deposit (AED) |
| Bachelor of Computer Applications (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning / Cloud Computing / Data Science & Data Analytics) | 250 | 42,000 | 5,000 | 3,500 | 4,000 |
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