Course type

Undergraduate

CRICOS code

064104G

Course rules

To be awarded the Bachelor of Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Medical Science, students must successfully complete a total of 240 credit points, comprising:

From the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies (Bachelor of Information Technology component):

• A maximum of 72 credit points from first year units of study (core and recommended electives)
• At least 84 credit points from 3000-level and above units (including 72cp of core, selected core and recommended electives)
• At least 18 credit points of MATH/STAT units of study
• Completion of the Computer Science and/or Information Systems stream

From the Faculty of Science (Bachelor of Medical Science component):

• At least 48 credit points from Junior Science units of study, comprising MBLG1001/MBLG1901 Molecular Biology and Genetics/(Adv), 12 credit points each from Chemistry, Mathematics (this may include the 18 credit points of MATH/STAT units of study undertaken for the BIT component) and Physics or Computational Science, and 6 credit points of Biology.
• 48 credit points of Intermediate core units of study listed in Table IV of the Faculty of Science Handbook of units of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science;
• At least 24 credit points of Senior units of study taken from the subject areas of Anatomy/Histology, Biology (Genetics), Biochemistry, Cell Pathology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Physiology.
• Please note that up to 12 credit points of Senior units of study listed in Table IV of the Faculty of Science Handbook of units of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science can be approved towards the Bachelor of Information Technology's selected core units at level 3000 and above.

Bachelor of Information Technology component

Specialisation streams in Information Technology

Students must complete study in one of the following streams:

• Computer Science
• Information Systems

The requirements for completing these streams are set out in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Handbook

Students must complete core units of study for their chosen stream/s, as outlined below:

Computer Science stream:

First Year Core units (24 credit points)

ELEC1601 Foundations of Computer Systems

ENGG1805 Professional Engineering and IT

INFO1103 Introduction to Programming or INFO1903 Informatics (Advanced)

INFO1105/1905 Data Structures/(Advanced)

Second Year Core units (24 credit points)

COMP2007/2907 Algorithms and Complexity/(Advanced)

COMP2129 Operating Systems and Machine Principles

INFO2110 Systems Analysis and Modelling

INFO2120/2820 Database Systems 1/(Advanced)

Students are required to complete at least 30 credit points of 3000-level units of study from the core, selected core and recommended elective units listed below for the CS stream.

Third Year Core units (18 credit points)

INFO3402 Management of IT Projects and Systems

INFO3600 Major Development Project (Advanced)

Third Year Selected Core units of study (at least 12 credit points)

COMP3109 Programming Languages and Paradigms

COMP3308/3608 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence/(Adv)

COMP3419 Graphics and Multimedia

COMP3456 Computational Methods for Life Sciences

COMP3520 Operating Systems Internals

ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet

ELEC3609 Internet Software Platforms

INFO3220 Object Oriented Design

INFO3315 Human-Computer Interaction

INFO3404/3504 Database Systems 2/(Adv)

Up to 12 credit points of Senior units of study listed in Table IV of the Faculty of Science Handbook of units of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science can be approved towards the Bachelor of Information Technology's selected core units at level 3000 and above.

Fourth Year Selected Core units of study (BIT Pass degree students must complete at least 48 credit points)

COMP5045 Computational Geometry

COMP5046 Statistical Natural Language Processing

COMP5047 Pervasive Computing

COMP5048 Information Visualisation

COMP5318 Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining

COMP5338 Advanced Data Models

COMP5348 Enterprise Scale Software

COMP5416 Advanced Network Technologies

COMP5424 Information Technology in Biomedicine

COMP5425 Multimedia Storage, Retrieval & Delivery

COMP5426 Network Based High Performance Computing

ELEC4605 Computer Architecture

ELEC5260 Model Based Software Engineering

ELEC5508 Wireless Engineering

ELEC5509 Mobile Networks

ELEC5514 Networked Embedded Systems

ELEC5614 Real Time Computing

ELEC5616 Computer and Network Security

ELEC5618 Software Quality Engineering

ELEC5619 Object Oriented Application Frameworks

INFO5991 Services Science Management and Eng

INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations

ISYS5050 Knowledge Management Systems

Information Systems stream:

First Year Core units (24 credit points)

ENGG1805 Professional Engineering and IT

INFO1003 Foundations of Information Technology

INFO1103 Introduction to Programming or INFO1903 Informatics (Advanced)

INFO1105/1905 Data Structures/(Advanced)

Second Year Core units (24 credit points)

INFO2110 Systems Analysis and Modelling

INFO2315 Introduction to IT Security

INFO2120/2820 Database Systems 1/(Advanced)

ISYS2140 Information Systems

Students are required to complete at least 30 credit points of 3000-level units of study from the core, selected core and recommended elective units listed below for the IS stream.

Third Year Core units (24 credit points)

INFO3402 Management of IT Projects and Systems

INFO3600 Major Development Project (Advanced)

ISYS3401 Analytical Methods & Information Systems

Third Year Selected Core units of study (at least 6 credit points)

ELEC3610 E-Business Analysis and Design

INFO3315 Human-Computer Interaction

INFO3404/3504 Database Systems 2/(Adv)

Up to 12 credit points of Senior units of study listed in Table IV of the Faculty of Science Handbook of units of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science can be approved towards the Bachelor of Information Technology's selected core units at level 3000 and above.

Fourth Year Selected Core units of study (BIT Pass degree students must complete at least 48 credit points)

COMP5045 Computational Geometry

COMP5046 Statistical Natural Language Processing

COMP5047 Pervasive Computing

COMP5048 Information Visualisation

COMP5318 Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining

COMP5338 Advanced Data Models

COMP5348 Enterprise Scale Software

COMP5416 Advanced Network Technologies

COMP5424 Information Technology in Biomedicine

COMP5425 Multimedia Storage, Retrieval & Delivery

COMP5426 Network Based High Performance Computing

ELEC4605 Computer Architecture

ELEC5260 Model Based Software Engineering

ELEC5508 Wireless Engineering

ELEC5509 Mobile Networks

ELEC5514 Networked Embedded Systems

ELEC5614 Real Time Computing

ELEC5616 Computer and Network Security

ELEC5618 Software Quality Engineering

ELEC5919 Object Oriented Application Frameworks

INFO5991 Services Science Management and Eng

INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations

ISYS5050 Knowledge Management Systems

In addition, all students must complete a total of 18 credit points (with at least 6 credit points of 2000-level or above) of MATH and/or STAT units. The School recommends students choose from the following units:

MATH1001 Differential Calculus

MATH1002 Linear Algebra

MATH1003 Integral Calculus and Modelling

MATH1004 Discrete Mathematics

MATH1005 Statistics

MATH2063 Math Computing and Nonlinear Systems

MATH2069 Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory

STAT2012 Statistical Tests

A full list of MATH and STAT units is available in the Faculty of Science Handbook.

Bachelor of Medical Science component

Students are advised to contact the Faculty of Science for further advice on pre-enrolment in the Bachelor of Medical Science component.

Enrolment guide

For further information on the Bachelor of Medical Science students should refer to the Bachelor of Medical Science information in the Faculty of Science Handbook.

For information on the stream requirements for the Bachelor of Information Technology students should refer to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Handbook.

As this course is supervised by both the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Science:

• For student matters relating to the Bachelor of Information Technology component of this degree, students should contact the School of Information Technologies
• For student matters relating to the Bachelor of Medical Science students should contact the Faculty of Science.

Degree resolutions and faculty handbooks

For more information regarding degree requirements and resolutions for this course in 2010, students should refer to the:

• Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Handbook
• Faculty of Science Handbook