The Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) requires four years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) and the honours program an additional year (or equivalent part-time).
The course is offered by the School of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
There is an alternative 1 year program for the Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) for students who have successfully completed a Bachelor of Information Technology.
Admission requirements
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Course aims
The course has been designed to provide graduates with:
- a strong foundation in both the theoretical and the practical aspects of information technology and information systems management
- a strong, practical understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and a commitment to them
- well developed written and oral communication skills
- an ability to critically analyse and evaluate complex information and solve problems
- an awareness of social, economic, cultural and environmental aspects of information technology
- the ability to work professionally as an individual and as a member of multi-disciplinary teams
- an understanding of the need to undertake lifelong learning and the capacity to do so
- preparation for future management roles as an information technologist.
The course provides the foundations that will underpin ongoing professional development, preparing graduates for further study or for a career in a computing related field or in other areas where the range of skills and knowledge acquired is needed or desirable.
The final Honours year in Information Technology has been designed to provide graduates with:
- reinforcement of the theoretical and the practical aspects of information technology
- a strong ability to critically analyse and evaluate information and solve problems
- the ability to work professionally as an individual, particularly in terms of a large research project
- insight into advanced areas of information technology
- an understanding of the need to undertake lifelong learning and the capacity to do so
- preparation for future professional roles as a information technologist.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the award, students will be able to:- competently use professional skills and knowledge in the systematic development of complex information systems
- apply their skills and knowledge in a professionally responsible manner
- communicate effectively with other computer scientists and the wider global community using a wide range of communication technologies
- work professionally as an individual and in a team
- develop computer-based solutions appropriate to the social, political, international, economic and environmental contexts in which they are applied
- engage in the process of continuing learning needed to retain the necessary level of professional skills and knowledge in the area of information technology.
On completion of the Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours), students will be eligible for professional membership of the Australian Computer Society.
Program of study
To qualify for the Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
No more than 45 units of First Year topics may be counted towards the degree.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Students achieving a credit level average or better at the end of third year will be eligible to continue to the fourth year honours degree program in Information Technology. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Information Technology on completion of 108 units.
Students who have completed 108 units according to the first three years of the Program may choose to exit with the Bachelor of Information Technology.
Core - Year 1 topics
36 units comprising:
COMP1001 Fundamentals of Computing (4.5 units)
COMP1101 Information and Communications Technology 1A (4.5 units)
COMP1102 Computer Programming 1 (4.5 units)
COMP1111 Information Technology Applications* (4.5 units)
COMP1401 Professional Skills in Computing** (4.5 units)
STAT1412 Data Analysis Laboratory* (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of elective topics*** from across the University where entry requirements are met.
Core - Year 2 topics
36 units comprising:
COMP2731 Software Engineering 1 (4.5 units)
COMP2741 Application Development (4.5 units)
COMP2761 Database and Conceptual Modelling (4.5 units)
COMP2772 Web-Based Systems Development (4.5 units)
ENGR2792 Software Engineering 2 (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.
Plus one of:
BUSN3027 E-Business (4.5 units)
COMP2762 Operating Systems (4.5 units)
Core - Year 3 topics
36 units comprising:
COMP3721 Enterprise Information Security (4.5 units)
COMP3732 Enterprise Systems (4.5 units)
COMP3751 Interactive Computer Systems (4.5 units)
COMP3771 Advanced Database (4.5 units)
ENGR3704 Project Management for Engineering and Science (4.5 units)
Plus 4.5 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.
Plus either:
COMP3782 Information Technology Project (4.5 units) AND
CSEM upper-level topic# (4.5 units)
OR
COMP3792 Information Technology Practicum (9 units)
Core - Honours year topics
36 units selected from^^:
COMP4700A Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)
COMP4700B Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)
COMP4700C Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)
COMP4700D Honours Thesis (4.5/18 units)
Plus 18 units of CSEM option topics#
* With the permission of the course coordinator, students may replace either or both of COMP1111 Information Technology Applications or STAT1412 Data Analysis Laboratory with MATH1121 Mathematics 1A or MATH1122 Mathematics 1B.
** With the permission of the course coordinator students may select ENGL1001 Professional English or ENGR1401 Professional Skills for Engineers as alternatives while students from non-English speaking backgrounds, may be permitted to enrol in ESOL1101 English as a Second Language 1.
***Students planning to transfer to the Bachelor of Computer Science should select MATH1121 Mathematics 1A as one of their electives.
^^Students must undertake the Honours Thesis topics over a minimum of two semesters.
#CSEM upper-level topics must be selected from COMP, ENGR, MATH and STAT topics at 2000-level and above.
#CSEM option topics must be selected from Table A (PDF 37KB) , at least half of which will be chosen from those labelled as Computer Science / Information Technology (Group C). With permission of the Director of Studies, one CSEM option topic may be chosen from CSEM upper-level topics. CSEM upper-level topics must be selected from COMP, ENGR, MATH and STAT topics at 2000-level and above.
Combined degrees
The Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) may also be studied in a combined degrees program with a: