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Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) CA57

Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time.
Mode and Location: Internal - R, external.
Courses/Units of Credit: 48 units of credit.
Faculty: Informatics & Communication.
Entry: Direct.
Contact: Ron Balsys on 07 4930 9457.

Program Overview

This program will develop:

  • knowledge in specialist areas of computing;
  • skills which are fundamental to research; and
  • competence in the communication of knowledge and ideas, both orally and in reports.

The entry requirement is a Bachelor of Information Technology degree or Bachelor of Applied Science (Mathematics and Computing) degree passed at distinction level or higher, or a qualification deemed equivalent. Students may be required to undertake preliminary study in the current Bachelor of Information Technology undergraduate program before commencing the Honours program.

Program Structure

The Honours program consists of the equivalent of 3 coursework courses and an Honours thesis (project). Students should discuss and arrange course selection with the course advisor to ensure their course selection reflects a coherent theme.

Full-time students should enrol in:

    Year 1
    COIT19171   Honours Informatics Project/Thesis A
    COIT19175   Informatics Topic A
    COIT19176   Informatics Topic B
    COIS19071   Research Methods

Part-time students should enrol in:

    Year 1
    COIT19175   Informatics Topic A
    COIT19176   Informatics Topic B
    COIS19071   Research Methods
    Year 2
    COIT19172   Honours Informatics Project/Thesis B
    COIT19173   Honours Informatics Project/Thesis C

Content for Informatics Topics A and B to be chosen from:

    Advanced Machine Intelligence
    Computer Human Interaction
    Multimedia Design & Development
    Data Modelling
    Formal Methods
    Topics in Graphics
    Electronic Commerce
    Information Systems
    Health Informatics
    Or other relevant guided reading topic.

One of Informatics Topics A and B can be replaced by an equivalent credit course at appropriate level from this or any other university.


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