The Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) degree, which can be completed in three years of full-time study, may be taken by students who have passed the VCE, including Mathematical Methods at VCE levels 3 and 4 or their Year 12 equivalent. The pass degree, Bachelor of Computing, covers both compulsory and optional subjects selected from the set of computer science subjects plus subjects chosen from those offered by other departments. Computer science subjects occupy one-quarter of the first-year load, at least one-third of the second-year load and at least one-half of the third-year load. The course requires that at least one-quarter of the first year be allocated to mathematics subjects. By taking a fourth (honours) year, good students can complete professionally recognised co-major subjects in both computing and accounting.
The course is designed for students who want to study computing in depth, focusing on the software, the hardware and the underlying theory of computing and its applications to scientific and technical problem solving, and information processing in commerce and industry.
Students enrolled in a variety of degrees (eg BA, BSc and BEc) may take a major, minor or individual subjects in computer science. It has been common to combine computer science and accounting in the BSc degree and in the Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) degree.
Graduates meet the level 1 standard of knowledge for membership of the Australian Computer Society.