Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Technology (Computer Studies)

Bachelor of Technology (Computer Studies)

General information
Course structure
- First level
- Second and third levels

General information

The Bachelor of Technology (Computer Studies) (BTech(CompSt)) degree is of three years duration if taken full-time or up to six years if taken part-time. These time limits include an allowance of one year for completion of approved studies at TAFE. It forms part of a program which links university degrees with courses in designated TAFE colleges.
The BTech(CompSt) is articulated with the Diploma of Technology (Computing) run at the Holmesglen Institute of TAFE and Peninsula campus of Chisholm Institute. The first year of the program is common to both the diploma and the degree. The second and third years of the degree are taught on the Caulfield campus of the university. The course aims to produce technologists who are flexible in their thinking and so are able to respond to the changing needs of industry.

Course structure

First level

Completed at an approved TAFE institute.

Second and third levels

Six subjects are studied in each of the four semesters which comprise the second and third years of the Monash degree. Full-time study involves approximately 20 hours of class time per week in each semester.
Level 2 of the course includes subjects in the areas of engineering programming, electronics, mechanics, mathematics, principles of database systems, operating systems and digital design.
Level 3 builds on level 2, with more advanced subjects including technology management, professional communications, systems analysis, computer-aided manufacturing, data communications and an industrial project.
Students take two electives subjects per year, and may choose from a wide range of subjects including microprocessor programming, computer graphics and object-oriented programming. All electives must be approved by the course leader.
The core and elective subjects required at levels two and three in the course are listed in full in the subject list for the Bachelor of Technology degrees included after this section of the handbook. Students should become familiar with the requirements for completion of the degree set out in the subject list.
Students should ensure that all prerequisites have been met before enrolling in a subject. If a subject is failed which is a prerequisite, it is the student's responsibility to withdraw from a subject which has the failed subject as a prerequisite.