Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Science

General information
Course requirements
Computing and information technology subjects
- System development major
- Business systems major
Science subjects
Initial enrolment
- Systems development (48 points)
- Business systems (48 points)

General information

Course code: 2146 · Gippsland campus and distance education · Course adviser: Associate Professor Philip Rayment
This double-degree course aims to equip graduates for a computing career in a scientific setting or a career in one of the sciences supported by professional-level computing skills.

Course requirements

The course can normally be completed in four years of full-time study or eight years by distance education, with variation to suit individual circumstances. A total credit value of at least 192 points must be completed as follows.

Computing and information technology subjects

Fifteen subjects with a total credit value of 96 points comprising one of the following majors:

System development major

Business systems major

Level 1

· GCO1063, GCO1811, GCO1813 and GCO1815

Level 2

· GCO2802, GCO2811*, GCO2812, GCO2813, GCO2815 and GCO2816

*GCO1812 MAY BE TAKEN IN PLACE OF GCO2811 IF MAT1077 IS INCLUDED IN THE SCIENCE SUBJECTS TAKEN.

Level 3

· GCO3900,GCO3806 and GCO3816
· two subjects from GCO3601, GCO3803, GCO3811, GCO3812, GCO3822, GCO3823 and GCO3824

Note that for both majors, up to 12 points of the level 3 computing electives may be replaced with approved level 3 subjects offered by other departments of the Faculty of Information Technology.

Science subjects

Subjects with a total credit value of at least 96 points drawn from the 'Schedule of approved science subjects', must include the following:
(a) Two discipline sequences (excluding computing) consisting of 12 + 18 + 18 = 48 points or 12 + 12 + 24 = 48 or 12 + 18 + 24 = 54 points in one discipline area across levels 1, 2 and 3 respectively and 24 points in a second discipline area (including at least 12 points from levels 2 and 3).
(b) Two level 1 core subjects: SCI1010 and SCI1020.
(c) One subject from one of the following groups:

· Physical processes
· Life processes
· Earth processes

This subject is to be drawn from a different group from those which include the two chosen science discipline sequences in (a).
(d) Either the six-point subject MAT1077 (Discrete mathematics), which provides core mathematics background for the system development major, or the six-point subject GAS1751 (Quantitative methods 1), which provides core mathematics background for the business systems major.
Consult the BSc entry for details of available science discipline sequences.

Initial enrolment

Students with no credit for previous studies are advised to complete the following subjects during their first year of full-time study or first two years of part- time study.

Systems development (48 points)

· GCO1063, GCO1811, GCO1812, GCO1813, GCO1815, MAT1077
· Two science subjects from level 1

Business systems (48 points)

· GCO1063, GCO1811, GCO1813, GCO1815, GAS1751, SCI1010
· Two science subjects from level 1