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 Clayton 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.
The first level of the course is completed at an approved TAFE institute.
At 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, electrical engineering, telecommunications, mathematics, computer
organisation, operating systems and digital design.
Level 3 builds on level 2, with more advanced subjects including management,
professional communications, computer engineering, microprocessor systems,
industrial electronics and instrumentation, data communications and an
industrial project.
Students take one electives subject at second level and up to three elective
subjects at third level, and may choose from a wide range of subjects including
real-time control and software engineering, internet architectures and
protocols, large-scale digital design, mechanoinformatics, computer graphics
and computer applications. All electives must be approved by the course
leader.
The core and elective subjects required at levels 2 and 3 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.
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