Course
code: 1866
This double degree caters for the demand within the information technology
industry for people with both professional computing and professional
communication skills. There is also a demand for graduates with computing
expertise in a range of areas that require professional communication skills,
including journalism and media-related occupations as well as multimedia
development. The course is directed towards those students who have relevant
career goals and who combine ability with high motivation. Potential employers
include mainstream and alternative media organisations and a wide variety of
public and private organisations.
Applicants should have met the appropriate entry criteria for both the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) and the Bachelor of Computing. All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal workload of 48 points a year full-time or 24 points a year part-time or by off-campus distributed learning.
The
double degree offers students a structured sequence of study which combines
studies in most aspects of computing and communication studies.
A candidate for the double degree must fulfil the following requirements to
receive the awards of Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/ Bachelor of
Computing:
(a) complete a total of 192 but not more than 216 points
(b) complete the prescribed sequence in communication studies (54 points), an
arts minor sequence (24 points) and three arts electives (18 points) including
one at first-year level
(c) complete the prescribed 16-unit computing sequence in systems development,
business systems or multimedia technology (subject to approval) (96
points).
The
arts minor sequence can be chosen from Australian studies, community studies,
gender studies, history --politics, journalism, Indonesian, Australian
Indigenous studies, psychology*, sociology or writing (details on each
discipline are provided under the entry for the School of Humanities,
Communications and Social Sciences).
DETAILS PROVIDED UNDER THE BACHELOR OF ARTS ENTRY.
STUDENTS MAY OPT TO TAKE THE 12-POINT
UNIT GCO3800 (INDUSTRY PROJECT) IN PLACE OF GCO3819 (COMPUTING PROJECT).
Plus two elective units to be chosen from:
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STUDENTS MAY OPT TO TAKE THE 12-POINT UNIT GCO3900 (BUSINESS SYSTEMS PROJECT)
IN PLACE OF GCO3819 (COMPUTING PROJECT).
Plus two elective units from:
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STUDENTS MAY OPT TO TAKE THE 12-POINT UNIT GCO3700 (MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING
PROJECT) IN PLACE OF GCO3819 (COMPUTING PROJECT).
Plus two electives to be chosen from:
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