Course code: 3350 + Gippsland + Course director: Ms Kim Styles + Majors: system development, business systems, network technology
The Bachelor of Information Technology aims to produce graduates
who satisfy the computing needs of industry, government and business. Students
develop theoretical and practical knowledge of computer technologies,
programming, and information systems analysis and design.
Students take one or more of three majors, each with a different focus. The
system development major focuses on the analysis of user requirements and the
design, development and management of computer-based information systems and
applications. The business systems major focuses on the use of computers and
information systems to solve complex problems in business and government
organisations. Students graduate with a capacity to relate their university
studies to the world of business. The network technology major focuses on the
technologies, use, design and development of networked systems and applications
in industry, business and government.
The Bachelor of Information Technology normally requires three years of full-time study or six years of part-time off-campus learning.
Formal entry requirements are detailed in the section on entry level in this guide. For the Bachelor of Information Technology, students are required to have completed a Year 12 program equivalent to the Victorian Certificate of Education with a study score of at least 20 in units 3 and 4 English (any) and mathematics (any).
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Information Technology with a major in system development, students must complete 144 points of study, comprising 96 points of compulsory units and 48 points of elective units, as outlined below. Each unit is worth six points, apart from GCO3800, which is worth 12 points. For course map details, refer to the course maps section in the back of this handbook.
(i) Students are required to complete at least 12 points of third-year computing electives from the following schedule. Some units may be required to be completed as core units for a major and therefore the list of possible electives is reduced.
(ii) Students may select 36 points of electives from units offered by any faculty within Monash University, of which, at least 12 points must be in units at second-year level or above.
Some units require the completion of prerequisite units. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they plan their study program carefully to meet the prerequisite requirement.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Information Technology with a major in business systems, students must complete 144 points of study, comprising 96 points of compulsory units and 48 points of elective units, as outlined below. Each unit is worth six points, apart from GCO3800, which is worth 12 points.
(i) Students are required to complete at least 12 points of third-year computing electives from the following schedule. Some units may be required to be completed as core units for a major and therefore the list of possible electives is reduced.
(ii) Students may select 36 points of electives from units offered by any faculty within Monash University, of which, at least 12 points must be in units at second-year level or above.
Some units require the completion of prerequisite units. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they plan their study program carefully to meet the prerequisite requirement.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Information Technology with a major in network technology, students must complete 144 points of study, comprising 96 points of compulsory units and 48 points of elective units, as outlined below. Each unit is worth six points, apart from GCO3800, which is worth 12 points.
(i) Students are required to complete at least 12 points of third-year computing electives from the following schedule. Some units may be required to be completed as core units for a major and therefore the list of possible electives is reduced.
(ii) Students may select 36 points of electives from units offered by any faculty within Monash University, of which, at least 12 points must be in units at second-year level or above.
Some units require the completion of prerequisite units. It is the student’s
responsibility to ensure they plan their study program carefully to meet the
prerequisite requirement.
Students also have the option of combining majors to form a double major.
Students can choose three electives, one of which must be a third-year-level computing unit.
Students can choose four electives, one of which must be a third-year-level computing unit.
Students can choose four electives, one of which must be a third-year-level computing unit.
Coordinator: Dr Madhu Chetty
The Bachelor of Computing (Honours) program is available in on-campus and
off-campus learning modes.
The purpose of the honours year is to offer students a fourth-level program
designed to provide computing graduates with an opportunity to obtain advanced
knowledge and expertise in selected areas of computing and to keep abreast of
new developments. The degree also provides an admission pathway to a coursework
masters or a higher degree by research. It requires the completion of 24 points
of coursework and a minor thesis (24 points) as well as a number of oral
presentations. It may also involve some system design and development work.
Coursework units in 2004 may include the areas of multimedia programming, image
processing, business information systems, and software systems design and
development. Students also undertake a research methods and reading unit,
leading to a presentation, report and seminar.
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