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Honours degree of Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems

Course code: 3336 + Course abbreviation: BITS(Hons) + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Berwick; Caulfield; Gippsland; Peninsula)

Course description

Students are expected to develop higher-level skills related to a specific discipline area; to acquire research skills appropriate to their discipline; to understand the fundamentals of conceptual, methodological and implementation issues of IT-related research; and to conduct research in a selected area using the concepts and principles learned, which will culminate in the completion of an honours thesis.

Entry requirements

A person may be admitted to candidature for BITS(Hons) if they (a) satisfy the requirements of a relevant pass degree and obtained credit average or above in all units with a distinction in third-year IT units; or (b) gained qualifications and experience in studies undertaken in any faculty or educational institution if such qualifications and experience are deemed by the Admissions and Credit Transfer Sub-Committee to be preparation equivalent to attainment of the pass degree of the standard specified in paragraph (a).

Course structure

Course requirements

The honours degree consists of a total of 48 points, comprising:

  • FIT4006 Honours thesis (24 points)
  • FIT4005 IT research methods (6 points) with compulsory attendance at workshops and stipulated faculty seminars
  • Three level 4 or 5 units chosen from a list published by the Faculty of Information Technology (6 points each)

A maximum of one unit may be selected from units offered by other faculties with the approval of the honours coordinator.

Contact details

Inquiries: visit www.infotech.monash.edu.au/honours

Course leaders

  • Caulfield: Ms Sue Foster;
  • Peninsula, Berwick, Gippsland: to be advised

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