Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems

Course code: 3911 ~ Course abbreviation: BA(Comn)/BITS ~ Total credit points required: 192 ~ 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Arts

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Gippsland)

Off-campus (Gippsland)

Course description

This double degree course allows students to qualify with both the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) and Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems degrees.

Course objectives

This course provides major studies in the theory, practice, technology and research techniques of communications together with studies in the fields of applications development and networks or business systems.

Course structure

Areas of study

For information on majors and minors, refer to the `Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

Course requirements

Arts (communication) component

(a) a communications major (48 points)

(b) an arts minor (24 points)

(c) arts electives (24 points), including 12 points at first-year level.

By combining some of the core arts requirements, students can complete a double major in two different arts disciplines. For details, contact the Faculty of Arts.

Information technology and systems component

Students must complete 96 points, including the following:

(a) seven core IT units:

• FIT1001 Computer systems
• FIT1002 Computer programming
• FIT1003 IT in organisations
• FIT1004 Database
• FIT1005 Networks and data communications
• FIT2001 Systems analysis and design
• FIT2002 IT Project management

(b) (i) a major in applications development and networks:

• FIT1007 Computer programming 2
• FIT2005 Systems analysis and design 2
• FIT2009 Data structure and algorithms
• FIT2020 Networks and data communications 2
• FIT2029 Web programming
• FIT3025 IT project 1
• FIT3026 IT project 2
• FIT3037 Software engineering
• FIT3046 Operating environments

or

(b) (ii) a major in business systems:

• FIT1009 e-Commerce systems
• FIT2005 Systems analysis and design 2
• FIT2029 Web programming
• FIT2033 Computer models for business decisions
• FIT3002 Applications of data mining
• FIT3019 Information systems management
• FIT3025 IT project 1
• FIT3026 IT project 2
• MAT1097 Quantitative analysis

Students cannot graduate from either degree until they have satisfied the above requirements and successfully completed studies to the value of 144 points. Students undertaking the above double-degree program are permitted to count up to 48 points of the other faculty's component towards those 144 points. Students must also complete at least 36 points at third-year level to meet Bachelor of Arts requirements.

Note that students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this course.

Contact details

http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/