2672 - Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Computer Science
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | BA/BCompSc |
|---|---|
| CRICOS Code | 037843G |
| Managing faculty | Arts |
| Study location and mode | On-campus (Clayton) Students may select limited units from any campus, but should be aware of the teaching location as this may require travel to another campus. Students may also select units offered in off-campus mode. |
| Total credit points required | 204 |
| Duration (years) | 4.5 years FT, 9 years PT Students are required to overload in some semesters to complete this course in four years full-time. Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this course. |
| Contact details | http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/ |
Description
The Bachelor of Arts is a general, flexible degree which allows students to match academic interests with career aspirations to create a personalised course progression. Studying humanities will develop general knowledge and specific intellectual skills relating to human thought and relations, such as the way we communicate or how the past has affected the present. Social science analyses and explains societies and the relationships of individuals within those societies.
Computer science is concerned with the science of computing, and the scientific design and use of computer hardware and software. Computer science is a broad discipline, encompassing software design and programming, the actual computing machinery, the theoretical foundations, and all of the applications of computing which pervade our modern society. This course provides an in-depth study of computing with an emphasis on the software, hardware and theory of computation to solve commercial, scientific and technical problems. It also explores software design and programming, computer hardware, the theoretical foundations of computing and its present and potential applications.
Objectives
Structure
Students must complete 96 points in the Bachelor of Arts component and 108 points in the Bachelor of Computer Science component.
Areas of study
For information on majors and minors, refer to the 'Areas of study' section in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/arts-ug-areas-of-study.html.
Requirements
Arts component
(a.) an arts major (48 points)
(b.) an arts minor (24 points)
(c.) another first-year sequence (12 points)
(d.) further arts (12 points)
or
(a.) an arts major (48 points)
(b.) a second arts major (48 points)
In the 96 points of arts, students must undertake one of the following units which will substitute for the 'discipline context' unit FIT1003 (IT in organizations) in the computer science core:
- CHB1010 Ethics, biotechnology and genetics: current issues in bioethics
- EIL1020 Introduction to English as an international language: form and structure (for non English speaking background students)
- ENH1260 Professional writing (for students with English language background)
- LIN2490/LIN3490 Literacies and communication: education, media and cyberspace
- PHL2001 Ethics at work: ethical issues in professional life
- PHL2210 Thinking about science
- PSY2112 Organisational psychology
Computer science component
(a.) FIT common core units (36 points):
- FIT1001 Computer systems
- FIT1002 Computer programming
- FIT2001 Systems analysis and design
- FIT2008 Networks and data communications
- FIT2010 Database
- FIT3086 IT project management
(b.) computer science core units (42 points):
- FIT1008 Computer science
- FIT2004 Algorithms and data structures
- FIT2014 Theory of computation
- FIT2022 Computer systems II
- FIT3014 Analysis and design of algorithms
- FIT3077 Software engineering: architecture and design
- one of FIT3036 Computer science project, or FIT3038 Software engineering project
(c.) two core mathematics units (12 points):
(d.) 18 points of Bachelor of Computer Science electives comprising no more than six points of second-year-level electives and no less than 12 points of third-year-level electives.
Approved course variations of the BArts/BCS course structure
Students transferring from other faculty programs and students entering with credit for prior studies or learning will be permitted the following course variations:
- FIT1004 (Database) may be substituted for FIT2010 (Database)
- FIT1005 (Networks and data communications) may be substituted for FIT2008 (Networks and data communications)
- FIT2002 IT (Project management) may be substituted for FIT3086 (IT project management), in which case all three computer science elective units must be taken at level three.
Alternative exit(s)
Award(s) received on completion *
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Computer Science
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.