University Archive

Software Engineering / Arts (2014)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2014.
WARNING: This course version is currently under review and is subject to change.


1. Overview

Course: Software Engineering / Arts (2014)
CP Required: 240
Min FT Duration: 5.00 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: University Archive
Years Offered: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

2. Requirements

1. To qualify for the award of a combined Software Engineering/Arts degree a student shall complete units of study to a total value of at least 240 credit points including:

* at least 84 credit points of units of study given by the Faculty of Arts for the BE/BA, with at least 54 credit points at 2nd or 3rd year level, and the completion of an Arts major.

* units of study as prescribed in the BE Specialisation Requirement tables for the Software Engineering specialisation.

2. Students in the Honours program must enrol in ELEC4712 & ELEC4713, students in the Pass Program must enrol in ELEC4710 & ELEC4711.

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ENGG1805: Professional Engineering and IT
Core
6 INFO1103: Introduction to Programming
Core
3 MATH1001: Differential Calculus


Note: Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is MATH1021.
Core
3 MATH1002: Linear Algebra
6 Select from Unit Block:
Arts


Note: The Arts component of the combined Engineering/Arts degree requires a minimum of 84 credit points of Arts units of study, including at least 54 credit points at 2nd or 3rd year level, and the completion of an Arts major. Consult the Resolutions for the Combined Engineering/Arts degree in Faculty handbooks for further details. Faculty handbooks are available online at: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ELEC1601: Introduction to Computer Systems
Core
6 INFO1105: Data Structures
Core
3 MATH1003: Integral Calculus and Modelling


Note: Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is MATH1023.
Core
3 MATH1005: Statistical Thinking with Data
6 Select from Unit Block:
Arts

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 COMP2129: Operating Systems and Machine Principles
Core
6 INFO2120: Database Systems 1
Core
6 MATH2069: Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory
6 Select from Unit Block:
Recommended Software

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 COMP2007: Algorithms and Complexity
Core
6 INFO2110: Systems Analysis and Modelling
Core
6 INFO2315: Introduction to IT Security
6 Select from Unit Block:
Arts

Year 3 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 INFO3220: Object Oriented Design
Core
6 INFO3402: Management of IT Projects and Systems
6 Select from Unit Block:
Arts
6 Select from Unit Block:
Recommended Software

Year 3 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 COMP3615: Computer Science Project
Core
6 ELEC3609: Internet Software Platforms
Core
6 INFO3315: Human-Computer Interaction
6 Select from Unit Block:
Arts

Year 4 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
18 Select from Unit Block:
Arts
6 Select from Unit Block:
Recommended Software
or other units.

Year 4 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
18 Select from Unit Block:
Arts
6 Select from Unit Block:
Recommended Software
or other units.

Year 5 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
0 ELEC4702: Practical Experience
Core
6 ELEC4710: Engineering Project A


Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace ELEC4710 with ELEC4712.
Core
6 COMP5348: Enterprise Scale Software Architecture
Core
6 ELEC5618: Software Quality Engineering
6 Select from Unit Block:
Arts

Year 5 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ELEC4711: Engineering Project B


Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace ELEC4711 with ELEC4713.
Core
6 ELEC5619: Object Oriented Application Frameworks
12 Select from Unit Block:
Arts

4. Pathways

BE Honours Thesis

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ELEC4712: Thesis A
Core
6 ELEC4713: Thesis B

Note: Students with ISWAM of 65% or greater are eligible for Honours pathway and can replace Engineering Project units ELEC4710 and ELEC4711 with Honours Thesis units ELEC4712 and ELEC4713.

IT Research

Type CP CP From
Core
6 INFO4991: IT Research Thesis A
Core
12 INFO4992: IT Research Thesis B

Note: Students eligible for the BE Honours program may replace the BE Honours unit and one of their Recommended Software electives with IT Thesis units INFO4991 (6cp) and INFO4992 (12cp). Students taking the IT Thesis units are advised to also enrol in INFO5993 IT Research Methods as their other Recommended Software elective.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Recommended Software (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
COMP3109 Programming Languages and Paradigms 6 Semester 2
COMP3308 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 6 Semester 1
COMP3419 Graphics and Multimedia 6 Semester 2
COMP3456 Computational Methods for Life Sciences 6
COMP3520 Operating Systems Internals 6 Semester 2
COMP3608 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Adv) 6 Semester 1
COMP5028 Object-Oriented Design 6
COMP5045 Computational Geometry 6 Semester 1
COMP5047 Pervasive Computing 6 Semester 2
COMP5048 Visual Analytics 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5114 Digital Media Fundamentals 6
COMP5116 Design of Networks & Distributed Systems 6 Semester 2
COMP5206 Information Technologies and Systems 6 Semester 2
COMP5211 Algorithms 6
COMP5212 Software Construction 6
COMP5213 Computer and Network Organisation 6 Semester 1
COMP5214 Software Development in Java 6
COMP5318 Machine Learning and Data Mining 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5338 Advanced Data Models 6 Semester 2
COMP5415 Multimedia Design and Authoring 6 Semester 2
COMP5416 Advanced Network Technologies 6 Semester 2
COMP5424 Information Technology in Biomedicine 6 Semester 1
COMP5425 Multimedia Retrieval 6 Semester 1
COMP5426 Parallel and Distributed Computing 6 Semester 1
ELEC1103 Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 Semester 1
ELEC2103 Simulation and Numerical Solutions in Engineering 6 Semester 2
ELEC2104 Electronic Devices and Circuits 6 Semester 2
ELEC2302 Signals and Systems 6 Semester 2
ELEC2602 Digital Logic 6 Semester 1
ELEC3104 Engineering Electromagnetics 6 Semester 1
ELEC3105 Circuit Theory and Design 6 Semester 2
ELEC3203 Electricity Networks 6 Semester 1
ELEC3204 Power Electronics and Applications 6 Semester 1
ELEC3206 Electrical Energy Conversion Systems 6 Semester 2
ELEC3304 Control 6 Semester 2
ELEC3305 Digital Signal Processing 6 Semester 1
ELEC3404 Electronic Circuit Design 6 Semester 1
ELEC3405 Communications Electronics and Photonics 6 Semester 2
ELEC3505 Communications 6 Semester 1
ELEC3506 Communications Networks 6 Semester 2
ELEC3607 Embedded Systems 6 Semester 1
ELEC3610 E-Business Analysis and Design 6 Semester 1
ELEC3702 Management for Engineers 6 Semester 2
ELEC3802 Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering 6 Semester 1
ELEC4505 Digital Communication Systems 6 Semester 1
ELEC4605 Computer Architecture 6 Semester 1
ELEC4706 Project Management 6 Semester 1
ELEC5101 Antennas and Propagation 6 Semester 2
ELEC5203 Topics in Power Engineering [not offered in 2021] 6 Semester 2
ELEC5204 Power Systems Analysis and Protection 6 Semester 1
ELEC5205 High Voltage Engineering [not offered in 2021] 6 Semester 2
ELEC5206 Sustainable Energy Systems 6 Semester 2
ELEC5303 Computer Control System Design [not Offered 2021] 6 Semester 1
ELEC5402 Digital Integrated Circuit Design 6
ELEC5403 Radio Frequency Engineering [not offered in 2021] 6 Semester 1
ELEC5507 Error Control Coding 6 Semester 1
ELEC5508 Wireless Engineering 6 Semester 2
ELEC5509 Mobile Networks 6 Semester 1
ELEC5510 Satellite Communication Systems 6 Semester 2
ELEC5511 Optical Communication Systems 6 Semester 1
ELEC5512 Optical Networks 6 Semester 2
ELEC5514 Networked Embedded Systems 6 Semester 2
ELEC5614 Real Time Computing 6 Semester 1
ELEC5616 Computer and Network Security 6 Semester 1
ELEC5701 Technology Venture Creation [not offered in 2021] 6 Semester 2
INFO1003 Foundations of Information Technology 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO3404 Database Systems 2 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO3504 Database Systems 2 (Adv) 6 Semester 2
INFO3551 Information Technology Exchange 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
Int January
Int July
INFO5301 Information Security Management 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO5990 Professional Practice in IT 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO5991 Services Science Management and Engineering 6 Semester 2
INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO5993 IT Research Methods 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO6007 Project Management in IT 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus 6 Semester 1
Summer Main
MKTG1001 Marketing Principles 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
PHYS1001 Physics 1 (Regular) 6 Semester 1
PHYS1003 Physics 1 (Technological) 6 Semester 2
PHYS2213 Physics 2EE 6 Semester 2

Block 2 - Arts (Min CP: 84,Max CP: 96)

Note: For the Bachelor of Arts component, students are required to complete a total of 84 credit points of Table A units as listed in the handbook of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, including a major from Table A and a minimum 54 credit points of 2000/3000 level units of study. See Faculty handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks