1. Overview

Course:	Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems) 2014 and earlier (2014)
CP Required:	192
Min FT Duration:	4.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	University Archive
Years Offered:	2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

2. Requirements

1. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) are required to gain credit for 192 credit points from the units of study set out including: (a) No more than 72 credit points of units at 1000-level and (b) at least 90 credit points from 3000-level and above units for single degree but 78 credit points from 3000-level and above units for combined degree, including 78cp of listed core and recommended electives.

2. Candidates in the BIT degree must maintain a credit average in each year of enrolment. If this level of result is not achieved candidates will be transferred to the BCST degree program.

3. Students enrolled in the Computer Science/Information Systems double stream must also complete ISYS2140 Introduction to Information Systems and ISYS3401 Analytical Methods and Information Systems as a core unit of study from the CS stream.

4. The BIT may be awarded as an honours degree. Students may enrol in the Honours course after completion of 144 credit points, if they meet the specified entry conditions. To qualify for admission to the honours year a candidate should (a) have qualified for the pass degree or equivalent, (b) have an ISWAM of at least 65 and (c) have Head of School permission. Students in BIT(Honours) must complete 24 credit points of honours core units plus 24 credit points from the Year 4 Recommended elective list.

5. The Bachelor of Information Technology is governed by the course resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, available at http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/resolutions/infotech2012/

3. Semesters

Note: At least 18 credit points of Year 3 Recommended units of study must be completed across the year as a whole, with at least 12 credit points from Year 3 Recommended A. Students enrolled in the Computer Science/Information Systems double stream take 12 credit points from either Year 3 Recommended A or B, replacing the other 6 credit points with INFO3220.

Note: Students in the BIT Pass degree must complete at least 48 credit points of electives across Year 4 including at 36 credit points from the Year 4 Recommended A list. The remaining 12 credit points may be taken either from these units or from Year 4 Recommended B.

4. Pathways

BIT Honours

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	INFO4991: IT Research Thesis A
Core	12	INFO4992: IT Research Thesis B
Core	0	INFO4999: Computer Science Honours Result
Core	6	INFO5993: IT Research Methods
List	24	Select from Unit Blocks Year 4 Recommended Electives A Year 4 Recommended Electives B

Note: Students may enrol in the Honours course after completion of 144 credit points, if they meet the specified entry conditions. To qualify for admission to the honours year a candidate should (a) have qualified for the pass degree or equivalent, (b) have an ISWAM of at least 65 and (c) have Head of School permission. Students in BIT(Honours) must complete 24 credit points of honours core units plus 24 credit points from the Year 4 Recommended elective list.

Computer Science/Information Systems Double Stream

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	INFO3220: Object Oriented Design

Note: For BIT single degree students in the Computer Science/Information Systems double stream, take INFO3220 Object Oriented Design in Year 3 in addition to core units INFO3402, INFO3600 and ISYS3401. Elective requirements for Year 3 are correspondingly reduced from 24 to 18 credit points.

For BIT combined degree students, NO Computer Science/Information Systems Double Stream is offered.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Junior Maths (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 15)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
MATH1001	Differential Calculus	3	Semester 1 Summer Main
MATH1002	Linear Algebra	3	Semester 1 Summer Main
MATH1003	Integral Calculus and Modelling	3	Semester 2 Summer Main
MATH1004	Discrete Mathematics	3	Semester 2 Summer Main
MATH1005	Statistics	3	Semester 2 Summer Main

Note: 12 credit points of Level 1000 Maths are required for the Bachelor of Information Technology. MATH1001 and MATH1002 are recommended for first semester and MATH1003 and MATH1005 for second semester. See Science Faculty handbook for full list of MATH and STAT units at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks

Block 2 - Year 1 Recommended Electives (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
BUSS1001	Understanding Business	6	Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Late
BUSS1002	The Business Environment	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC1103	Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	6	Semester 1
INFO1003	Foundations of Information Technology	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO1903	Informatics (Advanced)	6	Semester 1
PHIL1012	Introductory Logic	6	Semester 2

Note: Up to 12 credit points may be completed from these units or from additional MATH1xxx units.

Block 3 - Intermediate Maths (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
MATH2061	Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus	6	Semester 1 Summer Main
MATH2063	Math Computing and Nonlinear Systems	6	Semester 1
MATH2065	Partial Differential Equations (Intro)	6	Semester 2 Summer Main
MATH2068	Number Theory and Cryptography	6	Semester 2
MATH2069	Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory	6	Semester 1
MATH2070	Optimisation and Financial Mathematics	6	Semester 2
STAT2012	Statistical Tests	6	Semester 2
STAT2912	Statistical Tests (Advanced)	6	Semester 2

Note: At least 6 credit points of Intermediate Math must be completed in either first or second semester.

Block 4 - Year 2 Recommended Electives (Min CP: 6,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP2022	Models of Computation	6	Semester 2
COMP2121	Principles of Distributed Systems and Networks	6	Semester 2
INFO2315	Introduction to IT Security	6	Semester 2
INFS2020	Business Process Modelling & Improvement	6	Semester 2

Note: Year 2 Recommended units also include all level-2000 ELEC, INFO, ISYS units and any level-2000 COMP units not already listed. See Faculty of Engineering/IT Unit of Study page at http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-units-page/did/742 for full list of ELEC2xxx, COMP2xxx, INFO2xxx, ISYS2xxx units of study. At least 6 credit points must be taken from these units in either first or second semester.

Block 5 - Year 3 Recommended Electives A (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
INFO3220	Object Oriented Design	6	Semester 1
INFO3315	Human-Computer Interaction	6	Semester 2
INFO3404	Database Systems 2	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO3406	Introduction to Data Analytics [not offered in 2020]	6	Semester 2
INFO3504	Database Systems 2 (Adv)	6	Semester 2

Block 6 - Year 3 Recommended Electives B (Max CP: 12)

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 1 Semester 2
COMP3520	Operating Systems Internals	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP3530	Discrete Optimization	6	Semester 2
COMP3608	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Adv)	6	Semester 1
COMP3615	Computer Science Project	6	Semester 2
INFS3040	Enterprise Systems & Integrated Business	6	Semester 1

Note: Year 3 Recommended B elective units also include any COMP, INFO, ISYS units of study at level-3000 and any ELEC unit at level-3000 or above. See Faculty of Engineering/IT Unit of Study page at http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-units-page/did/742 for full list of ELEC, COMP, INFO and ISYS units of study. Up to 12 credit points may be taken from these units.

Block 7 - Year 4 Recommended Electives A (Min CP: 36,Max CP: 48)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5045	Computational Geometry	6	Semester 1
COMP5046	Natural Language Processing	6	Semester 1
COMP5047	Pervasive Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5048	Visual Analytics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5318	Machine Learning and Data Mining	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5338	Advanced Data Models	6	Semester 2
COMP5347	Web Application Development	6	Semester 1
COMP5348	Enterprise Scale Software Architecture	6	Semester 1
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
COMP5456	Introduction to Bioinformatics [not running]	6	Semester 2
INFO5991	Services Science Management and Engineering	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5992	Understanding IT Innovations	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO6010	Advanced Topics in IT Project Management	6	Semester 2
INFO6012	Information Technology Strategy & Value	6	Semester 1 Semester 2 S2 Intensive S1 Intensive
ISYS5050	Knowledge Management Systems	6	Semester 1

Note: The Bachelor of Information Technology requires at least 48 credit points of Year 4 electives including at least 36 credit points from the Year 4 Recommended A list. These comprise COMP, INFO, ISYS units of study at 5000-level or above. The remaining 12 credit points may be taken either from these units or from Year 4 Recommended B list below.

Block 8 - Year 4 Recommended Electives B (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5514	Networked Embedded Systems	6	Semester 2
ELEC5614	Real Time Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2

Note: Up to 12 credit points may be taken from these units.

Block 10 - Advanced Alternative Units

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP2907	Algorithms and Complexity (Advanced)	6	Semester 2
INFO1905	Data Structures (Advanced)	6	Semester 2
INFO2820	Database Systems 1 (Advanced)	6	Semester 1

Note: These units are advanced versions of core undergraduate units and are taken in place of them. INFO1905, INFO2820 and COMP2907 are advanced alternatives to INFO1105, INFO2120 and COMP2007 respectively. Department permission is required for enrollment each case.