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Flexible First Year (Stream B) / Commerce (2013)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2013.
WARNING: This course version is currently under review and is subject to change.


1. Overview

Course: Flexible First Year (Stream B) / Commerce (2013)
CP Required: 24
Min FT Duration: 0.50 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: University Archive
Years Offered: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

2. Requirements

1. Undergraduate students entering first year may choose to undertake the Flexible First Year program, instead of choosing a particular degree or stream. Flexible First Year Stream B is available to students planning on entering Electrical, Electrical(Bioelectronics), Electrical (Computer), Electrical (Power), Electrical(Telecommunications), Mechatronics, Mechatronics (Space), Software Engineering or the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology or Bachelor of Information Technology degrees

2. Fiexible First Year students undertake a common set of core units in semesters one and two with a choice of elective units in semester two for the specialisation that students plan to pursue in later years. Transfer from Flexible First Year into specialist degrees is subject in some cases to entry conditions based on previous ATAR or marks achieved in Flexible First Year units. See current Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies handbook of these requirements.

3. Students enrolling in Flexible First Year as first stage of a combined Engineering/Commerce degree are advised take junior commerce units as shown in the accompanying semester enrolment table.

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 BUSS1001: Understanding Business
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

Note: The table above shows core units for Flexible First Year Stream B with Commerce combined. Stream B provides choice of entry into the Bachelor of Information Technology, the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology or the Engineering areas of Electrical, Electrical(Computer), Electrical (Power), Electrical(Bioelectronics), Electrical(Telecommunications), Mechatronics, Mechatronics (Space) or Software. Stream B students will choose their specialisation at the end of Semester 1 and continue in the specialist program or IT degree in Semester 2.

The Stream B table is subject to the following variations.

1. Students planning to undertake Mechatronic or Mechatronic(Space) specialisation may replace INFO1103 with ENGG1801 Engineering Computing.

2. Students planning to undertake the Bachelor of Information technologies or the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology may replace INFO1103 with the more advanced INFO1903.

4. Pathways

No streams/majors defined for this course version.

5. Unit Blocks

No Unit Tables defined for this course version.