1. Overview

Course:	Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Honours) (2016)
CP Required:	48
Min FT Duration:	1.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2025, 2017, 2016, 2015

2. Requirements

1) Honours is available to meritorious candidates who complete an additional year of full-time study, after the completion of the pass degree. Part-time study is permitted if the Head of School is satisfied the candidate cannot undertake full-time study.

2) To qualify for admission to the honours year a candidate should: (a) have qualified for, or been awarded, the pass degree or an equivalent degree from another university, including a stream or major in the intended area of study; (b) have a ISWAM of at least 65; and (c)have the permission of the Head of School.

3) To qualify for the award of the honours degree a candidate must complete 48 credit points of honours units of study from the Honours Table, as prescribed by the Head of School. The honours mark is determined by calculating a WAM from the 48 credit points of honours level units of study.

4) Honours is awarded in the streams of Computer Science or Computer Science (Advanced) or Informations Systems or Informations Systems (Advanced) according to the stream of the student's previous pass degree.

5) Candidates eligible to enrol in two streams may complete honours in the two streams separately or a joint honours, equivalent to an honours course in a single stream, with school permission.

3. Semesters

Note: The Honours year may commence in Semester 2 and completed in the Semester 1 of the following year if preferred. Honours normally requires full-time study but may be undertaken part-time with permission from Head of School.

4. Pathways

No streams/majors defined for this course version.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Honours electives (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 24)

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
COMP5216	Mobile Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5313	Large Scale Networks	6	Semester 1
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 2
COMP5349	Cloud Computing	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
COMP5427	Usability Engineering	6	Semester 1
COMP5456	Introduction to Bioinformatics [not running]	6	Semester 2
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	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
INFO5010	IT Advanced Topic A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5991	Services Science Management and Engineering	6	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
ISYS5050	Knowledge Management Systems	6	Semester 1

Note: Students must also complete 24 credit points of elective units of study. All 5000-level or above COMP, INFO and ISYS units of study (other than INFO5990 and INFO6007) are recommended electives.