1. Overview

Course:	Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (2024)
CP Required:	48
Min FT Duration:	1.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2026, 2025, 2024

2. Requirements

Summary

Students must complete 48 credit points as follows:

► A maximum of 24 credit points of Foundation units of study

► A maximum of 18 credit points of Core units of study

► A minimum of 18 credit points of Specialist units of study

► A maximum of 12 credit points of Elective units of study

Students who intend to upgrade to the embedded Master of Computer Science and complete two MCS specialisations should plan their study sequence carefully in order to fit in the requirements of the specialisations as well as the degree. For two specialisations under MCS, a maximum of 18cp Foundation can be taken under the Capstone Pathway.

University Handbook

Refer to the university handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/ for more information.

3. Semesters

Note: Important information

Along with this page, students should use the resources in the School of Computer Science Canvas page ( https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/15961/pages/master-of-computer-science-mcs-2)

This includes academic advising details and a link to FAQ’s specific to Master of Computer Science students (including Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma).

4. Pathways

No streams/majors defined for this course version.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Foundation units (Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP9001	Introduction to Programming	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP9003	Object-Oriented Programming	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP9017	Systems Programming	6	Semester 1
COMP9110	System Analysis and Modelling	6	Semester 1
COMP9120	Database Management Systems	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP9121	Design of Networks & Distributed Systems	6	Semester 2
COMP9123	Data Structures and Algorithms	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP9201	Software Construction and Design 1	6	Semester 2
COMP9601	Computer and Network Organisation	6	Semester 1
STAT5002	Introduction to Statistics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Block 2 - Core units (Max CP: 18)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
INFO5990	Professional Practice in IT	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5992	Understanding IT Innovations	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO6007	Project Management in IT	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Block 3 - Specialist units (Min CP: 18,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
COMP5216	Mobile Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5270	Randomised and Advanced Algorithms	6	Semester 1
COMP5310	Principles of Data Science	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5313	Large Scale Networks	6	Semester 1
COMP5318	Machine Learning and Data Mining	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5339	Data Engineering	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5347	Web Application Development	6	Semester 1
COMP5348	Enterprise Scale Software Architecture	6	Semester 2
COMP5349	Cloud Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5405	Digital Media Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5415	Multimedia Design and Authoring	6	Semester 2
COMP5416	Advanced Network Technologies	6	Semester 2
COMP5425	Multimedia Retrieval	6	Semester 1
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5427	Usability Engineering	6	Semester 1
COMP5530	Discrete Optimisation	6	Semester 2
COMP5618	Applied Cybersecurity	6	Semester 2
CSEC5614	Data Privacy: Theory and Practice	6	Semester 2
CSEC5616	Cybersecurity Engineering	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSYS5030	Information Theory and Self-Organisation	6	Semester 2
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2
IDEA9106	Design Thinking	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5301	Information Security Management	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
STAT5003	Computational Statistical Methods	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Block 4 - Elective units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CISS6022	Cybersecurity	6	Semester 1
DATA5207	Data Analysis in the Social Sciences	6	Semester 1 Int December
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
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2
INFO5010	IT Advanced Topic A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5011	IT Advanced Topic B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2