1. Overview

Course:	Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Computer Science) (2023)
CP Required:	192
Min FT Duration:	4.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	School of Computer Science
Years Offered:	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

2. Requirements

Award requirements

Bachelor of Advanced Computing

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Advanced Computing, a candidate must complete 192 credit points, comprising:

(a) 96 credit points of Bachelor of Advanced Computing core units of study as set out in Table A

(b) a major (48 credit points) from Table A for the Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Computing

(c) at least 12 credit points of 4000-level or higher IT electives from Table A

(d) (optionally) up to 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as listed in Table O

(e) (optionally) a minor of 36 credit points or a second major of 48 credit points from Table S or Table A

(f) for students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell units as specified in Table D

(g) where appropriate, elective units from the Bachelor of Advanced Computing Table A for the Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Computing or Table S or, for students enrolled in the Dalyell stream, Table D

Bachelor of Computing

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Computing, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, comprising:

(a) 78 credit points of Bachelor of Computing core units of study as set out in Table A

(b) a major (48 credit points) from Table A for the Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Computing

(c) (optionally) up to 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as listed in Table O

(d) (optionally) a minor of 36 credit points from Table S or Table A, or a second major from Table A

(e) where appropriate, additional elective units from Table A for the Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Computing or Table S

Streams

The available streams in the Bachelor of Advanced Computing are:

• Dalyell

Achievement of the Dalyell stream requires:

(i) Completion of 12 credit points of Dalyell units as set out in Table S

(ii) Admission on the basis of ATAR or first year WAM as determined by the Board of Interdisciplinary Studies

(iii) Maintenance of the required WAM as determined by the Board of Interdisciplinary Studies

Majors

The available majors in this course are:

• Computer Science

• Computational Data Science

• Cybersecurity

• Software Development

Minors

The available minors in this course are:

• Computer Science

• Computational Data Science

• Cybersecurity

• Software Development

Honours

Entry into the Honours pathway is via application. Admission to the program requires a WAM of at least 65 and completion of at least one Table A major.

To be eligible for the award of Honours in the Bachelor of Advanced Computing, students must complete the Honours pathway comprising 24 credit points of research-related units.

3. Semesters

Year 0 - Planning your degree

Type	CP	CP From

Note: Important information

CUSP is used as a guide for students; however, it is not always able to be kept entirely up to date.

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/undergraduate?titleize=0)

This includes academic advising details and a link to FAQ’s specific to the Bachelor of Advanced Computing.

These resources will be particularly helpful for students who began their degree in Semester 2.

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Core	3	Select from MATH1021: Calculus of One Variable
Core	6	Select from DATA1001: Foundations of Data Science
Core	3	Select from MATH1002: Linear Algebra
Core	6	Select from INFO1110: Introduction to Programming
Core	6	Select from INFO1111: Computing 1A Professionalism

Note: From 2024, 3cp Math units are replaced by new 6cp units MATH1061 and MATH1062. Students who have not yet completed all 3cp Math units can use this interactive tool on Canvas for enrolment advice: https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/2806/pages/mathematics-changes-in-2024

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	Select from MATH1064: Discrete Mathematics for Computation
Core	6	Select from INFO1112: Computing 1B OS & Network Platforms
Core	6	Select from ELEC1601: Introduction to Computer Systems
Core	6	Select from INFO1113: Object-Oriented Programming

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.
Required for Computer Science Major	6	Select from COMP2017: Systems Programming
Core	6	Select from COMP2123: Data Structures & Algorithms
Core	6	Select from INFO2222: Computing 2 Usability and Security

Note: COMP2123 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP2823.

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.
Required for Computer Science Major	6	Select from COMP2022: Models of Computation
Core	6	Select from ISYS2120: Data & Information Management
Core	6	Select from SOFT2412: Agile Software Development Practices

Note: COMP2022 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP2922.

Year 3 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.
Required for Computer Science Major	6	Select from COMP3221: Distributed Systems COMP3308: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence COMP3419: Graphics and Multimedia COMP3520: Operating Systems Internals
Required for Computer Science Major	6	Select from COMP3027: Algorithm Design
Core	6	Select from INFO3333: Computing 3 Management

Note: COMP3027 and COMP3308 may be replaced by advanced units COMP3927 and COMP3608.

Year 3 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Required for Computer Science Major	6	Select from COMP3888: Computer Science Project
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.

Note: COMP3888 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP3988.

Year 4 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.
Adv. Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Adv. Electives
Core	6	Select from INFO4001: Thesis A
Core	6	Select from INFO4444: Computing 4 Innovation

Note: Students in the Honours pathway take INFO4911 and INFO4912 in place of INFO4001 and INFO4002, and INFO4990 in place of INFO4444. INFO4913 counts in place of a 4000+ level elective.

Entry into the Honours pathway is via application only.

Year 4 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.
Table A Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Table A Electives Note: You may choose to complete a Table S major or Table S Electives instead.
Adv. Electives	6	Select from Unit Block: Adv. Electives
Core	6	Select from INFO4002: Thesis B

4. Pathways

Honours Pathway

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	INFO4911: CS Research Thesis A
Core	6	INFO4912: CS Research Thesis B
Core	6	INFO4913: CS Research Thesis C
Core	6	INFO4990: IT Research Methods
Core	0	INFO4999: Computer Science Honours Result

Note: Entry into the Honours pathway is via application. Admission to the program requires a WAM of at least 65 and completion of at least one Table A major.

Students in the Honours pathway take INFO4911 and INFO4912 in place of INFO4001 and INFO4002, and INFO4990 in place of INFO4444. INFO4913 counts in place of a 4000+ level elective.

Major 2 in Computational Data Science

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	Select from COMP2123: Data Structures & Algorithms Note: COMP2123 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP2823.
Required for Computational Data Science Major	12	Select from COMP3027: Algorithm Design COMP3308: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence DATA3404: Scalable Data Management DATA3406: Human-in-the-Loop Data Analytics Note: Two units from this block to be taken in Semester 1 and/or Semester 2 of Year 3
Core	6	Select from INFO1110: Introduction to Programming
Core	6	Select from DATA1001: Foundations of Data Science
Required for Computational Data Science Major	6	Select from DATA3001: Data Science Capstone Project [not offered in 2020]
Required for Computational Data Science Major	6	Select from DATA2002: Data Analytics: Learning from Data
Required for Computational Data Science Major	6	Select from DATA2001: Data Science: Big Data and Data Diversity

Note: Achievement of a minor in Computational Data Science requires 36 credit points from this table including:

(i) 2 1000-level core units DATA1001 and INFO1110.

(ii) 3 2000-level core units COMP2123, DATA2001 and DATA2002.

(iii) 1 3000-level selective unit from INFO3406 and COMP3308.

Major 2 in Cybersecurity

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	Select from ISYS2120: Data & Information Management
Core	6	Select from INFO1110: Introduction to Programming
Core	6	Select from INFO1113: Object-Oriented Programming
Required for Cybersecurity Major	6	Select from COMP2017: Systems Programming
Required for Cybersecurity Major	6	Select from ELEC3506: Communications Networks
Required for Cybersecurity Major	6	Select from COMP3221: Distributed Systems
Required for Cybersecurity Major	6	Select from CSEC3616: Cybersecurity Engineering
Required for Cybersecurity Major	6	Select from CSEC3888: Cybersecurity Project

Note: Achievement of a minor in Cybersecurity requires 36 credit points from this table including:

(i) 2 1000-level core units INFO1110 and INFO1113.

(ii) 2 2000-level core units COMP2017 and ISYS2120.

(iii) 2 3000-level core unit from CSEC3616 and ELEC3506.

Major 2 in Software Development

Type	CP	CP From
Core	6	Select from INFO1110: Introduction to Programming
Core	6	Select from INFO1113: Object-Oriented Programming
Core	6	Select from COMP2123: Data Structures & Algorithms Note: COMP2123 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP2823.
Core	6	Select from SOFT2412: Agile Software Development Practices
Required for Software Development Major	6	Select from SOFT3202: Software Construction and Design 2
Required for Software Development Major	6	Select from SOFT2201: Software Construction and Design 1
Required for Software Development Major	6	Select from SOFT3888: Software Development Project
Required for Software Development Major	6	Select from INFO3315: Human-Computer Interaction Note: Students who enrolled prior to 2022 may replace SOFT3410 with INFO3315.

Note: Achievement of a minor in Software Development requires 36 credit points from this table including:

(i) 2 1000-level core units INFO1110 and INFO1113.

(ii) 3 2000-level core units COMP2123, SOFT2412 and SOFT2201.

(iii) 1 3000-level selective unit from INFO3315 and SOFT3202.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Core (Min CP: 96,Max CP: 96)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP2123	Data Structures & Algorithms	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
DATA1001	Foundations of Data Science	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
ELEC1601	Introduction to Computer Systems	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO1110	Introduction to Programming	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO1111	Computing 1A Professionalism	6	Semester 1
INFO1112	Computing 1B OS & Network Platforms	6	Semester 2
INFO1113	Object-Oriented Programming	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO2222	Computing 2 Usability and Security	6	Semester 1
INFO3333	Computing 3 Management	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO4001	Thesis A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO4002	Thesis B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO4444	Computing 4 Innovation	6	Semester 1
ISYS2120	Data & Information Management	6	Semester 2
MATH1002	Linear Algebra	3	Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main
MATH1021	Calculus of One Variable	3	Semester 1 Semester 2
MATH1064	Discrete Mathematics for Computation	6	Semester 2
SOFT2412	Agile Software Development Practices	6	Semester 2

Block 2 - Adv. Electives

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP4216	Mobile Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP4270	Randomised and Advanced Algorithms	6	Semester 2
COMP4313	Large Scale Networks	6	Semester 1
COMP4318	Machine Learning and Data Mining	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP4328	Advanced Machine Learning	6	Semester 2
COMP4329	Deep Learning	6	Semester 1
COMP4338	Advanced Data Models	6	Semester 2
COMP4347	Web Application Development	6	Semester 1
COMP4348	Enterprise Scale Software Architecture	6	Semester 2
COMP4349	Cloud Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP4405	Digital Media Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP4415	Multimedia Design and Authoring	6	Semester 2
COMP4416	Advanced Network Technologies	6	Semester 2
COMP4424	Information Technology in Biomedicine	6	Semester 1
COMP4425	Multimedia Retrieval	6	Semester 1
COMP4426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP4427	Usability Engineering	6	Semester 1
COMP4445	Computational Geometry	6	Semester 1
COMP4446	Natural Language Processing	6	Semester 1
COMP4447	Pervasive Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP4448	Visual Analytics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP4530	Discrete Optimisation	6	Semester 2
COMP4617	Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering	6	Semester 2
COMP4618	Applied Cybersecurity	6	Semester 2
DATA4207	Data Analysis in the Social Sciences	6	Semester 1
ELEC5306	Video Intelligence and Compression	6	Semester 1
ELEC5307	Advanced Signal Processing with Deep Learning	6	Semester 2
ELEC5508	Wireless Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2
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
HTIN4003	Health Technology Evaluation	6	Semester 2
HTIN4005	Applied Healthcare Data Science	6	Semester 2
HTIN4006	Foundations of Healthcare Data Science	6	Semester 1
INFO4406	Enterprise Healthcare Information Systems	6	Semester 2
INFO4491	Services Science Management and Engineering	6	Semester 2
ISYS4050	Knowledge Management Systems	6	Semester 1
ISYS5070	Change Management in IT	6	Int January Int July

Block 3 - Table A Electives

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP2017	Systems Programming	6	Semester 1
COMP2022	Models of Computation	6	Semester 2
COMP2922	Models of Computation (Adv)	6	Semester 2
COMP3027	Algorithm Design	6	Semester 1
COMP3221	Distributed Systems	6	Semester 1
COMP3308	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	6	Semester 1
COMP3419	Graphics and Multimedia	6	Semester 2
COMP3520	Operating Systems Internals	6	Semester 2
COMP3608	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Adv)	6	Semester 1
COMP3888	Computer Science Project	6	Semester 2
COMP3927	Algorithm Design (Adv)	6	Semester 1
COMP3988	Computer Science Project (Advanced)	6	Semester 2
DATA2001	Data Science: Big Data and Data Diversity	6	Semester 1
DATA2002	Data Analytics: Learning from Data	6	Semester 2
DATA2901	Big Data and Data Diversity (Advanced)	6	Semester 1
DATA3001	Data Science Capstone Project [not offered in 2020]	6	Semester 1
DATA3404	Scalable Data Management	6	Semester 1
DATA3406	Human-in-the-Loop Data Analytics	6	Semester 2
INFO1911	IT Special Project 1A	6	Semester 1
INFO1912	IT Special Project 1B	6	Semester 2
INFO2150	Introduction to Health Data Science	6	Semester 2
INFO2911	IT Special Project 2A	6	Semester 1
INFO2912	IT Special Project 2B	6	Semester 2
INFO3315	Human-Computer Interaction	6	Semester 2
INFO3616	Principles of Security and Security Engineering	6	Semester 2
INFO3911	IT Special Project 3A	6	Semester 1
INFO3912	IT Special Project 3B	6	Semester 2
ISYS2110	Analysis & Design of Web Information Systems	6	Semester 1
ISYS2160	Information Systems in the Internet Age	6	Semester 2
ISYS3401	Information Technology Evaluation	6	Semester 1
ISYS3402	Decision Analytics & Support Systems [not running in 2019]	6	Semester 2
ISYS3888	Information Systems Project	6	Semester 2
SOFT2201	Software Construction and Design 1	6	Semester 2
SOFT3202	Software Construction and Design 2	6	Semester 1
SOFT3410	Concurrency for Software Development	6	Semester 2
SOFT3888	Software Development Project	6	Semester 2

Block 4 - Required for Computer Science Major

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP2017	Systems Programming	6	Semester 1
COMP2022	Models of Computation	6	Semester 2
COMP3027	Algorithm Design	6	Semester 1
COMP3109	Programming Languages and Paradigms	6	Semester 2
COMP3221	Distributed Systems	6	Semester 1
COMP3308	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	6	Semester 1
COMP3419	Graphics and Multimedia	6	Semester 2
COMP3520	Operating Systems Internals	6	Semester 2
COMP3608	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Adv)	6	Semester 1
COMP3888	Computer Science Project	6	Semester 2

Note: COMP2823, COMP2922, COMP3608 and COMP3988 may be taken as advanced alternatives to COMP2123, COMP2022, COMP3308 and COMP3888 respectively.

Block 5 - Required for Cybersecurity Major

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP2017	Systems Programming	6	Semester 1
COMP3221	Distributed Systems	6	Semester 1
CSEC3616	Cybersecurity Engineering	6	Semester 2
CSEC3888	Cybersecurity Project	6	Semester 2
ELEC3506	Communications Networks	6	Semester 2
ISYS2120	Data & Information Management	6	Semester 2

Block 6 - Required for Software Development Major

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
INFO3315	Human-Computer Interaction	6	Semester 2
SOFT2201	Software Construction and Design 1	6	Semester 2
SOFT2412	Agile Software Development Practices	6	Semester 2
SOFT3202	Software Construction and Design 2	6	Semester 1
SOFT3888	Software Development Project	6	Semester 2

Block 7 - Required for Computational Data Science Major

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP3027	Algorithm Design	6	Semester 1
COMP3308	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	6	Semester 1
DATA2001	Data Science: Big Data and Data Diversity	6	Semester 1
DATA2002	Data Analytics: Learning from Data	6	Semester 2
DATA2901	Big Data and Data Diversity (Advanced)	6	Semester 1
DATA3001	Data Science Capstone Project [not offered in 2020]	6	Semester 1
DATA3404	Scalable Data Management	6	Semester 1
DATA3406	Human-in-the-Loop Data Analytics	6	Semester 2

Note: COMP3927 and COMP3608 may be taken as advanced alternatives to COMP3027 and COMP3308 respectively

Block 8 - Honours Pathway core units (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
INFO4911	CS Research Thesis A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO4912	CS Research Thesis B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO4913	CS Research Thesis C	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO4990	IT Research Methods	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO4999	Computer Science Honours Result	0	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Students in the Honours pathway take INFO4911 and INFO4912 in place of INFO4001 and INFO4002, and INFO4990 in place of INFO4444. INFO4913 counts in place of a 4000+ level elective.

Faculty of Engineering

School of Computer Science

Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Computer Science) (2023)