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| Course: | Information Technology (Information Systems) / Commerce (2014) |
| CP Required: | 240 |
| Min FT Duration: | 5.00 Years |
| Min PT Duration: | N/A |
| Faculty/School: | University Archive |
| Years Offered: | 2014, 2013, 2012 |
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
BUSS1001: Understanding Business |
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0 |
BUSS1900: Managing Business Communication A Note: BUSS1900 is a one hour weekly workshop that is mandatory for all commencing Bachelor of Commerce students. Students identified by initial testing as not requiring communication skills assistance will be allowed to withdraw. Testing will be conducted in the week before commencement of classes (Orientation Week). |
Core
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6 |
ENGG1805: Professional Engineering and IT |
Core
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6 |
INFO1103: Introduction to Programming |
| 6 |
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Unit Block: Maths Level 1000 Units Note: MATH1001 and MATH1002 are recommended for first semester. |
| Type | CP | CP From |
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6 |
BUSS1030: Accounting, Business and Society |
Core
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6 |
ELEC1601: Introduction to Computer Systems |
Core
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6 |
INFO1105: Data Structures Note: INFO1905 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative to INFO1105 with departmental permission. |
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Unit Block: Maths Level 1000 Units Note: MATH1003 and MATH1005 are recommended for second semester. Combined degree students taking MATH1005 as part of the Bachelor of Information Technology are exempted from core commerce unit BUSS1020. |
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6 |
BUSS1040: Economics for Business Decision Making |
Core
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6 |
COMP2129: Operating Systems and Machine Principles |
Core
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6 |
ISYS2140: Information Systems |
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6 |
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Unit Blocks: Commerce Junior Electives Commerce Senior Electives |
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Core
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6 |
BUSS1002: The Business Environment |
Core
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6 |
COMP2007: Algorithms and Complexity Note: COMP2907 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternate core unit to COMP2007. |
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12 |
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Unit Blocks: Commerce Junior Electives Commerce Senior Electives |
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Core
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6 |
INFO2120: Database Systems 1 Note: INFO2820 advanced version) can be taken as an alternative to INF2120 with departmental permission. |
| 18 |
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Unit Block: Commerce Senior Electives |
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
INFO2110: Systems Analysis and Modelling |
| 18 |
Select from
Unit Block: Commerce Senior Electives |
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
INFO3402: Management of IT Projects and Systems |
Core
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6 |
ISYS3401: Information Technology Evaluation |
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Unit Block: Commerce Senior Electives |
| Type | CP | CP From |
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6 |
BUSS3500: Integrated Business Applications Note: BUSS3500 is the senior capstone unit for the Commerce component of the combined degree since 2011. Combined degree students who commenced study in 2010 or earlier should take BUSS3500 in place of ECOF3001 Business Strategy, the capstone unit for the old pre-2011 Bachelor of Commerce. Combined degree students who began study before 2011 and are having difficulty enrolling in BUSS3500 should seek assistance from the Engineering & IT student office on Level 3 of the Peter Nicol Russell Building (PNR). |
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INFO3600: Major Development Project (Advanced) |
| 6 |
Select from
Unit Block: IT Level 3000 Recommended Electives |
| Type | CP | CP From |
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24 |
Select from
Unit Blocks: IT Level 5000 Recommended Electives A IT Level 5000 Recommended Electives B |
Note: At least 48 credit points of IT Level 5000 units must be taken across the degree as a whole, with at least 36 credit points from Recommended A units. Students in the Bachelor of Information Technology Honours program select INFO5993, INFO4991, INFO4992, INFO4999 across two consecutive semesters in place of 24 credit points of IT Level 5000 units.
| Type | CP | CP From |
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Unit Blocks: IT Level 5000 Recommended Electives A IT Level 5000 Recommended Electives B |
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
ACCT1006: Accounting & Financial Management |
Core
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6 |
BUSS1020: Quantitative Business Analysis Note: Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit. |
Core
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6 |
BUSS1030: Accounting, Business and Society Note: Completed as part of Commerce core units. |
Core
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6 |
ACCT2011: Financial Accounting A |
Core
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6 |
ACCT2012: Management Accounting A |
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ACCT3011: Financial Accounting B ACCT3012: Management Accounting B ACCT3013: Financial Statement Analysis ACCT3014: Auditing and Assurance ACCT3031: International Corporate Governance ACCT3032: Current Issues in Management Accounting ACCT3098: Accounting Honours Preparation A ACCT3099: Accounting Honours Preparation B BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) CLAW2201: Corporations Law Note: (a) ACCT3098 and ACCT3099 are worth three credit points each rather than the usual six. (b) BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of Accounting before the unit can be included in the major. (c) CLAW2201 requires the completion of additional prerequisites outside the units listed for this major. |
Note:
Students undertaking a major in Accounting must complete the following units:
(1) Three prerequisite junior unit of study (6 credit points): ACCT1006, BUSS1020 and BUSS1030. BUSS1030 is a Commerce core unit and will have been completed by all Commerce students. Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit.
(2) Two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points): ACCT2011 and ACCT2012.
(3) At least four (six credit point) units of study or equivalent (24 credit points) selected from the senior elective units list.
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
INFS1000: Business Information Systems |
Core
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6 |
INFS2001: IS for Performance Improvement |
Core
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6 |
INFS2020: Business Process Modelling & Improvement |
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BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) INFS2010: Digital Information Design & Management INFS2030: e-Business Management INFS3030: Information Protection and Assurance INFS3040: Enterprise Systems & Integrated Business INFS3050: Business Intelligence for Managers INFS3060: Managing Digital Innovation Projects INFS3070: Business Analysis in Practice INFS3080: Business Information Systems Project Note: BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of Business Information Systems before the unit can be included in the major |
Note:
Students undertaking a major in Business Information Systems must complete the following.
(1) One prerequisite junior unit of study (6 credit points): INFS1000.
(2) Two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points): INFS2001 and INFS2020.
(3) At least four elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the senior elective units list, noting that the units listed above are those units which are being offered for the current year only.
| Type | CP | CP From |
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6 |
CLAW1001: Foundations of Business Law |
| 36 |
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BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) CLAW2201: Corporations Law CLAW2202: Bankruptcy and Insolvency CLAW2203: Stock Markets and Derivatives Law CLAW2204: Banking and Finance Law CLAW2205: Trade Practices and Consumer Law CLAW2207: Legal Ethics and the Professions CLAW2208: Business Regulation, Risk and Compliance CLAW2209: Intellectual Property for Business CLAW2211: Commercial Practice in China CLAW2212: Franchising CLAW3201: Australian Taxation System CLAW3202: Tax Strategies for Business CLAW3204: Capital Raising and Management CLAW3206: Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions CLAW3207: Employment Regulation for Business Note: BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of Commercial Law before the unit can be included in the major. |
Note:
Students undertaking a major in Commercial law must complete the following.
(1) One prerequisite junior unit of study (6 credit points): CLAW1000.
(3) At least six elective units of study (36 credit points) selected from the senior elective units list.
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
BUSS1020: Quantitative Business Analysis Note: Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit. |
Core
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6 |
ECMT1020: Business and Economic Statistics B |
Core
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6 |
ECMT2110: Regression Modelling |
Core
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6 |
ECMT3110: Econometric Models and Methods |
| 24 |
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ECMT2120: Analysis of Discrete Choice Data ECMT2130: Financial Econometrics ECMT3120: Applied Econometrics ECMT3130: Forecasting for Economics and Business ECMT3150: The Econometrics of Financial Markets ECMT3160: Statistical Modelling ECMT3170: Computational Econometrics Note: ECMT2120, ECMT3160 and ECMT3170 are not offered in 2013. |
Note:
Econometrics is available as a Commerce major for combined degree students commencing in 2012 or earlier. From 2013, Econometrics will only be available as an Arts major for engineering combined degree students. Combined degree students commencing in 2013 and wishing to major in Econometrics should consider taking Arts rather than Commerce as their second degree.
Students majoring in Econometrics must complete:
(1) Two prerequisite junior units of study (6 credit points): BUSS1020 (or pre-2012 unit ECMT1010) plus and ECMT1020. Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit.
(2) Two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points): ECMT2110, ECMT3110.
(3) Four units (24 credit points) chosen from the Senior Commerce Electives.
Note:
Economics is available as a Commerce major for combined degree students commencing in 2012 or earlier. From 2013, Economics will only be available as an Arts major for engineering combined degree students. Combined degree students commencing in 2013 and wishing to major in Economics should consider taking Arts rather than Commerce as their second degree.
Students majoring in Economics must complete:
(1) Four prerequisite junior unit of study (18 credit points): BUSS1020, ECMT1020, ECON1001 and ECON1002. Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit.
(2) Two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points): ECOS2001, ECOS2002.
(3) At least four elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the ECOS senior elective units listed, with at least three at 3000-level (18 credit points).
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
BUSS1020: Quantitative Business Analysis Note: Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit. |
Core
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6 |
FINC2011: Corporate Finance I |
Core
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6 |
FINC2012: Corporate Finance II |
Core
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6 |
FINC3017: Investments and Portfolio Management |
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BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) FINC3011: International Financial Management FINC3012: Derivative Securities FINC3013: Mergers and Acquisitions FINC3014: Trading and Dealing in Security Markets FINC3015: Financial Valuation: Case Study Approach FINC3018: Bank Financial Management FINC3019: Fixed Income Securities FINC3020: Financial Risk Management FINC3022: Alternative Investments FINC3023: Behavioural Finance Note: (a) BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of Finance before the unit can be included in the major. |
Note:
Students undertaking a major in Finance must complete the following.
(1) One junior prerequisite unit of study, BUSS1020 (6 credit points). Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit.
(2) Three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points): FINC2011, FINC2012, FINC3017.
(3) At least 18 credit points selected from the FINC senior electives list.
Commerce core unit BUSS1040 is assumed knowledge for the Finance major. It is strongly recommended that students complete BUSS1040 (or equivalent units) first in preparing for this major.
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
WORK1003: Foundations of Work and Employment |
Core
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6 |
WORK2203: Industrial Relations Policy |
Core
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6 |
WORK2205: Human Resource Processes |
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BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) WORK2209: Organisational Analysis and Behaviour WORK2210: Strategic Management WORK2211: Human Resource Strategies WORK2215: IR and HRM Practice WORK2217: International Human Resource Management WORK2218: People and Organisations WORK2219: Management and Organisational Ethics WORK2221: Organisational Communication WORK2222: Leadership in Organisations WORK2224: Globalisation, Work and Employment WORK2225: Work and Society WORK2226: Institutions at Work WORK2227: Regulation at Work WORK3921: Theories of Work and Organisations WORK3922: Organisational Research Methods Note: (a) BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies before the unit can be included in the major. (b) WORK2224, WORK2227 and WORK3921 are not offered in 2013 |
Note:
Students undertaking a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management must complete the following.
(1) One junior prerequisite unit of study: WORK1003 (6 credit points).
(2) Two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points): WORK2203, WORK2205.
(3) At least four elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the WORK Senior Commerce Electives list.
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
IBUS2101: International Business Strategy |
Core
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6 |
IBUS2102: Cross-Cultural Management |
Core
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6 |
IBUS3101: International Business Alliances |
Core
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6 |
IBUS3102: International Risk Management |
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ACCT3031: International Corporate Governance BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) CLAW2211: Commercial Practice in China FINC3011: International Financial Management IBUS3103: Global Entrepreneurship and Enterprise IBUS3104: Ethical International Business Decisions IBUS3107: Business Negotiations MKTG3116: International Marketing WORK2217: International Human Resource Management WORK2222: Leadership in Organisations Note: BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of International Business before the unit can be included in the major. |
Note:
For a major in International Business, students must complete a minimum 36 credit points in senior units of study comprising:
(1) Four compulsory senior units of study (24 credit points): IBUS2101, IBUS2102, IBUS3101, IBUS3102.
(2) At least two elective units of study (12 credit points) selected from the senior elective units list. Note that many senior elective units of study require the completion of additional prerequisites outside of those units listed for this major. Click on the individual unit for information about these. Students undertaking combined degrees will need to carefully consider prerequisite implications before selecting any of these units to ensure that they do not exceed the credit point limit for the BCom component.
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
WORK2201: Foundations of Management |
Core
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6 |
WORK2210: Strategic Management |
Core
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6 |
WORK2218: People and Organisations |
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BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) WORK2205: Human Resource Processes WORK2209: Organisational Analysis and Behaviour WORK2211: Human Resource Strategies WORK2217: International Human Resource Management WORK2219: Management and Organisational Ethics WORK2221: Organisational Communication WORK2222: Leadership in Organisations WORK2224: Globalisation, Work and Employment WORK2225: Work and Society WORK2227: Regulation at Work WORK3921: Theories of Work and Organisations WORK3922: Organisational Research Methods Note: (a) BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies before the unit can be included in the major. (b) WORK2224, WORK2227 and WORK3921 are not offered in 2013. |
Note:
For a major in Management, Engineering/Commerce combined degree students must complete the following.
(1) Three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points): WORK2201, WORK2210, WORK2218.
(2) At least three units of study (18 credit points) selected from the senior elective units list.
Students taking this major must first have completed at least one of the core junior Bachelor of Commerce units as a prerequisite.
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Core
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6 |
MKTG1001: Marketing Principles |
Core
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6 |
MKTG2112: Consumer Behaviour |
Core
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6 |
MKTG2113: Marketing Research |
Core
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6 |
MKTG3118: Marketing Strategy and Planning |
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BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) CLAW2212: Franchising MKTG3110: Electronic Marketing MKTG3112: Marketing Communications MKTG3114: New Products Marketing MKTG3116: International Marketing MKTG3117: Services Marketing MKTG3119: Public Relations Management MKTG3120: Building and Managing Brands MKTG3121: Advertising: Creative Principles MKTG3211: Contemporary Issues in Marketing Note: (a) BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of Marketing before the unit can be included in the major. (b) MKTG3110 and MKTG3211 are not offered in 2013. |
Note:
Students intending to complete a major in Marketing must complete the following.
(1) One prerequisite junior unit of study (12 credit points): MKTG1001.
(2) Three compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points): MKTG2112, MKTG2113, MKTG3118.
(3) At least three units of study (18 credit points) selected from the MKTG Senior Commerce Electives list.
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
BUSS1020: Quantitative Business Analysis Note: Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit. |
Core
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6 |
QBUS2310: Management Science |
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6 |
QBUS2810: Statistical Modelling for Business |
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BUSS2100: Business Placement A (Internship) QBUS2320: Methods of Decision Analysis QBUS2330: Operations Management QBUS2350: Project Planning and Management QBUS2820: Predictive Analytics QBUS3310: Advanced Management Science QBUS3320: Supply Chain Management QBUS3810: Business Risk Analysis QBUS3820: Data Mining and Data Analysis Note: (a) BUSS2100 requires approval from the Discipline of Business Analytics before the unit can be included in the major. (b) QBUS3320 is not offered in 2013. |
Note:
Students intending to complete a major in Quantitative Business Analysis require the following units.
(1) One prerequisite junior unit of study (6 credit points): BUSS1020. Engineering/Commerce students are exempted from BUSS1020 once they have completed Engineering core unit MATH1005 and one other MATH unit.
(2) Two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points): QBUS2310,QBUS2810.
(3) A minimum of 24 credit points from the senior elective units list (minimum of four units), with at least 12 credit points (two units) at 3000-level.
Note that a number of the QBUS units are replacements for previous ECMT units. See Business School website for equivalences between new QBUS units and previous ECMT units at http://sydney.edu.au/business/currentstudents/undergraduate/curriculum_information/undergraduate_courses/changes_to_undergraduate_programs
| Type | CP | CP From |
Core
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6 |
INFO4991: IT Research Thesis A |
Core
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12 |
INFO4992: IT Research Thesis B |
Core
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0 |
INFO4999: Computer Science Honours Result |
Core
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6 |
INFO5993: IT Research Methods |
Note: Students eligible for the BIT Honours program may take IT Thesis units INFO4991 (6cp) and INFO4992 (12cp). Students taking the IT Thesis units are advised to also enrol in INFO5993 IT Research Methods.
| 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 | Statistical Thinking with Data | 3 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
Note: 12 credit points of Level 1000 Maths are required. MATH1001 and MATH1002 are recommended for Semester 1 and MATH1003 and MATH1005 for Semester 2. Combined degree students taking MATH1005 as part of the Bachelor of Information Technology are exempted from core commerce unit BUSS1020. Students taking another second semester MATH unit in place of MATH1005 must also take BUSS1020 in order to satisfy Bachelor Commerce requirements.
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| MATH2063 | Math Computing and Nonlinear Systems | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| MATH2069 | Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| STAT2012 | Statistical Tests | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| STAT2912 | Statistical Tests (Advanced) | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| 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 |
| INFO3504 | Database Systems 2 (Adv) | 6 |
Semester 2 |
Note: The Bachelor of Information Technology requires at least 48 credit points of Level 5000 IT electives including at least 36 credit points from the 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 IT Level 5000 Recommended B list below. Students in the Bachelor of Information Technology Honours program select INFO5993, INFO4991, INFO4992, INFO4999 across two consecutive semesters in place of 24 credit points of IT Level 5000 units. Department permission may be required for some. See linked unit outline for more details.
| 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.
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| COMP2907 | Algorithms and Complexity (Advanced) | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| INFO1903 | Informatics (Advanced) | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| INFO1905 | Data Structures (Advanced) | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| INFO2820 | Database Systems 1 (Advanced) | 6 |
Semester 1 |
| INFO3504 | Database Systems 2 (Adv) | 6 |
Semester 2 |
Note: These units are advanced versions of core undergraduate units and are taken in place of them. INFO1903, INFO1905, INFO2820, COMP2907 and INFO3404 are an advanced alternatives to INFO1103, INFO1105, INFO2120, COMP2007 and INFO3504 respectively. Department permission is required for enrolment each case.
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| ACCT1006 | Accounting & Financial Management | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW1001 | Foundations of Business Law | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early |
| ECMT1020 | Business and Economic Statistics B | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ECON1002 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| INFS1000 | Business Information Systems | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Winter Main Summer Early Summer Main Summer Late |
| MKTG1001 | Marketing Principles | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| QBUS1030 | Business Modelling with Spreadsheets | 6 |
Semester 2 |
| WORK1003 | Foundations of Work and Employment | 6 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Note: ECMT1020 and EC0N1002 are only available for Engineering/Commerce combined degree students commencing in 2012 or earlier. From 2013, Econometrics and Economics units of study will be offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as part of the Bachelor of Arts. Combined degree students commencing in 2013 and wishing to major in Econometrics should consider taking Arts rather than Commerce as their second degree.
Note:
Commerce units must be selected in order to meet the major requirements of the BCom degree (see streams tab) and in order to complete a required 96 cp of Business School units.
ECMT and EC0S units are only available for Engineering/Commerce combined degree students commencing in 2012 or earlier. From 2013, Econometrics and Economics will be offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as part of the Bachelor of Arts. Combined degree students commencing in 2013 and wishing to major in Econometrics should consider taking Arts rather than Commerce as their second degree.