Faculty of Engineering

Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Laws (2015)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2015.
WARNING: This course version is currently under review and is subject to change.


1. Overview

Course: Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Laws (2015)
CP Required: 288
Min FT Duration: 6.00 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered: 2017, 2016, 2015

2. Requirements

To qualify for the award of the pass degrees in the combined program, a candidate must complete 288 credit points, comprising:

(a) 144 credit points of core units of study from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology, appropriate to the stream the candidate is pursuing; and

(b) 144 credit points of Law units of study, of which 48 credit points are Combined Law compulsory units of study for years 1, 2 and 3 and are credited towards the requirements for both the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Laws.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Information Technology

The Bachelor of Information Technology component of the combined degree requires 144 credit points from the table of units for the Bachelor of Information Technology, appropriate to the stream the candidate is pursuing, ensuring:

(i) no more than 72 credit points of junior (1000 level) units of study, and

(ii) at least 84 credit points of 3000-level or above units of study; and

(iii) at least 12 credit points of Mathematics and Statistics units of study.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Laws

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Laws, a candidate must complete 144 credit points taken from the Faculty of Law Undergraduate Table, comprising:

(i) 102 credit points of compulsory units of study; and

(ii) 42 credit points of elective units of study, of which a maximum of 36 credit points are taken from Part 1 and a minimum of 6 credit points are taken from Part 2.

Honours

Both the Bachelor of Information Technology and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours.

Admission to the honours program for the Bachelor of Information Technology is by permission of the program coordinator prior to completion of the final year. Admission requires an average (ISWAM) of at least 65 in units of study completed to that point. Candidates must complete the requirements for the pass degree but include the alternative 24 credit point honours pathway described in the table of units for the degree, with 24 credit points in 5000-level recommended units of study and achieve an Honours Result of 65 or above. Completion of the degree is required in the minimum standard full time duration.

Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Laws are listed in the course resolutions of the Sydney Law School.

Course Resolutions

Degree resolutions are published in Faculty Handbooks at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ENGG1805: Professional Engineering and IT


Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is INFO1111.
Core
6 INFO1103: Introduction to Programming


Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement units are INFO1110 and INFO1113.

If you have not completed INFO1103, you must complete both INFO1110 and INFO1113. You will take one less elective unit as a result.
Core
6 LAWS1006: Foundations of Law
Core
0 LAWS1013: Legal Research 1
6 Select from Unit Block:
Maths Units for IT


Note: MATH1001/MATH1021 and MATH1002 are recommended for first semester (or advanced alternatives MATH1901/MATH1921 and MATH1902).

Note: Continuing students should note that the 2015 BIT combined degree enrolment table shown here differs from previous years by bringing the Computer Science and Informations Systems streams together, rather than treating as separate courses. The merging of the stream details was done to to make it easier for students to compare the different requirements of each stream, and see where the requirements are the same in both cases. Apart from this change, the BIT remains as it was before.

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 ELEC1601: Introduction to Computer Systems
Core
6 INFO1105: Data Structures


Note: INFO1905 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternate core unit to INFO1105.

This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is COMP2123.

COMP2823 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative core to COMP2123.
Core
6 LAWS1012: Torts
6 Select from Unit Block:
Maths Units for IT


Note: MATH1003/MATH1023 and MATH1005 are recommended for second semester (or advanced alternatives MATH1903/MATH1923 and MATH1905).

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1014: Civil and Criminal Procedure


Note: Also available in Summer school.
Core
6 LAWS1015: Contracts


Note: Also available in Summer school.
Core
6 COMP2129: Operating Systems and Machine Principles


Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is COMP2017.
Core
6 INFO2120: Database Systems 1


Note: INFO2820 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternate core unit to INFO2120.

This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is ISYS2110.

Note: Students intending to complete the Information Systems stream will need to take an additional IT unit in this Semester, ISYS2140 Information Systems. ISYS2140 only runs in Semester 1.

Year 2 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1016: Criminal Law
Core
6 COMP2007: Algorithms and Complexity


Note: COMP2907 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternate core unit to COMP2007.

This unit is discontinued from 2018. Please complete a unit from Maths Units for IT, Level 1000-2000 Recommended Units, IT Stream Units or other units in this semester instead.

Please note: if you have not yet completed COMP2007, you must select COMP3027/COMP3927 in the next semester as an alternative core unit.
Core
6 INFO2110: Systems Analysis and Modelling


Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is ISYS2120.
6 Select from Unit Block:
IT Stream Units


Note: At least 6 credit points of Level 2000 Maths Units and 6 credit points of Level 2000 Stream Units must be taken across the year as a whole. The Stream unit must be selected from:

(a) ISYS2140 or ISYS2160 in Semester 2 for the Information Systems stream OR,

(b) COMP2022 or COMP2121 in Semester 1 for the Computer Science Stream.

Please note: ISYS2140 and COMP2121 are discontinued from 2018. Please take ISYS2160 and/or COMP2022 instead.

Students who have not yet completed INFO1105 should select COMP2123 in this semester. COMP2823 (advanced version) can be taken as an alternative core to COMP2123.

Year 3 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1023: Public International Law
Core
6 INFO3402: Management of IT Projects and Systems


Note: This unit is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is INFO3333.
6 Select from Unit Block:
IT Stream Units
6 Select from INFO3220: Object Oriented Design
ISYS3401: Information Technology Evaluation

Note: BIT combined degrees with Commerce, Law or Medical Science require INFO3402 Management of IT Projects and Systems (6 credit points) plus INFO3600 Major Development Project (Advanced) (12 credit points) plus another 12 credit points of units for their specified stream.

- Computer Science stream: INFO3220 (6 credit points) plus 6 credit points from COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520, COMP3530 and/or COMP3608.

Please note: COMP3109 and COMP3530 are discontinued from 2018.

- Information Systems stream: ISYS3401 (6 credit points) plus 6 credit points from INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404, INFO3504, DATA3404 or INFO3406.

Please note: INFO3404 and INFO3504 are discontinued from 2018.

Year 3 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS1017: Torts and Contracts II
Core
0 LAWS1019: Legal Research II
Core
6 LAWS1021: Public Law


Note: Also available in Summer school.
Core
12 INFO3600: Major Development Project (Advanced)

Year 4 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
List
6 Select from Unit Blocks:
Level 5000 Recommended COMP, INFO, ISYS Units
Level 5000 Recommended ELEC Units
18 Select from Unit Block:
Level 5000 Recommended COMP, INFO, ISYS Units

Note: The Bachelor of Information Technology pass degree requires at least 48 credit points of Level 5000 recommended electives, with at least 36 credit points from COMP5xxx, INFO5xxx or ISYS5xxx units. The remaining 12 credit points may be taken either from these units or from Level 5000 Recommended ELEC units.

BIT Honours program. Students achieving an (ISWAM) average of 65 may be admitted to the BIT Honours program, with permission of the program director. Honours students follow an alternative pathway, for the BIT final year taking 24 credit points of research units (INFO5993, INFO4991, INFO4992, INFO4999) and 24 credit points of level 5000 electives.

Year 4 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
List
6 Select from Unit Blocks:
Level 5000 Recommended COMP, INFO, ISYS Units
Level 5000 Recommended ELEC Units
18 Select from Unit Block:
Level 5000 Recommended COMP, INFO, ISYS Units

Year 5 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS2010: Administrative Law
Core
6 LAWS2011: Federal Constitutional Law
Core
6 LAWS2012: Intro to Property and Commercial Law
Core
6 LAWS2013: The Legal Profession

Year 5 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
Core
6 LAWS2014: Corporations Law
Core
6 LAWS2015: Equity
Core
6 LAWS2016: Evidence
Core
6 LAWS2017: Real Property

Year 6 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
24 Select from Unit Block:
Level 3000 Law Electives

Note: 24 credit points from Semester 1 Senior Elective Units as listed in Law Faculty Handbook Table 1. See Law Faculty Handbook for more details: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/

Year 6 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
24 Select from Unit Block:
Level 3000 Law Electives

Note: 24 credit points from Semester 2 Senior Elective Units as listed in Law Faculty Handbook Table 2. See Law Faculty Handbook for more details: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/

4. Pathways

BIT Honours Program

Type CP CP From
Core
6 INFO4991: IT Research Thesis A
Core
12 INFO4992: IT Research Thesis B
Core
0 INFO4999: Computer Science Honours Result
Core
6 INFO5993: IT Research Methods
List
24 Select from Unit Blocks Level 5000 Recommended COMP, INFO, ISYS Units
Level 5000 Recommended ELEC Units

Note: Students achieving an (ISWAM) average of 65 in units completed by the end of third year may be admitted to the honours program, with permission of the program director. Honours students follow an alternative final year pathway, taking 24 credit points of research units (INFO4991, INFO4992, INFO4999 and INFO5993) and 24 credit points of level 5000 electives.

BIT Stream: Computer Science

Type CP CP From
6 Select from COMP2022: Models of Computation
COMP2121: Principles of Distributed Systems and Networks
or other units.

Note: Choose at least 6 credit points (one unit) of Level-2000 COMP, INFO or ISYS units.

COMP2121 is discontinued from 2018.
6 Select from COMP3109: Programming Languages and Paradigms
COMP3221: Distributed Systems
COMP3308: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
COMP3419: Graphics and Multimedia
COMP3520: Operating Systems Internals
COMP3530: Discrete Optimization
COMP3608: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Adv)


Note: Select one unit (6 credit points).

COMP3109 and COMP3530 are discontinued from 2018.
6 Select from INFO3220: Object Oriented Design


Note: Mandatory unit.

Note: The Computer Science stream of the BIT combined degree requires completion of the following stream units (in addition to the 126 credit points of common core and recommended IT units required in both BIT streams).

1) 6 credit points of Level 2000 COMP, INFO or ISYS units, in Year 2.

Please note: COMP2121 is discontinued from 2018.

2) 24 credit points of Level 3000 Stream units taken in Year 3, comprising:

- - INFO3220 (6 credit points) in Semester 1

- - 12 credit points selected from COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520, COMP3530, COMP3221 and/or COMP3608.

Please note: COMP3109 and COMP3520 are discontinued from 2018.

BIT Stream: Information Systems stream

Type CP CP From
6 Select from ISYS2140: Information Systems


Note: Mandatory unit.

Please note: ISYS2140 is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is ISYS2160.
6 Select from DATA3404: Data Science Platforms
INFO3220: Object Oriented Design
INFO3315: Human-Computer Interaction
INFO3404: Database Systems 2
INFO3406: Introduction to Data Analytics [not offered in 2020]
INFO3504: Database Systems 2 (Adv)
ISYS3402: Decision Analytics & Support Systems [not running in 2019]


Note: Select one unit (6 credit points).

Please note: INFO3404 is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is DATA3404.
6 Select from ISYS3401: Information Technology Evaluation


Note: Mandatory unit.

Note: The Information Systems stream requires completion of the following stream units (in addition to the 126 credit points of common core and recommended IT units required in both BIT streams).

1) 6 credit points from ISYS2140 or ISYS2160 (Level 2000 Stream Unit taken in Year 2, Semester 1).

Please note: ISYS2140 is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is ISYS2160.

2) 18 credit points of Level 3000 Stream units taken in Year 3, comprising:

- - ISYS3401 (6 credits) in Semester 1

- - 12 credit points selected from INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404, DATA3404, ISYS3402, INFO3406 and/or INFO3504.

Please note: INFO3404 is discontinued from 2018. Replacement unit is DATA3404.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - BIT Core Units (Min CP: 66) (Max CP: 66)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
COMP2017 Systems Programming 6 Semester 1
COMP2123 Data Structures & Algorithms 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP3027 Algorithm Design 6 Semester 1
COMP3927 Algorithm Design (Adv) 6 Semester 1
ELEC1601 Introduction to Computer Systems 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
ENGG1805 Professional Engineering and IT 6 Semester 1
INFO1103 Introduction to Programming 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1105 Data Structures 6 Semester 2
Summer Early
Summer Main
INFO1110 Introduction to Programming 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1111 Computing 1A Professionalism 6 Semester 1
INFO1113 Object-Oriented Programming 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1905 Data Structures (Advanced) 6 Semester 2
INFO3333 Computing 3 Management 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
ISYS2110 Analysis & Design of Web Information Systems 6 Semester 1
ISYS2120 Data & Information Management 6 Semester 2

Note: Students are normally expected to complete ELEC1601, ENGG1805/INFO1111, INFO1103/(INFO1110+INFO1113), INFO1105/COMP2123, COMP2017, ISYS2110, ISYS2120, COMP3027 and INFO3333 as core units.

INFO1905/COMP2823 and COMP3927 may be taken as advanced alternatives to INFO1105/COMP2123 and COMP3027 respectively.

Block 2 - Maths Units for IT (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
MATH1001 Differential Calculus 3 Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH1002 Linear Algebra 3 Semester 1
Semester 2
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 1
Semester 2
Int January
MATH1021 Calculus of One Variable 3 Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH1023 Multivariable Calculus and Modelling 3 Semester 1
Semester 2
MATH1901 Differential Calculus (Advanced) 3 Semester 1
MATH1902 Linear Algebra (Advanced) 3 Semester 1
MATH1903 Integral Calculus and Modelling Advanced 3 Semester 2
MATH1905 Statistics (Advanced) 3 Semester 2
MATH1921 Calculus of One Variable (Adv) 3 Semester 1
MATH1923 Multivariable Calculus and Modelling (Adv) 3 Semester 2
MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus 6 Semester 1
Summer Main
MATH2063 Math Computing and Nonlinear Systems 6 Semester 1
MATH2065 Partial Differential Equations (Intro) 6 Semester 2
Summer Main
MATH2068 Number Theory and Cryptography 6 Semester 2
MATH2069 Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory 6 Semester 1
MATH2070 Optimisation and Financial Mathematics 6 Semester 2
STAT2012 Statistical Tests 6 Semester 2
STAT2912 Statistical Tests (Advanced) 6 Semester 2

Note: A minimum of 12 credit points is required with at least 12 credit points Maths or Stats units at 1000-level. Recommended units at 1000-level are MATH1001/MATH1021 (3 cp), MATH1002 (3 cp), MATH1003/MATH1023 (3 cp), MATH1005 (3 cp). At 2000-level, MATH2069, MATH2063, STAT2012 and/or STAT2912 are recommended for Computer Science stream students. STAT2012 and/or STAT2912 are recommended for Information Systems stream students. Additional Maths or Stats units may be taken depending on availability. See Science Faculty handbook for details of available MATH and STAT units at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks

Block 3 - Level 1000-3000 Recommended BIT Units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
BUSS1001 Understanding Business 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Late
BUSS1002 The Business Environment 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
DATA1002 Informatics: Data and Computation 6 Semester 2
ELEC1103 Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 Semester 1
INFO1003 Foundations of Information Technology 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1903 Informatics (Advanced) 6 Semester 1
INFO2150 Introduction to Health Data Science 6 Semester 2
INFO2315 Introduction to IT Security 6 Semester 2
INFS2020 Business Process Modelling & Improvement 6 Semester 2
INFS3040 Enterprise Systems & Integrated Business 6 Semester 1
PHIL1012 Introductory Logic 6 Semester 2

Note: Recommended Units include all Level 2000 and 3000 ELEC, INFO, ISYS and COMP units. See Faculty of Engineering/IT Unit of Study page at http://cusp.sydney.edu.au/students/view-units-page/did/742 for full list of ELEC, COMP INFO, ISYS units of study.

Block 4 - Level 5000 Recommended COMP, INFO, ISYS Units (Min CP: 36,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
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
COMP5456 Introduction to Bioinformatics [not running] 6 Semester 2
INFO5991 Services Science Management and Engineering 6 Semester 2
INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO6007 Project Management in IT 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: The BIT pass degree requires at least 36 credit points of Level 5000 IT electives. 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 Level 5000 Recommended ELEC units listed below.

Block 5 - Level 5000 Recommended ELEC Units (Max CP: 12)

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.

Block 6 - IT Stream Units (Min CP: 18,Max CP: 30)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
COMP2022 Models of Computation 6 Semester 2
COMP2121 Principles of Distributed Systems and Networks 6 Semester 2
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
COMP3530 Discrete Optimization 6 Semester 2
COMP3608 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Adv) 6 Semester 1
COMP3615 Computer Science Project 6 Semester 2
DATA3404 Data Science Platforms 6 Semester 1
INFO3220 Object Oriented Design 6 Semester 1
INFO3315 Human-Computer Interaction 6 Semester 2
INFO3404 Database Systems 2 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO3406 Introduction to Data Analytics [not offered in 2020] 6 Semester 2
INFO3504 Database Systems 2 (Adv) 6 Semester 2
ISYS2140 Information Systems 6 Semester 1
ISYS2160 Information Systems in the Internet Age 6 Semester 2
ISYS3400 Information Systems Project 6 Semester 2
ISYS3401 Information Technology Evaluation 6 Semester 1
ISYS3402 Decision Analytics & Support Systems [not running in 2019] 6 Semester 2

Note: Completion of a stream is a requirement of the course. BIT combined degree students must choose one of two streams. The streams available are: (a) Computer Science and (b) Information Systems. Each stream requires 18 credit points for BIT combined degrees.

The Information Systems stream requires ISYS2140/ISYS2160 in Year 2 plus ISYS3401 in Year 3, plus two units (12 credit points) from Information Systems units INFO3220, INFO3315, INFO3404/INFO3504/DATA3404, ISYS3402 and/or INFO3406.

Please note: ISYS2140, INFO3404 and INFO3504 are discontinued from 2018.

The Computer Science stream requires either COMP2022/COMP2121/COMP3221 in Year 2/3, then INFO3220 in Year 3, plus 12 credit points from Computer Science units COMP3109, COMP3308, COMP3419, COMP3520, COMP3530, and/or COMP3608.

Please note: COMP2121, COMP3109 and COMP3530 are discontinued from 2018.

Note that the option of taking both streams is only available for the BIT single degree, not BIT combined.

Block 7 - Level 3000 Law Electives (Min CP: 48,Max CP: 48)

Note: 24 credit points from Semester 1 Senior Elective Units as listed in Law Faculty Handbook Table 1. See Law Faculty Handbook for more details: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/law/