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ProgramsSCSCS(UG)BAC/CombinedBachelor of Advanced Computing / Bachelor of Science (Health) (2018)
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Year 1 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | DATA1001: Foundations of Data Science | |
| 3 | MATH1021: Calculus of One Variable | |
| 3 | MATH1002: Linear Algebra | |
| 6 | INFO1110: Introduction to Programming | |
| 6 | INFO1111: Computing 1A Professionalism |
Note: MATH1021 and MATH1002 may be replaced by advanced units MATH1921 and MATH1902.
Year 1 - Semester 2
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | MATH1064: Discrete Mathematics for Computation | |
| 6 | INFO1112: Computing 1B OS & Network Platforms | |
| 6 | ELEC1601: Introduction to Computer Systems | |
| 6 | INFO1113: Object-Oriented Programming |
Year 2 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | HSBH1012: Introduction to Health and Health Care | |
| 6 | Select from BIOL1006: Life and Evolution BIOL1007: From Molecules to Ecosystems BIOL1008: Human Biology | |
| 6 | Systems Programming | |
| 6 | COMP2123: Data Structures & Algorithms |
Note: COMP2123 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP2823.
Year 2 - Semester 2
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | HSBH1013: Society and Health | |
| 6 | PSYC1002: Psychology 1002 | |
| 6 | Models of Computation | |
| 6 | SOFT2412: Agile Software Development Practices |
Year 3 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | HSBH2007: Research Methods in Health | |
| 6 | Algorithm Design | |
| 6 | INFO2222: Computing 2 Usability and Security | |
| 6 | Science Units Note: For the Bachelor of Science (Health) component, students are required to complete 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as listed in Table O. |
Year 3 - Semester 2
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | HSBH2009: Innovations in eHealth | |
| 6 | IT Major Units | |
| 6 | ISYS2120: Data & Information Management | |
| 6 | Science Units Note: For the Bachelor of Science (Health) component, students are required to complete 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as listed in Table O. |
Year 4 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | Science Units | |
| 6 | Health Science Core Units Note: 1x 3000-level selective unit | |
| 6 | IT Major Units | |
| 6 | INFO3333: Computing 3 Management |
Year 4 - Semester 2
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | Science Units | |
| 6 | Health Science Core Units Note: 1x 3000-level selective interdisciplinary project unit | |
| 6 | Health Science Core Units Note: 1x 3000-level selective research unit | |
| 6 | Table A Electives |
Year 5 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
List | 6 | Select from Table A Electives Science Units Note: As there are 12cp worth of units that can count to either the IT or Science requirements of the combined degree, students can choose to select up to 12cp of electives from either IT or Science, or a combination of both. Students must be sure they will complete the requirements of the Science side of the degree if they want to choose any IT elective units. |
| 6 | Adv. Electives | |
| 6 | INFO4001: Thesis A | |
| 6 | INFO4444: Computing 4 Innovation |
Year 5 - Semester 2
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
List | 6 | Select from Table A Electives Science Units Note: As there are 12cp worth of units that can count to either the IT or Science requirements of the combined degree, students can choose to select up to 12cp of electives from either IT or Science, or a combination of both. Students must be sure they will complete the requirements of the Science side of the degree if they want to choose any IT elective units. |
| 6 | Health Science Core Units Note: 1x 3000-level selective disciplinary project unit | |
| 6 | Adv. Electives | |
| 6 | INFO4002: Thesis B |
Additional Requirements for Major
| Type | CP | CP From |
| 6 | Select from COMP3221: Distributed Systems COMP3308: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence COMP3419: Graphics and Multimedia COMP3520: Operating Systems Internals Note:One unit from this block to be taken in Semester 1 or Semester 2 of Year 3 | |
| 6 | Select from INFO1110: Introduction to Programming | |
| 6 | Select from COMP2123: Data Structures & Algorithms Note:COMP2123 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP2823. | |
| 6 | Select from INFO1113: Object-Oriented Programming | |
| 6 | Select from COMP3888: Computer Science Project Note:Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 2:Year 4 |
Achievement of a minor in Computer Science requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 2 1000-level core units INFO1110 and INFO1113.
(ii) 3 2000-level core units COMP2123, COMP2017 and COMP2022.
(iii) 1 3000-level selective unit from COMP3221 or COMP3419.
Major in Computational Data Science
| Type | CP | CP From |
| 6 |
Select from
COMP2123: Data Structures & Algorithms |
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| 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 |
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| 6 |
Select from
INFO1110: Introduction to Programming |
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| 6 |
Select from
DATA1001: Foundations of Data Science |
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| 6 |
Select from
DATA2001: Data Science: Big Data and Data Diversity |
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| 6 |
Select from
DATA3888: Data Science Capstone |
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| 6 |
Select from
DATA2002: Data Analytics: Learning from Data |
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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 in Computer Science
| Type | CP | CP From |
| 6 |
Select from
COMP2022: Models of Computation Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 2:Year 2 |
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| 6 |
Select from
COMP3027: Algorithm Design Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 1:Year 3 |
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| 6 |
Select from
COMP3221: Distributed Systems COMP3308: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence COMP3419: Graphics and Multimedia COMP3520: Operating Systems Internals Note: One unit from this block to be taken in Semester 1 or Semester 2 of Year 3 |
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| 6 |
Select from
COMP2017: Systems Programming Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 1:Year 2 |
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| 6 |
Select from
INFO1110: Introduction to Programming |
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| 6 |
Select from
COMP2123: Data Structures & Algorithms Note: COMP2123 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP2823. |
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| 6 |
Select from
INFO1113: Object-Oriented Programming |
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| 6 |
Select from
COMP3888: Computer Science Project Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 2:Year 4 |
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| View complete Program Structure | ||
Note:
Achievement of a minor in Computer Science requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 2 1000-level core units INFO1110 and INFO1113.
(ii) 3 2000-level core units COMP2123, COMP2017 and COMP2022.
(iii) 1 3000-level selective unit from COMP3221 or COMP3419.
Major in Information Systems
| Type | CP | CP From |
| 6 |
Select from
ISYS2160: Information Systems in the Internet Age Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 2:Year 2 |
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| 6 |
Select from
ISYS3401: Information Technology Evaluation Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 1:Year 3 |
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| 6 |
Select from
ISYS3402: Decision Analytics & Support Systems [not running in 2019] Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 2:Year 3 |
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| 6 |
Select from
ISYS2110: Analysis & Design of Web Information Systems Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 1:Year 2 |
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| 6 |
Select from
ISYS2120: Data & Information Management |
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| 6 |
Select from
INFO1113: Object-Oriented Programming |
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| 6 |
Select from
INFO1110: Introduction to Programming |
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| 6 |
Select from
ISYS3888: Information Systems Project Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 2:Year 4 |
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| View complete Program Structure | ||
Note:
Achievement of a minor in Information Systems requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 2 1000-level core units INFO1110 and INFO1113.
(ii) 3 2000-level core units ISYS2120, ISYS2110 and ISYS2160.
(iii) 1 3000-level selective unit from ISYS3402 or ISYS3401.
Major in Software Development
| Type | CP | CP From |
| 6 |
Select from
SOFT2201: Software Construction and Design 1 Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 2:Year 2 |
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| 6 |
Select from
SOFT3410: Concurrency for Software Development Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 1:Year 3 |
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| 6 |
Select from
SOFT3202: Software Construction and Design 2 Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 2:Year 3 |
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| 6 |
Select from
COMP2123: Data Structures & Algorithms Note: COMP2123 may be replaced by advanced unit COMP2823. |
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| 6 |
Select from
INFO1110: Introduction to Programming |
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| 6 |
Select from
SOFT2412: Agile Software Development Practices |
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| 6 |
Select from
INFO1113: Object-Oriented Programming |
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| 6 |
Select from
SOFT3888: Software Development Project Note: Alternate for: IT Major Units:Semester 1:Year 4 |
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| View complete Program Structure | ||
Note:
Achievement of a minor in Software Development requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 2 1000-level core units INFO1103 and INFO1113.
(ii) 3 2000-level core units COMP2123, SOFT2412 and SOFT2201.
(iii) 1 3000-level selective unit from SOFT3410 and SOFT3202.
Block 1 - Core (Min CP: 96,Max CP: 96)
Block 2 - Adv. Electives
Note: From 2023, 5000-level COMP, DATA, INFO and ISYS units in the Bachelor of Computer Science are re-coded to 4000-level units.
Block 3 - Table A Electives
Block 4 - Required for Computer Science Major
Note: COMP2823, COMP2922, COMP3608 and COMP3988 may be taken as advanced alternatives to COMP2123, COMP2022, COMP3308 and COMP3888 respectively.
Block 5 - Required for Information Systems Major
Block 6 - Required for Software Development Major
Block 7 - Required for Computational Data Science Major
Note: COMP3927 and COMP3608 may be taken as advanced alternatives to COMP3027 and COMP3308 respectively
Block 8 - Health Science Core Units (Min CP: 60,Max CP: 60)
Note: Unit list is incomplete as the Health stream is still under development. Refer to Science Handbook for more information.
Block 9 - Science Units (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 96)
Note: For the Bachelor of Science (Health Stream) component, students are required to complete a total of 96 credit points of Science Table A units as listed in the handbook of the Faculty of Science, including 24 credit points of core units, a 60 credit point Health stream and 12 credit points of OLEs. See Faculty handbooks at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks
Block 10 - IT Major Units
| Course: | Bachelor of Advanced Computing / Bachelor of Science (Health) (2018) |
| CP Required: | 240 |
| Min FT Duration: | 5.00 Years |
| Min PT Duration: | N/A |
| Faculty/School: | School of Computer Science |
| Years Offered: | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 |
| Requirements: | Award requirements Bachelor of Advanced Computing/Bachelor of Science To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Advanced Computing / Bachelor of Science a candidate must complete 240 credit points comprising: (a) 96 credit points of core units as specified in Table A for the Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Computing; (b) An Information Technology Major (48 credit points) from Table A for the Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Computing and as defined in section 7 below; (c) At least 12cp of 4000-level or higher IT electives from Table A (d) Degree Core: 12 credit points of mathematics degree core units of study as set out in Table A for the Bachelor of Science (students may count the units from their major(s) or minor(s) to fulfil this requirement); and 12 credit points of 1000-level science elective units of study (excluding units listed as Mathematics degree core) as set out in Table A (students may count the units from their major(s) or minor(s) to fulfil this requirement); and (e) A Science Major (48 credit points) or a 3-year program with an embedded major from Table A for the Bachelor of Science, and which is different from the major completed to satisfy requirements specified clause 6 (4)(b) above (note: candidates taking Computational Data Science to fulfil requirements specified in clauses 6 (4) (b) may not take Data Science to fulfil requirements for the second major specified in this clause); (f) If enrolled in a stream, requirements for the stream as specified in Table A for the Bachelor of Science or Table S. (g) 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as listed in Table O; (h) Where appropriate, additional elective units as required from Table A for the Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Computing, Table A for the Bachelor of Science and 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 (a) Completion of a major (the Information Technology Major) from Table A for the Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Computing is a requirement for the Bachelor of Advanced Computing/Bachelor of Commerce. The majors available are as specified in clause 7 (1) (a) for the Bachelor of Advanced Computing. (b) Completion of a major (the Commerce Major) from Table A for the Bachelor of Commerce is a requirement. The majors available and requirements for completing the major are as specified in Table A for the Bachelor of Commerce. Minors The available minors in this course are: • Computer Science • Computational Data Science • Information Systems • Software Development Requirements for the minors are listed below. Honours Honours in this course is awarded to candidates who fulfil the following requirement: • Honours Class I: 75 |
