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Bachelor of Computer Science (BCompSc)

Course Requirements
To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Computer Science, candidates must satisfactorily complete at least 144 credit points from either or both the Computer Science Schedule of Subjects and the General Schedule (see the list of recommended subjects from the General Schedule).

The 144 credit points must include;

  1. the following core subjects:
CSCI101 Introduction to Information Technology A
CSCI102 Introduction to Information Technology B
CSCI111 Computer Science 1A
CSCI121 Computer Science 1B
CSCI204 Programming: The C Family and Unix
CSCI213 JAVA Programming and the Internet
MATH122 Probability and Logic

NB. CSCI101 is not required for students holding NSW HSC 3 unit Computing Studies or 2 unit Computing Studies (60/100 or better) or equivalent.
2. 24cp of 200 level CSCI or IACT subjects.
3. at least 36 credit points of 300-level subjects of which 24 credit points must be CSCI subjects, including CSCI321; 24 credit points at 300-level must be at the pass grade or better;
4. at least 90 credit points of Computer Science Schedule of Subjects;
5. if an approved double major is attempted, then only 78 credit points of Computer Science subjects need be taken;
6. no more than 24 credit points (ie 1/6) of subjects to be at PC grade;
7. no more than 60 credit points at 100-level.

Specialisations Available in BCompSc
Students enrolled in this degree can specialise in Computer Science (CS18), Secure Distributed Systems (CS19) or Software Development (CS20). Students wishing to specialise in Secure Distributed Systems should complete the core subjects as well as CSCI212, CSCI214, CSCI316 and CSCI322. Students wishing to specialise in Software Development should complete the core subjects as well as CSCI205, CSCI235, CSCI311 and CSCI325.
 
 
 

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