Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology

Course Requirements

A candidate must satisfactorily complete the following requirements to be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

1. Candidates must satisfactorily complete at least 192 credit points of subjects prescribed in one of the major studies listed below. The programs listed below are guidelines as to how best to proceed through the course. Candidates may enrol as they see fit, but must satisfactorily complete all prescribed compulsory subjects, and the credit points prescribed for electives, and satisfy all other requirements listed below to be eligible for the award.
2. No more than 60 credit points may be 100-level subjects.
3. At least 36 credit points must be 300-level subjects.
4. At least 42 credit points must be chosen from the IACT 400 level subject list.
5. To be eligible for the award of honours, candidates must satisfactorily complete IACT441 and IACT450 within the 42 credit points prescribed in requirement 4.

General Subject Pre-requisite Requirements

6. Subject to any other individual subject pre- and co-requisites, entry into 400-level IACT subjects will be permitted upon satisfactory completion of 120 credit points of subjects approved in this program.
7. Entry to IACT441 will be based on:
   1. overall academic performance,
   2. a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 67.5, and
   3. approval from the Head of School.

Candidates should refer to the Course Rules for calculations of WAMs.

Students intending to do Honours should apply and be accepted by the end of December of the previous year. (See Sonia Jennings for application form).

Sequence of Subjects

For subjects chosen from the 'additional subjects list', it is recommended students examine sequences suggested in the handouts produced by the School. Check subject information to ensure that pre- and co-requisites are met.

Professional Experience

BInfoTech students must satisfactorily complete two 10 week periods of approved professional experience, assessed in the form of written reports. These are normally undertaken in the summer sessions at the end of second and third year. In exceptional circumstances where a student has proven substantive work experience in relevant industry they may apply to be exempted from Professional Experience placement, but, if approved, will be required to undertake an alternative task(s) as specified by the Head of School.

Major Study Areas

The major study that a student may enrol in depends on the UAC code they were offered a place in:
Software Engineering UAC code: 754115
Network Management UAC code: 754112
Telecommunications UAC code: 754113
Business Information Systems UAC code: 754111

Approved Major Studies and combined major studies in the BInfoTech:

ITE Software Engineering
ITB Network Management
ITC Telecommunications
ITD Business Information Systems
ITEB Software Engineering / Network Management
ITED Software Engineering / Business Information Systems
ITBD Network Management / Business Information Systems
ITEE Software Engineering / Marketing
ITBE Network Management / Marketing
ITCE Telecommunications / Marketing
ITDE Business Information Systems / Marketing
ITEF Software Engineering / Data Analysis
ITBF Network Management / Data Analysis
ITCF Telecommunications / Data Analysis
ITDF Business Information Systems / Data Analysis
ITEG Software Engineering / Modelling
ITBG Network Management / Modelling
ITCG Telecommunications / Modelling
ITDG Business Information Systems / Modelling
ITEH Software Engineering / Electronic Commerce
ITBH Network Management / Electronic Commerce
ITCH Telecommunications / Electronic Commerce
ITDH Business Information Systems / Electronic Commerce