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Bachelor of Computer Science
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Computer Science |
Abbreviation: | BCompSc |
UOW Course Code: | 766 |
CRICOS Code: | 012088K |
Study Area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Information and Communication Technology, Digital Systems Security, Multimedia and Game Development, Enterprise Systems Development, Software Engineering, Mobile Computing, Computer Science, Information Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Digital Systems Security, Multimedia and Game Development, Enterprise Systems Development, Software Engineering, Mobile Computing |
Duration: | 3 years full time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: | 144 |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn/Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On Campus (Face-to-face) |
Delivery Campus / UAC Codes: | Wollongong / 754104 Multimedia and Game Development |
ATAR | 75 |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
Course Description
The Bachelor of Computer Science focuses on the development of high-level programming skills that can be applied across a wide range of applications, including analysis of stock market trends, games design, neural network design, automatic teller machines and patient monitoring in hospitals.
The core subjects teach you to understand the structure of data and the role it plays in delivering solutions to complex problems. The degree includes core of programming subjects as well as electives in languages, artificial intelligence, computer security, computer graphics, operating systems, real-time software and software engineering. Completion of a major is not compulsory but is highly encouraged. Majors include:
Enterprise Systems Development
Enterprise systems development focuses on the creation of software systems that use the large scale, mixed-platform distributed computing facilities of large commercial and government organisations.
Software Engineering
This major addresses the software engineering process using an Object Oriented approach. Students work in a group that mimics the working environment of the software development industry.
Digital Systems Security
Information Security is becoming an increasingly important aspect of information technology. Industry has shown their interest in having secure systems and employees with skills in information security.
Multimedia and Game Development
This major has been developed in response to the needs of the growing Australian game development industry, where employees require both traditional computer science skills and creative skills.
Mobile Computing
Mobile Computing focuses on the development paradigms, technologies and techniques that deliver mobile content and services. It addresses four key areas within this rapidly changing arena: design for useability principles; distributed systems; internet technology; and mobile application programming.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course Requirements
Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Computer Science shall accrue an aggregate of at least 144 credit points by satisfactory completion of:
1. The following core subjects:
Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points |
Information Systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Algorithms & Problem Solving | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Procedural Programming | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Applied Programming | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Discrete Mathematics | Spring | 6 | |
Understanding Variation & Uncertainty | Autumn | 6 | |
Professional Practice and Ethics | Autumn | 6 | |
Algorithms and Data Structures | Spring | 6 | |
Object and Generic Programming in C++ | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Interacting Systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Systems Development | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Database Systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Project | Annual | 12 |
Note: Enrolment in CSCI204 in Autumn session is strongly recommended
2. An additional 24 credit points of 300-level subjects, (not listed above), of which 12 credit points must be CSCI subjects. The remaining 12 credit points may be additional CSCI 300-level subjects or 300-level subjects from the General Schedule.
3. At least 24 credit points of CSCI 300-level subjects, including CSCI321, must be at pass grade or better.
4. No more than 60 credit points at 100-level.
5. All remaining credit points in this degree MUST be chosen from the Computer Science Schedule and/or the General Schedule.
Major Study
Students enrolled in this degree may major in:
Multimedia and Game Development
Enterprise Systems Development
Completion of a major is not compulsory.
To satisfy the requirements for a major study a student must satisfy the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Computer Science, and have completed the subjects that comprise a major.
Note that certain 300 level subjects, required as part of a major, may have 200 level prerequisite subjects which are not listed as part of the major.
To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that four of the subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of four subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.
Approved double majors are available in:
A major in Software Engineering can be combined with Multimedia and Game Development, Digital Systems Security, Enterprise Systems Development or Mobile Computing.
A major in Digital Systems Security can be combined with Multimedia and Game Development, Enterprise Systems Development, Software Engineering or Mobile Computing.
A major in Enterprise Systems Development can be combined with Multimedia and Game Development, Digital Systems Security, Software Engineering or Mobile Computing.
A major in Multimedia and Game Development, can be combined with Enterprise Systems Development, Digital Systems Security, Software Engineering or Mobile Computing.
A major in Mobile Computing, can be combined with Multimedia and Game Development, Enterprise Systems Development, Digital System Security or Software Engineering
Note that it is not a requirement for the award of this degree that a major study be undertaken.
Even though Computer Science is not available as a single major in the BCompSc, it is available as one component of a double* major with one of the following disciplines as the other major:
This double major requires satisfactory completion of a major study in Computer Science and satisfactory completion of a major study in Management, as outlined in the Bachelor of Commerce entry. Note, however, that students are not required to complete the core subjects as listed in the Bachelor of Commerce except where those subjects are prerequisites to subjects in the Management major. All students must satisfy subject prerequisites except where waivers have been granted.
This double major requires satisfactory completion of a major study in Computer Science and satisfactory completion of a major study in Marketing, as outlined in the Bachelor of Commerce entry. Note, however, that students are not required to complete the core subjects as listed in the Bachelor of Commerce, except where those subjects are pre-requisites for subjects in the Marketing major. All students must satisfy subject pre-requisites, except where waivers have been granted.
This double major requires satisfactory completion of a major study in Computer Science and satisfactory completion of at least 60 credit points of subjects chosen from the Mathematics Schedule, including at least 18 credit points of 200-level MATH/STAT subjects and 24 credit points of 300-level MATH/STAT subjects.
• Politics
This double major requires satisfactory completion of a major study in Computer Science and satisfactory completion of a major in Politics, as outlined in the Bachelor of Arts entry.
*When checking if someone is eligible for the double major in Computer Science and a discipline listed above, it should be assumed that to satisfy the requirements for a major study in Computer Science a student shall satisfactorily complete the BCompSc core subjects as listed in the course requirements, plus an additional 12 credit points of 300-level CSCI subjects.
All candidates are expected to consult with the School and Faculty advisers before committing themselves to any particular pattern of study, whether outlined above or not.
Computing Science major study for students undertaking undergraduate degrees other than the Bachelor of Computer Science
To be eligible for the award of a major study in Computer Science, students undertaking undergraduate degrees other than the BCompSc must satisfactorily complete no fewer than 48 credit points of undergraduate computer science (CSCI) subjects, at least 24 credit points of which must be at the 300-level.
Computer Science Schedule
Subjects | Session | Credit Points | |
100-Level | |||
Information Systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Algorithms & Problem Solving | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Introduction to W3 Technology | Spring | 6 | |
Procedural Programming | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Applied Programming | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Communications and Networks | Autumn | 6 | |
Discrete Mathematics | Spring | 6 | |
Foundations of Engineering Mathematics | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Essentials of Engineering Mathematics | Spring/Summer | 6 | |
Mathematics 1: Algebra & Differential Calculus | Autumn | 6 | |
Mathematics 2: Series & Integral Calculus | Spring | 6 | |
Understanding Variation & Uncertainty | Autumn | 6 | |
200-Level | |||
Algorithms and Data Structures | Spring | 6 | |
Object and Generic Programming in C++ | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Software Development Methods and Tools | Spring | 6 | |
Interacting Systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Java Programming & Applications | Spring | 6 | |
Systems Development | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Human Computer Interaction | Autumn | 6 | |
Database Systems | Autumn | 6 | |
3D Modelling & Animation* | Spring and Summer | 6 | |
Systems Security | Spring | 6 | |
Professional Practice and Ethics | Autumn | 6 | |
Information and Communication Security | Spring | 6 | |
Social Informatics and the Workplace | Spring | 6 | |
Principles of eBusiness | Autumn | 6 | |
Linear Algebra | Autumn | 6 | |
* Please note that this subject runs over both Spring and Summer sessions. Results will not be declared until the end of Summer session, so this subject is not suitable for anyone wishing to graduate in December. | |||
300-Level | |||
Software Process Management | Autumn | 6 | |
Database Design and Implementation | Autumn | 6 | |
Database Performance Tuning | Spring | 6 | |
Software Engineering Practices & Principles | Spring | 6 | |
Distributed Systems | Autumn | 6 | |
Project | Annual | 12 | |
Systems Administration | Spring | 6 | |
Artificial Intelligence | Autumn | 6 | |
Human Computer Interface | n/o 2014 | 6 | |
Operating Systems | Spring | 6 | |
Computer Graphics | Autumn | 6 | |
Organisation of Programming Languages | Spring | 6 | |
Mobile Applications | Spring | 6 | |
Game Development | Autumn | 6 | |
Game Engine Fundamentals | Spring | 6 | |
Security Engineering | n/o 2014 | 6 | |
Cryptography & Secure Applications | Autumn | 6 | |
CSCI Honours Preliminary Project | n/o 2014 | 6 | |
Multimedia Computing | Autumn | 6 | |
Network Security | Spring | 6 | |
Special Topics in Computing Science A | n/o 2014 | 6 | |
Special Topics in Computing Science B | Autumn | 6 | |
Special Topics in Computing Science C | n/o 2014 | 6 | |
Special Topics in Computing Science D | Spring | 6 | |
Introduction to Enterprise Computing | Spring | 6 | |
Internet Applications | Autumn | 6 | |
Corporate Network Management | Autumn | 6 | |
Corporate Responsibility and IT | Autumn | 6 | |
400-Level | |||
Formal Methods in Software Engineering | Autumn | 6 | |
Special Topics in CS & SE A | Autumn/Spring | 12 | |
Special Topics in CS & SE B | Spring | 6 | |
Reasoning & Learning | Spring | 6 | |
Software Testing & Analysis | Autumn | 6 | |
Service-Oriented Software Engineering | Spring | 6 | |
Computer Vision | Spring | 6 | |
Visualisation | Autumn | 6 | |
Perception and Planning | Spring | 6 | |
Multimedia Content Management | Spring | 6 | |
Software Engineering Requirements & Specifications | Spring | 6 | |
Computational Intelligence | Autumn | 6 | |
Coding for Secure Communication | Autumn | 6 | |
Advanced Network Security | Autumn | 6 | |
Advanced Computer Security | Spring | 6 | |
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | n/o 2014 | 6 | |
Mathematics for Cryptography | Autumn | 6 | |
Information Theory | n/o 2014 | 6 | |
Pattern Recognition | Autumn | 6 | |
Concepts and Issues in Healthcare Computing | Spring | 6 | |
Introduction to Health Informatics | Autumn | 6 | |
eBusiness Technologies | Autumn | 6 | |
Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture | Spring | 6 |
Professional Recognition
The Bachelor of Computer Science is accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting requirements for membership at a “Professional Level”.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: eis@uow.edu.au