Major type

Undergraduate

Description

This major is second major option under the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) and is offered by the School of Information Technologies in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies.

Computer Science is the scientific discipline which has grown out of the use of computers to manage and transform information. It is concerned with the design of computers, their applications in science, government and business, and the formal and theoretical properties which can be shown to characterise these applications. The current research interests in the School include algorithms, bioinformatics, data management, data mining and machine learning, internetworking, wireless networks, network computing, biomedical image processing, parallel and distributed computing, user-adaptive systems and information visualisation. The School has a range of computers and specialised laboratories for its teaching and research.

Please note: Students cannot count INFO1003 or INFS1000 towards a major in Computer Science. Students should consult the School of Information Technologies website to assist them in selecting their units of study.

Requirements for the major

Students intending to complete a major in Computer Science must complete at least 12 credit points in prerequisite junior units of study selected from the following, including INFS1103/INFO1903 and INFO1105/INFO1905:

• ELEC1601 Foundations of Computer Systems
• INFO1003 Foundations of Information Technology*
• INFO1103 Introduction to Programming; OR INFO1903 Informatics (Advanced)
• INFO1105 Data Structures; OR INFO1905 Data Structures (Advanced)

For a major in Computer Science, students must complete at least 48 credit points in intermediate and senior units of study, comprising:

1. At least 24 credit points of intermediate elective units of study selected from the following:
   • COMP2007 Algorithms and Complexity; OR COMP2907 Algorithms and Complexity (Advanced)
   • COMP2129 Operating Systems and Machine Principles
   • INFO2110 Systems Analysis and Modelling
   • INFO2120 Database Systems I; OR INFO2820 Database Systems I (Advanced)
2. At least 24 credit points of elective senior units of study selected from the following:
   • COMP3109 Programming Languages and Paradigms
   • COMP3308 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence; OR COMP3608 Intro to Artificial Intelligence (Adv)
   • COMP3419 Graphics and Multimedia
   • COMP3419 Graphics in Multimedia
   • COMP3520 Operating Systems Internals
   • COMP3615 Software Development Project #
   • ELEC3506 Data Communication and the Internet
   • ELEC3609 Internet Software Platforms
   • ELEC3610 E-Business Analysis and Design
   • INFO3220 Object Oriented Design
   • INFO3315 Human-Computer Interaction
   • INFO3402 Management of IT Projects and Systems
   • INFO3404 Database systems 2; OR INFO3504 Database Systems 2 (Adv)

Please Note:

1. * Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and related combined degrees cannot enrol in this unit of study.
2. # COMP3615 requires the completion of INFO3402 as a prerequisite.
3. Most intermediate and senior units of study under this major require the completion of the junior INFO units as prerequisites.

Availability of this major

This major is one of the secondary required major options available for Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) students.

Students may also be able to complete this major under the following degrees. (Restrictions on the availabily of this major apply. Its availabily is subject to the credit point restrictions on units from other faculties in course rules of these degrees and restrictions based on other compulsory requiresments of these degrees).

Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Economics
• Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Commerce

Units of study in this major

The details of compulsory and elective units of study which are available for the current year can be found on the University's Unit of Study Handbook or from the School of Information Technologies website.

• Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) (FH019)

• University of Sydney