Majors
| Business Information Systems | ||
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Major type | Undergraduate | |
Description | This major aims to meet the increasing demand for professionals who possess the business acumen to understand a company's business systems and information needs, and who also have the technical awareness to ensure that the right computer support is available. Businesses need these professionals to help them harness the power of modern technology in management decision making and the use of network based information sharing. The primary emphasis of the major is on the ways in which databases and enterprise information systems can be strategically used for business process improvement and innovation. It encourages students to develop the ability to contribute to the decision-making, design and implementation of business process change. | |
Requirements for the major | Students intending to complete a major in Business Information Systems must complete the following prerequisite junior unit of study (six credit points): For a major in Business Information Systems, students must complete a minimum of 42 credit points of senior units of study, comprising:
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Requirements for the extended major | To obtain an extended major in Business Information Systems, students must complete the following units of study(including 54 credit points of senior units of study):
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Pre-2006 students | Students who commenced their degree prior to 2006 may complete the following to qualify for a major in Business Information Systems:
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Australian Computer Society (ACS) Professional Accreditation | Students planning to satisfy the Professional accreditation requirements for the Australian Computer Society (ASC) should include in their degree a prescribed set of units of study, including a major in Business Information Systems (at least 42 credit points in senior units of study). The required units are listed below:
For further information regarding registration requirements contact the Australian Computer Society. | |
Availability of this major | The Business Information Systems major is an available option in the following degrees offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business:
Students in the following degrees administered by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies also have the option of completing a major in Business Information Systems:
Students in the following degree administered by the Faculty of Arts also have the option of completing a major in Business Information Systems: Business Information Systems electives can be completed in all the degrees listed above as well as the following degree offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business: A Business Information Systems major or electives in this area may also be available to students enrolled in other degrees in the University. Students should check the other faculty's course information for further details. | |
The following is a list of the compulsory and elective units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business which are available for enrolment this year. | ||
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