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Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Services)

+ Award nomenclature

Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Services)
BInfoTech(BusServ)

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Currently no enrolment information is available for this course

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    As well as the normal UAC requirements for a Bachelor of Information Technology course, all applicants must complete a supplementary application form. Eligible students will also be invited to participate in an interview with industry partners and Charles Sturt University staff before their admission to the coruse is confirmed. 

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

    Course structure

    The course consists of:

    Core

    ITC105 Communication and Information Management
    ITC106 Programming Principles
    ITC114 Database Management Systems
    ITC133 Customer Support Management
    ITC161 Computer Systems
    ITC211 Systems Analysis
    ITC212 Internet Technologies
    ITC301 IT Project Management
    ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
    ITC358 IT Security

    Industry Major
    Core:

    Students will undertake one of the two core subject pairs, as appropriate to their specialisation:

    ITC303 Software Development Project 1 and ITC309 Software Development Project 2
    OR
    ITC306 Project Preparation and ITC308 IT Project

    Restricted electives:
    Choose 6 subjects from the following list in consultation with your Course Director and Industry Partner. Other subjects may be available with approval from the Course Director. The subjects chosen should cluster around a specific IT professional role – such as programming, systems administration, or project management. At least three of the subjects chosen should be at level 3.

    ITC203 OO Systems Analysis and Design
    ITC204 Human Computer Interaction
    ITC205 Professional Programming Practice
    ITC206 Programming in Java 1
    ITC209 Mobile Application Development
    ITC232 Technical Service Management
    ITC233 Computer Networks
    ITC240 IT Infrastructure Management
    ITC254 Wireless Networks
    ITC313 Programming in Java 2
    ITC314 Virtualisation Technologies
    ITC322 Data Structures
    ITC333 Server Administration and Maintenance
    ITC354 Routing and Switching
    ITC355 Network Design
    MGT100 Organisations and Management
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
    MGT310 Service Operations Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    QBM117 Business Statistics
    SPA405 Image Analysis
    SPA406 GIS Applications
    SPA415 Principles of GIS
    SPA512 Cartography & Data Visualisation

    Industry Project
    ITC236 Industry Project 1
    ITC256 Industry Project 2
    ITC219 Industrial Practice 3

    Enrolment pattern

    Full-time Enrolment

    Session 1
    ITC105 Communication and Information Management
    ITC106 Programming Principles
    ITC133 Customer Support Management
    ITC161 Computer Systems

    Session 2
    ITC114 Database Management Systems
    ITC211 Systems Analysis
    ITC212 Internet Technologies
    Major 1

    Session 3
    ITC236 Industry Project 1
    ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
    Major 2


    Session 4
    ITC301 IT Project Management
    Major 3
    Major 4
    Major 5

    Session 5
    ITC256 Industry Project 2
    ITC303 Software Development Project 1 or ITC306 Project Preparation
    ITC358 IT Security

    Session 6
    ITC219 Industrial Practice 3
    ITC308 IT Project or ITC309 Software Development Project 2
    Major 6

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

    ITC233 Computer Networks
    ITC354 Routing and Switching
    ITC355 Network Design

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    + Workplace Learning

    Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.

    ITC219 Industrial Project 3
    ITC236 Industry Project 1
    ITC256 Industry Project 2

    Professional recognition

    The Australian Computer Society (ACS) accredits courses in Information Technology to verify that they meet professional standards in terms of content, staff skills, teaching facility and quality assurance. The Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Services) has been accredited at the highest level of professional recognition by the ACS and this revised course will be submitted for reaccreditation once it has been approved by the Univerity. Reaccreditation of the course is required for the course every five years.

    Contact

    For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

    The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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