The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Computing (Honours) BComp(Hons)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Computing (Honours) (2417CO)

Distance Education - Bathurst
On Campus - Albury-Wodonga
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Wagga Wagga

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

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Computing (Honours)

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 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

Applicants should have obtained a Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related discipline from an Australian or approved overseas university. Students with a Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Arts or other equivalent degrees with a computing major or specialisation will also be considered.

Applicants must also have achieved that degree with a high overall GPA/grading i.e. a Credit average or better. Only in exceptional circumstances will this requirement be waived by the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, and this waiver must have the approval of the Dean.

Credit

No special arrangements apply.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

The 64 point Bachelor of Computing (Honours) consists of a dissertation component (48 points) and a coursework component (16 points). The dissertation component is made of the core subject and compulsory subject/s. The coursework component is made of restricted elective subject/s.

Core Subject:

HRC416 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation – 16 points

Compulsory Subjects:

For Full-time Students
HRC432 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation – 32 points

For Part-time Students
HRC417 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation – 16 points
HRC418 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation – 16 points

Restricted Electives - 16 points

ITC532 - Computing Honours Research Preparation - 16 points
OR
any other two 8 point subjects or one 16 point subject (at the level 4 or 5) approved by the Course Coordinator and the student's supervisor.

Total 64 points

Enrolment Pattern

The enrolment pattern for Full-time students is as follows.

Session 1:

HRC416 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation - 16 points.

Plus any of the following subjects to make up 16 points.

ITC532 - Computing Honours Research Preparation - 16 points.
STA 401 - Postgraduate Scientific Statistics - 8 points.
Any other subject/s at the level of 4 or 5 - 8 points.

Session 2:

HRC432 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation - 32 points.

The enrolment pattern for Part-time students is as follows.

Session 1:

Any of the following subjects to make up 16 points.

ITC532 - Computing Honours Research Preparation - 16 points.
STA 401 - Postgraduate Scientific Statistics - 8 points.
Any other subject/s at the level of 4 or 5 - 8 points.

Session 2:

HRC416 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation - 16 points

Session 3:

HRC417 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation - 16 points

Session 4:

HRC418 - Computing Honours Project/Dissertation - 16 points