Associate Degree in Computing

There is no new intake into this degree from 2014.

This degree is in teach-out.

Interested applicants should look at the Associate Degree in Information and Communication Technology.The Associate Degree in Computing is a 2-year award which provides a solid foundation to the disciplines of Computing and Computer Science.

Students complete 16 units with at least 10 relating specifically to IT.

Some foundation units are allowed to better prepare students for bachelors degree study.The associate degree articulates to the Bachelor of Computing;

with appropriate unit choices, the Bachelor of Computing degree may be completed after one additional full-time year.For more information see the introduction to the 73D Bachelor of Computing degree.

To qualify for the Associate Degree in Computing, students must successfully complete 200% in three stages as follows:

Foundation Level Units (loosely described as 'pre-bachelors degree units') - students select 0-50% from a list which includes:

KRA001 Chemistry Foundations (12.5%)

KPZ005 Life Sciences Foundations (12.5%)

KMA003 Mathematics Foundations (12.5%)

KYA004 Physics Foundations (12.5%)

KIT001 Programming Preparation(12.5%)

ESH100 Thinking and Writing at University (12.5%)

HPA001 Foundations of Critical Thinking (12.5%)

The Faculty may look to expand on the preparatory units that are available, for example, a writing/literacy unit may be introduced in future. Other units offered by partner institutions may be approved as Foundation Level Units on a case-by-case basis.

A minimum of 125% units of which 50% must be from Schedule A, 25% must be from Schedule B, and 50% from Schedule C.

25%-75% of units from anywhere in the University, up to 50% in place of Foundation Level Units.