Information Technology (Honours) - 1 year

The Information Technology (Honours) requires one year of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).

The course is offered by the College of Science and Engineering.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Core - Honours Year topics

36 units comprising: COMP7700A Honours Thesis (4.5/22.5 units) COMP7700B Honours Thesis (4.5/22.5 units) COMP7700C Honours Thesis (4.5/22.5 units) COMP7700D Honours Thesis (4.5/22.5 units) COMP7700E Honours Thesis (4.5/22.5 units) STEM7001 Honours Research Methods (4.5 units)

Plus 9 units selected from*

COMP7701 Advanced Enterprise Security (4.5 units) COMP7707 Advanced Data Mining (4.5 units) COMP7716 Information Retrieval and Language Technology (4.5 units) ENGR9742 Standards, Ethics and Compliance (4.5 units)

* or another topic approved by the Course Coordinator, that is appropriate to the student’s program.

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Information Technology, or another qualification which the Dean (Education) agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree provided a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree. In order to be eligible for entry to honours, students would normally be expected to have achieved a grade point average of at least 5 in 36 units of upper level COMP topics. The number of students accepted into honours will also depend on the availability of project supervisors. Offers will be made on the basis of ranked academic merit.

On completion, students will be able to:

• use professional skills and knowledge in the systematic development of complex information-rich computer systems, including the development of research-oriented systems
• apply their skills and knowledge in a professionally responsible manner
• communicate effectively with other information technologists, researchers and the wider global community using a wide range of communication technologies
• work professionally as an individual
• develop computer-based solutions appropriate to the social, political, international, economic and environmental contexts in which they are applied
• engage in the process of continuing learning needed to retain the necessary level of professional skills and knowledge in the area of information technology.