C10219v4 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

University of Technology Sydney

About

This course is offered jointly by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology and the UTS Business School and is awarded with two testamurs.

The information technology component provides a sound education in all aspects of computing and information technology for students who intend to make a career in the profession.

The business component provides students with the knowledge, competencies and values necessary for fulfilling an effective career in business.Graduates with solid IT skills who also understand business operations are in strong demand in industry.

This combined program allows students to gain two degrees, leading towards a career in business IT operations in only four years.

Structure

Students are required to complete 192 credit points, comprising:

Business (96 credit points)

  • core (48 credit points)
  • major (48 credit points)

Information Technology (96 credit points)

  • core (48 credit points)
  • major (48 credit points)

Industrial training/professional practice

Industrial training is available as an additional year by concurrently enrolling in the Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice (C20056). The diploma comprises a minimum of nine months' full-time paid work experience and supporting subjects at UTS.

Course completion requirements

course credit
CBK90169 Major choice (Business) 48cp
STM90273 Core subjects (Business) 48cp
STM90651 Core subjects (Information Technology) 48cp
CBK90781 Major choice (Information Technology) 48cp
Total 192cp

Course diagram

Course program

The sample programs below show a suggested sequence of subjects for each IT major with the Finance major (as the Business major) for a full-time student. Students in other Business majors follow a similar sequence. The programs are intended as a guide only and do not take into account such factors as recognition of prior learning, changes in attendance mode and subject availability, or satisfactory academic progress. Students should consult the Timetable Planner to confirm the availability of subjects in the current academic year.

Business major list

course credit
MAJ08437 Accounting 48cp
MAJ08438 Management 48cp
MAJ08440 Finance 48cp
MAJ08441 Marketing 48cp
MAJ08442 International Business 48cp
MAJ08446 Human Resource Management 48cp
MAJ09209 Economics 48cp
MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications 48cp

Business Information Systems Management major

Year 1

Autumn session

course credit
31265 Communication for IT Professionals 6cp
31266 Introduction to Information Systems 6cp
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp

Spring session

course credit
48023 Programming Fundamentals 6cp
31268 Web Systems 6cp
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp

Year 2

Autumn session

course credit
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
31269 Business Requirements Modelling 6cp
41092 Network Fundamentals 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp

Spring session

course credit
31271 Database Fundamentals 6cp
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
31247 Collaborative Business Processes 6cp

Year 3

Autumn session

course credit
25556 The Financial System 6cp
31257 Information System Development Methodologies 6cp
31255 Finance and IT Professionals 6cp

Spring session

course credit
25503 Investment Analysis 6cp
25557 Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice 6cp
31258 Innovations for Global Relationship Management 6cp
31276 Networked Enterprise Architecture 6cp

Year 4

Autumn session

course credit
31272 Project Management and the Professional 6cp
31245 Business Process and IT Strategy 6cp
Select 12 credit points of options 12cp

Spring session

course credit
31280 Strategic IT Project 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following: 6cp
31097 IT Operations Management  
31282 Systems Testing and Quality Management  
48270 Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation  
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp
25410 Applied Financial Decision Making (Capstone) 6cp

Data Analytics and Finance major

Year 1

Autumn session

course credit
31265 Communication for IT Professionals 6cp
31266 Introduction to Information Systems 6cp
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp

Spring session

course credit
48023 Programming Fundamentals 6cp
31268 Web Systems 6cp
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp

Year 2

Autumn session

course credit
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
31269 Business Requirements Modelling 6cp
41092 Network Fundamentals 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp

Spring session

course credit
31271 Database Fundamentals 6cp
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
48024 Applications Programming 6cp

Year 3

Autumn session

course credit
25624 Financial Metrics for Decision Making 6cp
25556 The Financial System 6cp
37151 Introduction to Statistics 6cp
31250 Introduction to Data Analytics 6cp

Spring session

course credit
25503 Investment Analysis 6cp
25557 Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following: 6cp
31253 Database Programming  
31243 AI/Analytics Capstone Project B  
37131 Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems  
31256 Image Processing and Pattern Recognition  
32146 Data Visualisation and Visual Analytics 6cp

Year 4

Autumn session

course credit
41004 AI/Analytics Capstone Project 6cp
31272 Project Management and the Professional 6cp
Select 12 credit points of options 12cp

Spring session

course credit
25410 Applied Financial Decision Making (Capstone) 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following: 6cp
31256 Image Processing and Pattern Recognition  
31243 AI/Analytics Capstone Project B  
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp
31005 Machine Learning 6cp

Enterprise Systems Development and Finance majors

Year 1

Autumn session

course credit
31265 Communication for IT Professionals 6cp
31266 Introduction to Information Systems 6cp
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp

Spring session

course credit
48023 Programming Fundamentals 6cp
31268 Web Systems 6cp
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp

Year 2

Autumn session

course credit
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
31269 Business Requirements Modelling 6cp
41092 Network Fundamentals 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp

Spring session

course credit
31271 Database Fundamentals 6cp
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
48024 Applications Programming 6cp

Year 3

Autumn session

course credit
25556 The Financial System 6cp
31260 Fundamentals of Interaction Design 6cp
31251 Data Structures and Algorithms 6cp

Spring session

course credit
25503 Investment Analysis 6cp
25557 Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice 6cp
48433 Software Architecture 6cp
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp

Year 4

Autumn session

course credit
31272 Project Management and the Professional 6cp
41025 Introduction to Software Development 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following: 6cp
31253 Database Programming  
41001 Cloud Computing and Software as a Service  
41889 Application Development in the iOS Environment  
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp

Spring session

course credit
25410 Applied Financial Decision Making (Capstone) 6cp
41026 Advanced Software Development 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following: 6cp
31242 Advanced Internet Programming  
31927 Application Development with .NET  
31777 Advanced Interaction Design  
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp

Networking and Cybersecurity and Finance majors

Year 1

Autumn session

course credit
31265 Communication for IT Professionals 6cp
31266 Introduction to Information Systems 6cp
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp

Spring session

course credit
48023 Programming Fundamentals 6cp
31268 Web Systems 6cp
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp

Year 2

Autumn session

course credit
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
31269 Business Requirements Modelling 6cp
41092 Network Fundamentals 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp

Spring session

course credit
31271 Database Fundamentals 6cp
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
48730 Cybersecurity 6cp

Year 3

Autumn session

course credit
25556 The Financial System 6cp
41900 Cryptography 6cp
31277 Routing and Switching Essentials 6cp

Spring session

course credit
25503 Investment Analysis 6cp
25557 Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice 6cp
31338 Network Servers 6cp
31275 Mobile Networking 6cp

Year 4

Autumn session

course credit
31272 Project Management and the Professional 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following: 6cp
41890 Applying Network Security  
42037 IoT Security  
32011 Multilayer Switched Networks  
31274 Network Management  
41905 Software Defined Networks  
Select 12 credit points of options 12cp

Spring session

course credit
25410 Applied Financial Decision Making (Capstone) 6cp
31261 Internetworking Project 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following: 6cp
32009 Advanced Routing Principles  
42036 Cyber Security for Mobile Platforms  
48436 Digital Forensics  
41903 Internet Science  
48033 Internet of Things  
41891 Cloud Computing Infrastructure  
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp

Interaction Design and Finance majors

Year 1

Autumn session

course credit
31265 Communication for IT Professionals 6cp
31266 Introduction to Information Systems 6cp
22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
26100 Integrating Business Perspectives 6cp

Spring session

course credit
48023 Programming Fundamentals 6cp
31268 Web Systems 6cp
23115 Economics for Business 6cp
26134 Business Statistics 6cp

Year 2

Autumn session

course credit
21129 Managing People and Organisations 6cp
31269 Business Requirements Modelling 6cp
41092 Network Fundamentals 6cp
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp

Spring session

course credit
31271 Database Fundamentals 6cp
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
24108 Marketing Foundations 6cp
31260 Fundamentals of Interaction Design 6cp

Year 3

Autumn session

course credit
25556 The Financial System 6cp
31777 Advanced Interaction Design 6cp
31080 Interactive Media 6cp

Spring session

course credit
25503 Investment Analysis 6cp
25557 Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice 6cp
41019 Prototyping Physical Interaction 6cp
31272 Project Management and the Professional 6cp

Year 4

Autumn session

course credit
41021 Interaction Design Studio 12cp
Select 12 credit points of options 12cp

Spring session

course credit
25410 Applied Financial Decision Making (Capstone) 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following: 12cp
41020 Human-centred Design Methods  
31262 Introduction to Computer Game Design  
31263 Introduction to Computer Game Development  
31250 Introduction to Data Analytics  
41889 Application Development in the iOS Environment  
31927 Application Development with .NET  
31748 Programming on the Internet  
Select 6 credit points of options 6cp

Entry requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

Current school leavers are advised to complete the Year 12 Engineering and IT Questionnaire. The questionnaire allows applicants to demonstrate their strong motivation to study engineering or IT at UTS and may assist applicants whose ATAR falls short of the required cut-off by up to three points.

Non-current school leavers are advised to complete the employment question on their UAC application as adjustment factors may be applied on the basis of relevant work experience.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

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