Program

Science/Computer Science - 3983

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

Contact: www.cse.unsw.edu.au

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 4 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 3

Max UOC Per Semester: 27

Min UOC For Award: 192

UAC Code: 425800

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Science (Major)

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

View program information for previous years

Program Description

With this dual degree program, students can add a Science program to the standard, professionally accredited BSc in Computer Science program offered by the School of Computer Science and Engineering. All Science majors within program 3970 are available.

Students should schedule the Science and Computer Science components to suit their preferences while meeting constraints of timetables and prerequisites. The Science Faculty section in this Handbook describes the Science options and the School of Computer Science and Engineering Student Office can supply sample programs indicating what previous students have arranged.

In addition to the BSc in Computer Science program 3978, students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit in Science courses, including a major sequence in an approved area. The Science office must approve the Science component while the School of Computer Science and Engineering will approve the final program and schedule.

The award of Honours in either the Science or the Computer Science program requires at least one further year of study.

Students wishing to gain a degree at Honours level as part of their dual degree program shall meet all the relevant requirements of the faculty concerned and of the appropriate schools. Such students may enrol for the Honours year only on the recommendation of both the program authorities concerned.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

Please contact the School of Computer Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Science for information on the Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes.

Program Structure

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in dual degree mode.

When taken as part of a dual degree, a Bachelor of Science is comprised of 96 units of credit which includes:
  • An approved major from the Bachelor of Science program; and
  • Science elective courses.
Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Science in concurrent mode are as follows:
  1. Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit for the Bachelor of Science;
  2. Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in Level II courses (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page for a list of approved majors). Information about how to declare a major can be found on the Science Student Centre website.
  3. In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus 'science' courses total 96 units of credit. Details of what courses constitute 'science' courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page. For students enrolled in 3983 Science / Computer Science, "COMP" courses cannot be counted as ‘Science’ courses to fulfill this requirement.;
  4. Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of Level I science courses;
  5. No student may commence Level II courses until 30 units of credit of Level I courses have been successfully completed. (This is 30 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire dual degree and not just courses for the Science component);
  6. Students may commence Level III courses upon successful completion of 72 units of credit. (This is 72 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire dual degree and not just courses for the Science component);
Students wishing to complete a double major in the Bachelor of Science when taken as part of a dual degree with another degree program at UNSW should be aware that it will be very difficult to complete two majors within 96 units of credit. Therefore where a dual degree student would like to undertake a double major, they should be aware that it may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.
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Requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) in dual degree mode are as follows:

-Core Computer Science (66 UOC)
-MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A OR MATH1131 Mathematics 1A
-MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B OR MATH1231 Mathematics 1B
-MATH1081 Discrete Mathematics
-Free Electives (12 UOC) (any undergraduate course taken at UNSW, except for GENx courses).

MAJORS
The flexibility of the Computer Science Program electives allows double majors within the program.

In addition to the standard COMPA13983 Computer Science major, you can choose to specialise in one additional major. Details for the majors are available here. A list of the majors available follows:

COMPA1 Computer Science
COMPG1 Computer Game Design & Construction
COMPI1 Artificial Intelligence
COMPR1 Robotics
COMPE1 Electronic Commerce
COMPN1 Computer Networks
COMPD1 Database Systems

General Education Requirements

This program is a combined degree and no longer has any General Education requirements.

Honours

4500 Science (Honours)

Students interested in pursuing Honours in Science, may apply for admission to the 4500 Bachelor of Science (Honours) program. Students may commence this Honours program only when they have completed the requirements for the equivalent of a single degree (ie where a Science student in a dual degree would like to commence Honours they must have completed at least the 96 UOC Science core degree plus 48 units of credit for the other degree such that a total of 144 UOC has been completed). For more information about Honours in Science, please see 4500 Bachelor of Science (Honours).

4515 Bachelor of Science Honours (Computer Science)

Computer Science Honours takes one year full-time or two years of part-time study.

Students are expected to have attained an average mark of 65 (according to New South Student calculations) to qualify for entry to the Honours year. Students who do not meet this expectation may be admitted in special circumstances. Students who have graduated with a three-year computer science degree from UNSW or another university can apply for admission to Honours.

Detailed information about the program and admissions is available at the Honours website at: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/studying-at-unsw/undergraduate/program-options/computer-science/honours/

Academic Rules

Please refer to Program Structure for the Academic Requirements relating to this program.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

Further Information and Requirements

Some courses listed here also offer advanced versions.

Computing Requirements
Information regarding recommended computing equipment and software for the program is available from the School of Computer Science and Engineering Help Desk.

Professional Recognition

The Australian Computing Society

The peak professional body for computing in Australia is the Australian Computing Society (ACS) - www.acs.org.au

The objectives of the ACS can be found here and include: "advanc[ing] professional excellence in information and communications technology, and further[ing] the study, science and application of information and communications technology."

Again, students who want to join ACS should go to Member Application

Area(s) of Specialisation