This plan is for students who wish to undertake a Major in Information Systems.

The Information Systems (IS) major is tailored to students who are interested in business and management aspects of the discipline. You will learn about business IS in various complex decision making contexts and how these systems, and the information generated by them, support the modern organisation in achieving both day-to-day and long-term objectives. Graduates from this specialisation have a range of broad career paths to choose including: business analysis; project management; data administration; IS security consulting; IS applications development; knowledge management; e-business systems management and business intelligence systems. With a BCom (IS) you can combine Information Systems with another Commerce discipline such as Accounting, Marketing, Actuarial Studies, Economics, Business Law & Taxation, Banking & Finance or Organisation & Management.

To satisfy single major requirements, students must complete 48 UOC. To satisfy double major requirements, students must complete 42 UOC. For a minor, students must complete any 4 courses from the 'Required' or 'Options' List.

Honours level study is available for this plan. For details, see the Honours plan entry.

Note that requirements for this major may be subject to change.

Students are advised to follow the major requirement according the year they commenced. Current students are to refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for major requirements.

If students are unsure of major requirements please contact the Faculty Student Centre for advice

Faculty Student Centre
e-mail:ugfce@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, John Goodsell Building