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Information Systems - INFSC13715
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Plan Outline
Plan Structure
Honours
Further Information

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: COMM - Australian School of Business
 
 
School: School of Info Systems, Technology & Management
 
 
Contact: ugbusiness@unsw.edu.au
 
 
Program: 3715 - Engineering/Commerce
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Major)
 
 

Plan Outline

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.

Plan Structure

Students must complete:
  • 48 units of credit (UOC) from the Required and Options Course List below to fulfil requirements for a single major
  • 42 units of credit (UOC) from the Required and Options Course List below to fulfil requirements for a double major
  • 24 units of credit (UOC) from the Required or Options Course Lists below to fulfil requirements for a minor

Required Courses

Options

Honours

Honours level study is available for Information Systems students.

Students interested in studying at Honours Level should refer to the relevant Honours plan record for entry requirements.

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change. Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Current students are to refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for program requirements.

Please contact the Business Student Centre for advice.

Business Student Centre
e-mail: ugbusiness@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building

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