UNSW Handbook Plan - Information Systems

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Information Systems - INFSA13136


	Faculty: COMM - Australian School of Business
	School: School of Info Systems, Technology & Management
	Contact: ugbusiness@unsw.edu.au
	Program: 3136 - Materials Science/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

INFS1602 Info Systems in Business (6 UOC)
INFS1603 Business Data Management (6 UOC)
INFS2603 Systems Analysis and Design 1 (6 UOC)
INFS2848 Info Syst Project Management (6 UOC)

Options

INFS2607 Infrastructure and Security (6 UOC)
INFS2609 Sys Delivery & Implementation (6 UOC)
INFS2611 Systems Analysis & Design 2 (6 UOC)
INFS2685 Supporting Business Operations (6 UOC)
INFS3604 Supporting Business Management (6 UOC)
INFS3605 Project Workshop (6 UOC)
INFS3608 Data & Information Management (6 UOC)
INFS3774 Business Systems Security (6 UOC)
INFS3805 Business Systems Auditing (6 UOC)

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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