The Bachelor of Information Technology is a three year program at pass level and a four year program at Honours level.

Information Technology (IT) is 'the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware", according to the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA-www.ITAA.org). IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information. Today, the term information has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology. IT professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases.

Pass-level students in Information Technology should complete their programs within three years. Honours students who are RAN midshipmen or RAAF officer cadets continue with their programs at the end of the fourth year. Army officer cadets, however, at the end of the third year transfer to the Royal Military College, Duntroon. After completing a year of military training they are commissioned as lieutenants and those who are continuing with Honours return to the Academy to complete their program.

A Bachelor of Information Technology program will develop students’ lifetime skills including creativity, problem-solving ability, critical thinking and communication skills that will be useful not only in an IT environment but in all professions. It will prepare students to deal with technical and management issues in the IT environment and for which IT is applied in organisational settings. It will develop intellectual and practical problem-solving skills through studies in the information technology milieu.

The Bachelor of Information Technology program rules allow students to include a mix of Information Technology courses with courses from Science, Business, Engineering and the Arts.

A typical program in the Bachelor of Information Technology is presented below. Students may vary the program in Years 2 and 3 by swapping the timing of GE courses with IT or other electives, subject to timetabling.

Students must complete a minimum 36 UOC from the following list:

Rules governing the award of the degree of Bachelor of Information Technology with Honours.

Entry
To enrol for the award of the degree at Honours level, a student must:
a) complete the pass-degree program requirements; or

b) gain an approved award from elsewhere; and

c) have achieved at least a credit average (65) across the entire undergraduate program including a credit average over the Level III core IT courses or equivalent courses

A student must obtain, normally over one year of study, a minimum of 48 UOC of study approved by the Head of School.

The Honours degree is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions, and Class 3).

Faculty Regulations for Undergraduate Students

A student must comply with the Faculty Regulations for Undergraduate Students. In the event of a conflict, the rules for the Bachelor of Information Technology take precedence over the Faculty Regulations for Undergraduate Students.

“Level I” means courses at an introductory level, normally taken at Stage 1.

“Level II” means courses at an upper level, normally taken at Stage 2.

“Level III” means courses at an upper level, normally taken at Stage 3.

“Upper Level” means courses normally taken at Stage 2 and Stage 3.

To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Information Technology, a student shall normally be enrolled for a minimum of six semesters and gain a minimum of 144 Units of Credit (UOC) including:

(a) A minimum of 48 UOC of Level 1 courses, with 24 UOC comprised of Information Technology Core courses;

(b) A minimum of 36 UOC of upper-level Information Technology Core courses;

(c) A minimum of 36 UOC of upper-level Information Technology Electives courses;

(d) A minimum of 12 UOC of General Education courses;

(e) 12 UOC taken from upper-level courses offered by any School at UNSW Canberra;

(f) No more than 60 UOC may be gained for Level 1 courses; and

(g) At least 84 UOC must be taken from Upper Level courses.

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