Computer Science / Arts - 3968
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Contact: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Kensington Campus
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: 425011
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science (Major)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Program Description
For admission to the program, students must satisfy the entry requirements for both the BSc (Computer Science) and the BA in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Students in this program must complete 192 units of credit of study.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
Honours
This degree is administered by the School of Computer Science and Engineering.
Academic Rules
The 92 units of credit for the BSc component consists of all of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Compuer Science) except for the 12 units of credit General Education requirement and 36 units of free electives.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in concurrent mode
- Students may not count more than 60 units of credit of level 1 courses in this 168 units of credit;
- Students may only commence Level 2 courses once 30 units of credit of Level 1 courses have been successfully completed;
- Students may only commence level 3 courses once 72 units of credit have been successfully completed.
Fees
Professional Recognition
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