Computer Science / Arts - 3968
This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Contact: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
Min UOC For Award: 192
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
Bachelor of Arts (Minor)
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Science (Major)
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Program Description
The dual award BSc (Computer Science) BA enables students to complete the requirements of the BSc (Computer Science) and a Bachelor of Arts program from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
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
Academic Rules
The 96 units of credit for the BSc component consists of all of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) except for the 12 units of credit General Education requirement and 36 units of free electives.
See the specialisation page below governing rules and requirements for the Computer Science major.
To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:
- enrol in the Bachelor of Arts and complete 96 UOC;
- complete the requirements for one home major stream
- complete the requirements for one minor stream
- complete a 6 UOC Prescribed Faculty Elective
- complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
- specify their major(s)/minor at the time of enrolment into Level 2
- complete at least 24 UOC in their major/minor before enrolling in Level 3 courses
- complete 72 UOC overall before enrolling in their Major stream(s) Capstone course
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 Join Now
Area(s) of Specialisation
- Art History and Theory
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Asian Studies
- Australian Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Dance Studies
- Development Studies
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Humanities
- European Studies
- Film Studies
- French Studies
- German Studies
- History
- Indigenous Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- International Business
- International Relations
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Linguistics
- Media, Culture and Technology
- Modern Greek Studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies
- Theatre and Performance Studies
- Women's and Gender Studies