Science/Computer Science - 3983
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Contact: 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
UAC Code: 425800
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science (Major)
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
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Program Description
Students should schedule the Science and Computer Science components to suit their preferences while meeting constraints of timetables and prerequisites. The Science Faculty section in this Handbook describes the Science options and the School of Computer Science and Engineering Student Office can supply sample programs indicating what previous students have arranged.
In addition to the BSc in Computer Science program 3978, students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit in Science courses, including a major sequence in an approved area. The Science office must approve the Science component while the School of Computer Science and Engineering will approve the final program and schedule.
The award of Honours in either the Science or the Computer Science program requires at least one further year of study.
Students wishing to gain a degree at Honours level as part of their dual degree program shall meet all the relevant requirements of the faculty concerned and of the appropriate schools. Such students may enrol for the Honours year only on the recommendation of both the program authorities concerned.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
When taken as part of a dual degree, a Bachelor of Science is comprised of 96 units of credit which includes:
- An approved major from the Bachelor of Science program; and
- Science elective courses.
- Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit for the Bachelor of Science;
- Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in Level II courses (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page for a list of approved majors). Information about how to declare a major can be found on the Science Student Centre website.
- In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus 'science' courses total 96 units of credit. Details of what courses constitute 'science' courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page. For students enrolled in 3983 Science / Computer Science, "COMP" courses cannot be counted as ‘Science’ courses to fulfill this requirement.;
- Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of Level I science courses;
- No student may commence Level II courses until 30 units of credit of Level I courses have been successfully completed. (This is 30 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire dual degree and not just courses for the Science component);
- Students may commence Level III courses upon successful completion of 72 units of credit. (This is 72 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire dual degree and not just courses for the Science component);
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-Core Computer Science (66 UOC)
-MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A OR MATH1131 Mathematics 1A
-MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B OR MATH1231 Mathematics 1B
-MATH1081 Discrete Mathematics
-Free Electives (12 UOC) (any undergraduate course taken at UNSW, except for GENx courses).
In addition to the standard COMPA13983 Computer Science major, you can choose to specialise in one additional major. Details for the majors are available here. A list of the majors available follows:
COMPA1 Computer Science
COMPG1 Computer Game Design & Construction
COMPI1 Artificial Intelligence
COMPR1 Robotics
COMPE1 Electronic Commerce
COMPN1 Computer Networks
COMPD1 Database Systems
General Education Requirements
Honours
Students interested in pursuing Honours in Science, may apply for admission to the 4500 Bachelor of Science (Honours) program. Students may commence this Honours program only when they have completed the requirements for the equivalent of a single degree (ie where a Science student in a dual degree would like to commence Honours they must have completed at least the 96 UOC Science core degree plus 48 units of credit for the other degree such that a total of 144 UOC has been completed). For more information about Honours in Science, please see 4500 Bachelor of Science (Honours).
4515 Bachelor of Science Honours (Computer Science)
Computer Science Honours takes one year full-time or two years of part-time study.
Students are expected to have attained an average mark of 65 (according to New South Student calculations) to qualify for entry to the Honours year. Students who do not meet this expectation may be admitted in special circumstances. Students who have graduated with a three-year computer science degree from UNSW or another university can apply for admission to Honours.
Detailed information about the program and admissions is available at the Honours website at: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/studying-at-unsw/undergraduate/program-options/computer-science/honours/
Academic Rules
Fees
Further Information and Requirements
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
- Anatomy
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biological Science
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Climate Science
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Food Science and Technology
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology
- Marine Science
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Neuroscience
- Oceanography
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
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- Vision Science