UNSW Handbook Specialisation - Information Systems and Information Technology

Information Systems and Information Technology

Information Systems (IS) involves the planning, analysis, design and maintenance of computerised systems used to process information in commerce, industry, government and research organisations. Information Technology (IT) is the underlying mechanism that controls these systems.

Information Systems and Information Technology are indispensable to the operations of most modern organisations. In an information systems course, you will study how information systems are planned, analysed, designed, operated and managed.

Graduates often follow careers as programmers, analysts, business analysts, information technology specialists, data administrators, EDP auditors, e-commerce specialists and web managers.

Studying Information Systems and Information Technology at UNSW

There are wide range of IS and IT related programs offered by UNSW.

At an undergraduate level, the Australian School of Business offers:

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems/Information Technology
Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Information Systems.
Bachelor of Science majoring in Business Information Technology - entry to this program is limited to students awarded a scholarship through the UNSW Co-op Program Office.
Related combined degree programs

The Faculty of Engineering also offers Computer Science and IT related programs of study which involve various specialisations:

Bachelor of Engineering Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Software Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Bioinformatics
Bachelor of Science Computer Science
Related combined degree programs

Please refer to the relevant faculty websites, to individual discipline entries in this online Handbook and to the table below for undergraduate programs of study.

Information Systems and Information Technology can be studied as

Specialisation	At the Level of	Plan
Information Systems	Major	INFSA13538
Information Systems and Inform	Double Major	INFSAD3538

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