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.

Business Information Tech can be studied in the following Programs

Program Code & Name	At the Level of	Plan
3971 Business Info Technology	Honours	INFSCH3971

Info Systems & Mngt Co-op can be studied in the following Programs

Program Code & Name	At the Level of	Plan
3502 Commerce	Major Honours	INFSF13502 INFSFH3502

Information Systems can be studied in the following Programs

Program Code & Name	At the Level of	Plan
3136 Materials Science/Commerce	Major	INFSC13136
3502 Commerce	Major Double Major Honours	INFSA13502 INFSAD3502 INFSAH3502
3521 Commerce/Economics	Major Double Major Honours	INFSA13521 INFSAD3521 INFSAH3521
3525 Commerce/Arts	Major Double Major Honours	INFSA13525 INFSAD3525 INFSAH3525
3526 Economics/Arts	Double Major	INFSAD3526
3527 Commerce/Social Science	Major Double Major Honours	INFSA13527 INFSAD3527 INFSAH3527
3528 Economics/Social Science	Double Major	INFSAD3528
3529 Commerce/Science	Major Honours	INFSA13529 INFSAH3529
3538 Commerce (International)	Major	INFSA13538
3539 Commerce (Liberal Studies)	Major Double Major	INFSA13539 INFSAD3539
3543 Economics	Double Major	INFSAD3543
3571 Services Marketing	Double Major	INFSAD3571
3715 Engineering/Commerce	Major	INFSC13715
3930 Science/Arts	Major Minor Honours	INFSA13930 INFSA23930 INFSAH3930
3970 Science	Minor	INFSA23970
3978 Computer Science	Minor	INFSA23978
3979 Information Systems	Major Honours	INFSA13979 INFSAH3979
3993 Communication	Minor	INFSA23993
4733 Commerce / Law	Major	INFSA14733
4770 Science / Law	Honours	INFSAH4770

Information Systems and Inform can be studied in the following Programs

Program Code & Name	At the Level of	Plan
3538 Commerce (International)	Double Major	INFSAD3538