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New Units for 2008
Undergraduate majors offered by the School
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The School has reviewed its offerings in its degree programmes and we are excited to announce innovative changes to the curriculum offered by our School starting 2008. We have trimmed some units by necessity and have deleted units that have served us well but reached their use by date. New units in both popular and academically relevant fields have been introduced. We have taken this opportunity to revamp our course offerings and present new majors covering a variety of exciting new fields and technologies. For students in the Bachelor of Computer Science or the Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences there are four new majors in which you are able to graduate as of 2008. The new majors are,
In the Bachelor of Science degree there is only a Computer Science major available. The Level 3 and Level 4 unit list that constitutes each major is given here. The minimum sequence of study required for each major is listed here. The current suite of majors will not be available to new students as from the end of 2007. However if you have already begun your course you will still be able to graduate with an existing major if you so choose, but your study plan needs to be discussed with a course advisor. The course advisors are listed here. The first suite of new units available from 2008 is
You should reconsider your choice of units for second semester 2007 in the light of these new units, their prerequisites and the following changes to the 2008 schedule.
Both the above units are core to all majors and you will need to carefully reconsider your study plan to complete the requirements of the course with minimum disruption. Please note that the following units will no longer be offered in the foreseeable future.
Also note that the following units will not be offered in 2008 and for the foreseeable future. They are scheduled for Semester 2 2007 so will run for the final time this coming semester.
We look forward to discussing any questions you may have. Old information: Since 1998, the School of Computer Science & Software Engineering has offered three majors: All three majors would be suitable for someone contemplating a career in CS or IT education, a research career either in academia or in industry, or a career in programming.
To complete a double major, a student must undertake and pass
No unit may be counted towards more than one major. Computer Science MajorCS focuses on the design of algorithms, programming languages and computational models. Important issues include algorithmic complexity, the expressiveness and conciseness of languages, and the matching of computational models to classes of applications. Important application areas include artificial intelligence, theorem-proving and system design. CS would be an ideal major for a career in research. The units available in CS are:
Information Technology Systems MajorIT Systems focuses on aspects of programming that are related to computer systems and their function, with emphasis on database systems and computer networks. IT Systems would be an ideal major for a career as a computer programmer or a systems administrator, or in the communications industry. The units available in IT Systems are:
Information Technology Applications MajorIT Applications focuses on modern applications of the computational model, with emphasis on scientific and industrial applications such as vision, visualisation and robotics. IT Applications would be an ideal major for a career as an applications programmer or as a research programmer. The units available in IT Applications are:
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