Undergraduate majors offered by the School from 2008

From 2008 the School of Computer Science & Software Engineering will offer four new majors in the Bachelor of Computer Science and the Bachelor of Computer and Mathermatical Sciences,

• Systems
• Web Technologies
• Entertainment Technologies
• Computation

and a single new major in the Bachelor of Science,

• Computer Science

The majors are suitable for anyone contemplating a career in the engineering and development of software systems across a wide range of application domains. 

• CITS3200 Professional Computing - Semester 2 only, and
• the three (3) units from the appropriate lists (units in each major are listed below)

To complete a double major, a student must undertake and pass

• CITS3200 Professional Computing - Semester 2 only, and
• the three (3) units from one list, and
• the three (3) units from another list and one (1) other unit from any of the lists offered by our School.

No unit may be counted towards more than one major.

Systems Major

The Systems major focuses on software systems and their function, with emphasis on databases and networking systems. The units are:

• CITS3230 Computer Networks - Semester 1
• CITS3231 Security and Privacy - Semester 2
• CITS3240 Databases - Semester 1

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Web Technologies Major

The Web Technologies major focuses on the web as the environment for computation and information management.  The units are:

• CITS3213 Concurrent Systems - Semester 1
• CITS3240 Databases - Semester 1
• CITS4230 Internet Technologies - Semester 2

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Entertainment Technologies Major

The Entertainment Technologies major focuses on the tools and concepts for computer and web-based games applications and allied multi-media systems.  The units are:

• CITS3213 Concurrent Systems - Semester 1
• CITS4211 Artificial Intelligence - Semester 1
• CITS4242 Game Design and Multimedia - Semester 2

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Computation Major

The Computation major focuses on the design of algorithms, programming languages, computational models and the theory of computing.   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 are:

• CITS3210 Algorithms - Semester 2
• CITS4211 Artificial Intelligence -  Semester 1
• CITS3213 Concurrent Systems - Semester 1

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Computer Science Major (available with BSc only)

The Computer Science major is a broad study of computing science within a general Science degree. The major consists of any three Level 3 or Level 4 units in the Computer Science curriculum.

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