A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Common Units (2 units) | 20cp | Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.
IAS201 Cultural Capabilities (compulsory) (replaces CUC107 from 2024) Plus: CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology (preferred) or LAL100 Language, Literacy and Sustainability (replaces CUC100 from 2024)
Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options. |
Core Units (12 units) | 120cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 120 credit points as detailed below. HIT137 Software Now HIT140 Foundations of Data Science (replaces STA101 from 2021) HIT164 Computing Fundamentals HIT172 Operating Systems and Applications HIT226 Mobile Web Structures HIT234 Database Concepts (previously BIS234) HIT274 Network Engineering Applications PMO201 Project Management HIT333 Cyber Security (previously BIS243) HIT363 Enterprise IT Management (previously BIS342) HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design HIT401 Capstone Project (previously PMO301) |
Specialist Electives (6 units) | 60cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 60 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below. (Students must choose at least 2 level 300 or above specialist electives)
HIT220 Algorithms and Complexity HIT235 Digital Systems and Computer Architecture HIT237 Building Interactive Software HIT238 The Mobile Paradigm HIT326 Database-Driven Web Applications HIT332 Embedded and Mobile Systems HIT339 Distributed Development HIT353 Business Intelligence and Data Mining HIT365 C Programming HIT372 Organisation Network Infrastructure HIT374 Enterprise Network Engineering HIT391 Machine Learning: Advancements and Applications
Selection of Specialist Electives Refer to the information provided below before selecting specialist elective units. |
Electives (4 units) | 40cp | Elective units totalling 40 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 300 level, therefore units codes as HIT1xx, HIT2xx and HIT3xx would be first, second and third year units respectively. |
| 240cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (240cp)
- A maximum of 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
- A minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above.
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
If course commenced prior to 2023:
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
Selection of Specialist Electives
Students should select specialist units such that at least one of the three groups of specialist units are included:
ICT Business Analyst Group
- HIT353 Business Intelligence and Data Mining
- HIT339 Distributed Development
- HIT391 Machine Learning: Advancements and Applications
Computer Network and Systems Engineer
- HIT372 Organisation Network Infrastructure
- HIT374 Enterprise Network Engineering
Developer Programmer
- HIT339 Distributed Development
- HIT365 C Programming
- HIT332 Embedded and Mobile Systems
- HIT391 Machine Learning: Advancements and Applications
- HIT326 Database-Driven Web Applications
- HIT353 Business Intelligence and Data Mining
For further information about specialist unit selection, please contact the course coordinator.
Course Changes from 2024
IAS201 Cultural Capabilities has replaced CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability. Students that have completed CUC107 do not complete IAS201.
Course Changes from 2023
HIT391 Machine Leraning: Advancements and Applications added as a specialist elective.
Course Changes from 2021
HIT140 Foundations of Data Science replaces STA101 Statistics 1 from 2021. Students who have already completed STA101 will not be required to complete HIT140.