Single degree

• This degree requires 144 units (each course is typically 6 units)
• Typically you will study four courses per semester (total of 24 units)
• You can study a major (48 units) or minor (24 units)
  
• 48 units (eight courses) of electives from Computer Science & Engineering or from another ANU College.
  

Double degree

• This degree requires 96 units (each course is typically 6 units)
• Typically you will study four courses per semester (total of 24 units)
• You can study a major (48 units) in Information Systems or Software Development or a minor (24 units) in IT in New Media
• There are no university electives in the double degree.
  
• You can choose your double degree with BIT from Programs and Courses
  

About this degree

• Typically you will study 4 courses per semester (total of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 24 courses across your whole degree
• The degree is made up of compulsory requirements  (seven courses) and an additional suite of computing requirements  (nine courses) 
  
• It is recommended that you study a related major in Information Systems or Software Development or a minor (four courses) in IT in New Media.
• In the single degree program you will have 48 units (eight courses) of electives.  You may use these to study another IT major or minor or a major or minor from another ANU College or study a range of courses offered by ANU
• In the double degree, you have no electives - your other degree requirements use up all of these. 
  

Enrolment Status

While it is possible to enrol in fewer courses per semester, which is called studying part-time, it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international study you must always be full-time.

Important things to keep in mind when choosing your 1000-level courses

• When you enrol for the first time you will study '1000-level' courses. These courses have '1' as the first number in their course code, such as COMP1100. The exception to this is COMP2400 which you will complete in first year.

• There are three options for your first year computing courses

  - Students who are not familiar with any programming and would prefer to phase in the study of programming over three seemsters rather than two, may choose to do COMP1030 in their first semester, COMP1040 in their 2nd semester, and COMP2140 in their 3rd semester. This choice will have an impact on students wishing to complete the Software Development major.

• Students who are comfortable with their abilty to program should enrol in COMP1100 and COMP1110 in place of the sequence above.

• Students with a strong maths and programming background may choose to enrol in the more advanced COMP1130 and COMP1140 in place of the above courses.
  
• You need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second semester
• You can't study more than four courses (24 units) per semester, eight for the year
• You may take 1000-level courses later in your program. But remember you can’t count more than ten 1000-level courses (60 units) towards your single degree or six 1000-level courses (36 units) towards your BIT half of the double degree.

IF YOU ARE COMMENCING IN JULY YOU SHOULD SEND AN EMAIL TO <studentadmin.cecs@anu.edu.au> FOR ADVICE ABOUT YOUR ENROLMENT OR YOU SHOULD ATTEND AN ENROLMENT ADVICE SESSION AT THE UNIVERSITY IN THE WEEK BEFORE SEMESTER COMMENCES.

Majors and Minors

See available majors and minors for this program

If you aren't sure what you want to study as a major or minor in your first year, that's fine.  Generally, you will choose courses to satisfy a major or minor from second year.  Majors and minors aren't compulsory but are recommended in this degree program.

Electives

If you are in the single degree, you will have three university electives to choose, two in first semester and one in second semester. It is suggested that you consider the option of doing a major in another area of the university. You should use the Programs and Courses search to identify majors of interest.

To find descriptions of 1000-level courses, use the CATALOGUE SEARCH

Suggested electives in your first year:

Semester 1 – INFS1001(requirement for the Information Systems major) and any 1000-level course that interests you - see above note about other majors.

Semester 2 – COMP1720 or any 1000-level course offered by the University following on from those mentioned in Semester 1 above.

Study Options

Bachelor of Information Technology - Semester 2 Commencement

This study plan is for those students commencing in semester 2. Due to the different offering of courses, your study plan is different from those students who commence in semester 1.

Bachelor of Information Technology single degree

Study Options

Bachelor of Information Technology double degree

Study Options

Academic Advice

For assistance, please email: studentadmin.cecs@anu.edu.au

For students seeking to complete some self-study to improve their Maths prior to attempting MATH1005, Susanna Epp's Discrete Mathematics with Applications textbook (3rd or 4th edition) is recommended, given it's style, level and coverage of similiar content. It has also been recommended that for students who have completed a lower level of Mathematics at highschool or through vocational studies review 2x2 matrix arithmetic in preparation for MATH1005.