Look around, Information Technology (IT) is everywhere - your TV, laptop, gaming system, mobile phone, watch, music, movies, kitchen, car, bank and your next gig tickets. It is changing the way we live, learn, work and even socialise.
If you are interested in driving this exciting revolution, within a truly globalised and fast changing industry, then the ANU Bachelor of Information Technology is for you.
You will get a strong grounding in computing fundamentals to tackle the progressive nature of IT. With IT being an intrinsic part of all industries, knowledge of software development and information systems is highly sought after by the best employers.
This degree can also be taken as a flexible double with almost any other degree at ANU.
When undertaking the Bachelor of Visual Arts at the ANU, you will be immersed in a program of rigorous scholarship and intensive studio practice, tailored to your aspirations and informed by internationally renowned art practitioners within Australia’s top-ranking university. You will graduate with the essential creative skills and critical knowledge to address the grand challenges of a rapidly changing world.
You will develop deep disciplinary knowledge and learn specialist skills offered across the School of Art and Design studio disciplines, including ceramics, glass, painting, photography and media arts, printmedia and drawing, sculpture and spatial practice, and textiles. You will extend your study through access to courses in the Centre for Art History and Art Theory, combined with access to electives from across the ANU.
Career Options
ANU ranks among the world's very finest universities. Our nearly 100,000 alumni include political, business, government, and academic leaders around the world.
We have graduated remarkable people from every part of our continent, our region and all walks of life.
Employment Opportunities
Graduates from the ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide. Bachelor of Visual Arts graduates may find employment within Australia’s rich cultural sector and present work both in Australia and internationally.
Graduates from the ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide. Bachelor of Visual Arts graduates may find employment within Australia’s rich cultural sector and present work both in Australia and internationally.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse well defined problems, and design, implement and evaluate solutions that demonstrate an understanding of the systems context in which software is developed and operated including economic, social, historical, sustainability and ethical aspects.
- Recognise connections and recurring themes, including abstraction and complexity, across the discipline.
- Adapt to new environments and technologies, and to innovate.
- Demonstrate an operational understanding of the foundations of computer science including programming, algorithms, logic, architectures and data structures.
- Communicate complex concepts effectively with diverse audiences using a range of modalities.
- Work effectively within a team in order to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate commitment to professional conduct and development that recognises the social, legal and ethical implications of their work, to work independently, and self- and peer-assess performance.
apply technical skills and specialist knowledge to realise artworks, artefacts and related forms of creative expression;
demonstrate skills and knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques in the visual arts;
recognise and reflect on social, cultural and ethical issues, and apply historical and theoretical perspectives to practice in the visual arts;
develop, express and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes by thinking creatively, critically and reflectively;
interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments in modes suited to a range of audiences; and
work independently and collaboratively in response to project demands.
Admission Requirements
- ATAR:
- 80
- International Baccalaureate:
- 29
Prerequisites
ACT: Mathematical Methods (Major)/Further Mathematics (Major)/Specialist Mathematics/Specialist Methods (Major)
NSW: Mathematics Advanced or equivalent. More information about interstate subject equivalencies can be found here. here.
Adjustment Factors
Adjustment factors are additional points added to an applicant's Selection Rank (for example an applicant's ATAR). ANU offers adjustment factors based on performance and equity principles, such as for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies.
Selection Rank adjustments are granted in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustment factors and maximum 10 equity-based adjustment factors) can be awarded.
You may be considered for adjustment factors if you have:
- applied for an eligible ANU Bachelor degree program
- undertaken Australian Year 12 or the International Baccalaureate
- achieved an ATAR or equivalent at or above 70
- not previously attempted tertiary study.
Please visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.
Indicative fees
Bachelor of Information Technology - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Bachelor of Visual Arts - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $49,330.00
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Information Technology flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:
A maximum of 36 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 96 units must include:
30 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
COMP1600 Foundations of Computing
COMP2100 Software Design Methodologies
COMP2300 Computer Organisation and Program Execution
COMP2420 Introduction to Data Management, Analysis and Security
MATH1005 Discrete Mathematical Models
6 units from completion of course from the following list:
COMP1100 Programming as Problem Solving
COMP1130 Programming as Problem Solving (Advanced)
6 units from completion of course from the following list:
COMP1110 Structured Programming
COMP1140 Structured Programming (Advanced)
24 units from completion of a 3000- and 4000-level courses from the following subject areas:
COMP Computer Science
INFS Information Systems, only if completing the Information Systems major
A minimum of 12 units and a maximum of 30 units from completion of further courses from the following subject areas:
COMP Computer Science
INFS Information Systems, only if completing the Information Systems major
A maximum of 6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1
MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2
MATH1115 Advanced Mathematics and Applications 1
MATH1116 Advanced Mathematics and Applications 2
MATH2301 Games, Graphs and Machines
STAT1003 Statistical Techniques
STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods
A maximum of 12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering
VCUG2002 Leadership and Influence in a Complex World
VCUG3001 Unravelling Complexity
The Bachelor of Visual Arts flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:
A maximum of 48 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 96 units must include:
24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories: Form and Space
ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning
ARTV3035 Creative Research Practice: Extending and Consolidating an Independent Project
6 units from completion of the foundation course:
ARTV1034 Foundations of Contemporary Arts Practices
12 units from completion of art history and theory courses from the following list:
ARTH2043 After the Bauhaus: Design from the Interwar Period to the Age of Climate Crisis
ARTH2044 Art and Its Context: Materials, Techniques, Display
ARTH2045 Curatorship History and Evolution
ARTH2050 Photography and Art
ARTH2052 Art of the Multiple
ARTH2056 Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia: Tradition and Transformation
ARTH2059 Art of Asia: Histories and Traditions
ARTH2061 The Postmodern and the Contemporary: World art, 1970 to the present
ARTH2080 Art and Visual Culture of the Long Eighteenth Century, 1660-1815
ARTH2081 Art of the European Courts, 1500-1815
ARTH2082 Art, War and Conflict
ARTH2097 Art of the Long Nineteenth Century
ARTH2098 Australian First Nations Art and Culture
ARTH2104 Asian Art In-Country
ARTH2162 Art in the Digital Age
ARTH2166 Individual Research Unit
ARTH2167 Issues in Contemporary Craft and Design
ARTH2168 Renaissance and Baroque Art
ARTH2169 Introducing Asian Modernisms
ARTH2170 Contemporary Asian Art
ARTH2171 Australian Art: The Modern Period
ARTH2173 Art and the Moving Image
ARTH2174 Art, Medicine, Gender from the Renaissance until Today
ARTH2175 Across the Pacific: Australian Interactions with
American Art and Art Worlds
ARTH2176 Cross Currents in Australian First Nations and
Non-Indigenous Art and Culture
ARTH3004 City Sites: studies in art, design and urbanity
12 units from completion of introductory studio courses from the following list:
ARTV1020 Figure and Life
ARTV1021 Image and Object
ARTV1033 Hold Everything: Studio Foundation
ARTV1101 Ceramics: Introduction to Clay Forming and Technology
ARTV1102 Ceramics: Throwing and Surface Decoration
ARTV1201 Furniture: Shape/Structure
ARTV1202 Furniture: Elevate/Surface
ARTV1301 Glass Hot Forming Introduction: Fundamentals for Contemporary Practice
ARTV1302 Glass Kiln Forming Introduction: Fundamentals for Contemporary Practice
ARTV1403 Jewellery and Object: Introduction to Precise Miniature Construction
ARTV1404 Jewellery and Object: Maker, Wearer, Viewer, User
ARTV1501 Painting: Introducing Painting
ARTV1502 Painting: Composition and Space
ARTV1601 Hyperanalogue: the alchemy of darkroom photography
ARTV1610 PhotoVideo: Interrogating the Camera
ARTV1611 Expanded Studio Practice: Constructing Worlds
ARTV1612 Video Art: Editing and Montage
ARTV1613 Foundations of Animation
ARTV1614 Post-Digital Photography: bending the image
ARTV1703 Intaglio print: Etching & monoprinting
ARTV1704 Drawing into Print: Screen Printing and Stencils
ARTV1705 Relief print: Image and text
ARTV1803 Supports: Conceptual and Material
ARTV1804 Place, Time and Wood
ARTV1901 Textiles: Plants and Place
ARTV1902 Repeat: Pattern and Disintegration - Textile, Print, Painting
DESA1021 Precise Drawing and Model Making
DESN1002 Visual Communication: Design and Production
DESN1003 Contemporary Design in Context
18 units from completion of intermediate/advanced studio courses from the following list:
ARTV2027 Professional Practice: Economies and Ecologies in the Australian Cultural Sector
ARTV2038 Workshop Atelier
ARTV2057 Hands On: Material Language
ARTV2059 Immersive Media
ARTV2060 Contexts of Making: Globalisation and Change
ARTV2061 Contexts of Making: Materiality and Situation
ARTV2117 Ceramics: Glaze and Colour Development
ARTV2119 Ceramics: Experimental Methods and Meanings
ARTV2120 Ceramics: Designing for the Table and Home
ARTV2124 Ceramics: Surface, Form and Connectivity
ARTV2125 Ceramics: Moulding, Casting and Digital Technologies
ARTV2207 Furniture: Support/Body
ARTV2208 Furniture: Contain/Display
ARTV2209 Furniture: Collect/Treasure
ARTV2313 Glass Kiln Casting for Contemporary Practice
ARTV2314 Glass Blowing for Contemporary Practice: Materiality and Form
ARTV2315 Glass Kiln Forming for Contemporary Practice
ARTV2316 Glass Blowing for Contemporary Practice: Utility and Narrative
ARTV2401 Jewellery and Object: Making with Machines
ARTV2402 Jewellery and Object: Utility as Context
ARTV2410 Jewellery and Object: Experimenting with Process
ARTV2506 Painting: Approaches to Abstraction
ARTV2507 Painting: Painting in the Photo Digital Age
ARTV2508 Painting: Taking Your Own Direction
ARTV2509 Painting: Approaches to Composition and Colour
ARTV2605 The Photographic Document: Materiality and Form
ARTV2607 Photomedia: Large Format Photography
ARTV2608 Photomedia: Experimental Processes
ARTV2609 Animation and Video: Visual Storytelling
ARTV2610 Animation and Video: Character Development
ARTV2613 Animation and Video: Landscape and Environment
ARTV2614 Animation and Video: Non-linear Forms
ARTV2706 Printmedia and Drawing: Drawing Beyond the Line
ARTV2707 Printmedia and Drawing: Extended Etching and Relief Printing
ARTV2708 Printmedia and Drawing: Construct Meaning with Drawing
ARTV2715 Printmedia and Drawing: Typography
ARTV2717 Printmedia and Drawing: The Book as Art
ARTV2723 Printmedia and Drawing: Extended Screen Printing
ARTV2727 Printmedia and Drawing: Lithography
ARTV2801 Socially Engaged Art Practice: Authorship, Dialogue and Community
ARTV2802 Politics of Memory: Video Installation, Sculpture, Documentary and Monuments
ARTV2810 Politics of Bodies: Sculpture, Figure Modelling, Performance and Choreography
ARTV2820 Politics of Spaces: Installation, Sculpture and Spatial Practice
ARTV2821 Posthuman Sculpture Practice with Active Materials: Bronze Casting, 3D Modelling and Bio Art
ARTV2830 Automation and Autonomy: Process, Accident, Sculpture
ARTV2907 Subverting Stitch
ARTV2908 Woven Worlds
ARTV2911 Spatial/Temporal Methods
ARTV2921 Environment Studio: Field based Research and Studio Practice in Visual Arts
ARTV3031 Making Research for a Studio Practice in the Visual Arts
ARTV3032 Demonstrating research methods for a studio practice in the visual arts
ARTV3507 Open to Influence: Studio Research
ARTV3508 Painting: Materiality and Meaning
ARTV3510 Painting: Critical Analysis and Reflection in the Studio
12 units from completion of courses listed in either the ‘introductory studio courses’ list or the ‘intermediate/advanced studio courses’ list above.
6 units from completion of an advanced studio course from the following list:
ARTV3028 Developing a Contemporary Craft Practice
ARTV3033 Creative Research Practice: Developing an Independent Work Proposal
6 units from completion of an engagement course from the following list:
ARTV2027 Professional Practice: Economies and Ecologies in the Australian Cultural Sector
ARTV2909 The Public Project: engagement strategies for artists, designers, institutions and communities
ARTV2921 Environment Studio: Field based Research and Studio Practice in Visual Arts
ARTV3031 Making Research for a Studio Practice in the Visual Arts
ARTV3032 Demonstrating Research Methods for a Studio Practice in Art and Design
Majors
Bachelor of Information Technology Majors
Minors
Bachelor of Information Technology Minors
Bachelor of Visual Arts Minors
Study Options
| Year 1 | COMP1100 Programming as Problem Solving 6 units OR COMP1130; | MATH1005 Discrete Mathematical Models 6 units | ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories 1: Cultures and Meaning 6 units | Foundation List Course 6 units |
| COMP1110 Structured Programming 6 units OR COMP1140; | COMP1600 Foundations of Computing 6 units | ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning 6 units | Introductory Studio Course 6 units | |
| Year 2 | COMP2100 Software Design Methodologies 6 units | COMP2300 Computer Organisation and Program Execution 6 units | Introductory Studio Course 6 units | Art History and Theory List Course 6 units |
| Computing elective | Computing elective | Introductory, Intermediate or Advanced Studio Course 6 units | Art History and Theory List Course 6 units | |
| Year 3 | COMP2420 Introduction to Data Management, Analysis and Security 6 units | 3000 level Computing elective | Introductory, Intermediate or Advanced Studio Course 6 units | Intermediate or Advanced Studio Course 6 units |
| 3000 level Computing elective | 3000 level Computing elective | Intermediate or Advanced Studio Course 6 units | Intermediate or Advanced Studio Course 6 units | |
| Year 4 | 3000 level Computing elective | Computing elective | Advanced Studio Course 6 units | Engagement List Course 6 units |
| 3000 level Computing elective | Computing elective | ARTV3035 Creative Research Practice: Extending and Consolidating an Independent Project 12 units | ARTV3035 Creative Research Practice: Extending and Consolidating an Independent Project 12 units |
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The ANU Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) program (when taken with a major in Information Systems, Software Development, or Cyber Security) is accredited by the Australian Computer Society. The degree can also be taken without a major, or with a major or minor from other areas of Computing (see BIT Majors). The three year degree prepares graduates to enter the computing industry work force as novice practitioners to develop software or to apply computing in human organisations. The BIT can also be taken as a part of many double degrees and there is an option for high performing students to apply for an Honours year (Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)).
About this degree
The degree is made up of compulsory requirements (seven courses) and an additional suite of computing requirements (nine courses) plus electives.
You can choose to study a computing major or minor – note that completing a major in Information Systems, Software Development, or Cyber Security is required for ACS accreditation.
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) In addition, you have 48 units (eight courses) of electives that can be taken from Computer Science or from any other area of the university.
- You can study a computing major (48 units) or minor (24 units)
Double degree
- This degree requires 96 units (each course is typically 6 units) from the BIT rules
- Typically you will study four courses per semester (total of 24 units)
- There are no university electives in the double degree. You can choose your double degree with BIT from the Degree Builder in Programs and Courses.
- You can study a major (48 units) or a minor (24 units).
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)
- You can choose to study a computing major or minor – note that completing a major
- In the single degree program you will have 48 units (eight courses) of electives. You may use these to study further computing courses, courses from elsewhere in the university, or a major or minor from another area of the university.
- 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 student 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 typically study '1000-level' courses. These courses have '1' as the first number in their course code, such as COMP1100.
You need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second Semester noting that you can change your Semester 2 courses anytime until July.
You can’t study more than four courses (24 units) per semester (eight courses per year )
International students cannot study less than 24 units a semester.
You may take 1000-level courses at any time in your program remembering:
for a single degree you can’t count more than ten 1000-level courses (60 units)
for a double degree you can only count six 1000-level courses (36 units) towards your BIT half of the double degree.
Choosing your first year programming courses
For your first year programming courses you have a choice of COMP1100 or COMP1130 in Semester 1, followed by, COMP1110 or COMP1140 in Semester 2.
The standard courses are COMP1100/1110 but if you have a strong maths background, and/or significant programming experience, you should chooseCOMP1130/1140.
If you choose COMP1130 and it is the wrong level for you, you will be able to transfer to COMP1100 within in the first 2 weeks without penalty.
Majors and Minors
See available majors and minors for this program
See available majors and minors for this program
You have the option to complete a major as a part of your BIT degree. Note that only BIT degrees with a major in Information Systems, Software Development or Cyber Security will receive Australian Computer Society Accreditation.
Electives
You have four electives to choose in your first year. These can be additional computing courses (e.g.:COMP1720, COMP1710, COMP2400, INFS1001), other electives that may count as COMP courses (MATH1013, MATH1014, STAT1003, STAT1008,ENGN1211) and/or engineering oriented electives (such as PHYS1001 or ENGN1218 ).
Explore majors, and minors, in other subject areas (e.g., management, mathematics, psychology, languages) that interest you. Each college site will provide information on the first year courses that you can study for a given major or minor.
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
| Year 1 48 units | COMP1100 Programming as Problem Solving 6 units OR COMP1130; | MATH1005 Discrete Mathematical Models 6 units | Elective course 6 units | Elective course 6 units |
| COMP1110 Structured Programming 6 units OR COMP1140; | COMP1600 Foundations of Computing 6 units | Elective course 6 units | Elective course 6 units |
Bachelor of Information Technology double degree
Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | COMP1100 Programming as Problem Solving 6 units OR COMP1130; | MATH1005 Discrete Mathematical Models 6 units | Other Degree course 6 units | Other Degree course 6 units |
| COMP1110 Structured Programming 6 units OR COMP1140; | COMP1600 Foundations of Computing 6 units | Other Degree course 6 units | Other Degree course 6 units |
Academic Advice
For assistance, please check Enrolment and program management or for further questions email studentadmin.cecs@anu.edu.au.
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Course selection
Enrolling for the first time can seem like a big task. Below, you will find an example enrolment pattern for your first year of study.
There are a few items to note:
- Courses coded in the 1000 range are appropriate for first-year students. We strongly recommend that students new to tertiary study enrol in first-year courses during their first semester.
- We recommend you start a CASS Program Plan. This is a way to track how the courses you take fit within the overall structure of your degree and will help you pick your later year courses.
- The tables below represent only one possible combination. You are welcome to pick and choose from any other 1000-coded course found under the “Study Tab”.
- The tables below assume you are new to tertiary study and ineligible for course credit.
- A step-by-step guide on how to enrol in courses is available on the Enrol for the First time webpage.
Single degree
Students starting in Semester 1–single degree Bachelor of Visual Arts, example
Semester 1
Foundation course
Elective
Elective
Semester 2
Introductory studio course
Elective
Elective
Students starting in Semester 2– single degree Bachelor of Visual Arts, example
Semester 2
Foundation course
Elective
Elective
Semester 1
Introductory studio course
Elective
Elective
Other first year courses available: to find all other 1000-level courses, refer to the Catalogue of Programs and Courses. You may refine your selection on the right-hand column of the webpage.
Double degree
Students starting in Semester 1– double degree Bachelor of Visual Arts, example
Semester 1
Foundation course
Course from other degree
Course from other degree
Semester 2
Introductory studio course
Course from other degree
Course from other degree
Students starting in Semester 2– double degree Bachelor of Visual Arts, example
Semester 2
Foundation course
Course from other degree
Course from other degree
Semester 1
Introductory studio course
Course from other degree
Course from other degree
Study Options
Study Plan
Please refer to the "Study" tab.Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories 1: Cultures and Meaning 6 units | Foundation course | Elective | Elective |
| ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning 6 units | Introductory studio course | Elective | Elective |
Study Plan
Please refer to the "Study" tab.Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories 1: Cultures and Meaning 6 units | Foundation course | Course from other degree | Course from other degree |
| ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning 6 units | Introductory studio course | Course from other degree | Course from other degree |
Academic Advice
Course credit
If you have undertaken previous study that is relevant to your current academic program, you can request to receive course credit. For more information and how to apply, see the CASS credit application webpage, or contact the CASS Student Office.
Other important information for new students
Please refer to the New students page. You will find all the information you require to activate your ANU email account, enrol into courses and our O week details.
Need help?
If you would like further information or advice regarding your degree, please contact the Student Office. We offer appointments, and you can reach us at students.cass@anu.edu.au.
You can also check out our in person opening hours and location on the CASS Student Office webpage.