Bachelor of Information and Communications TechnologyApproved Abbreviation: BICT
Western Sydney University Course Code: 3639.1
AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 064013K
Course Status: CONTINUING
This version of the course is available only to continuing or completing students.
Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.
The Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology is a professional ICT course that provides graduates with a skills and knowledge base in networking and IT applications areas of ICT and the ability to apply practical solutions across ICT. It allows students to develop skills in application development, program design, systems analysis & design, networks, web-design, and the implementation of technology.
Their attributes can be conceptually grouped into the knowledge and skills necessary to:
•investigate - the ability to draw on a solid technological and software core of ICT knowledge and practice in analysing and developing applications;
- *investigate- the ability to draw on a solid technological and software core of ITC knowledge and practice in analysing and developing applications;
- *integrate- the ability to amalgamate the knowledge and skills in developing new applications and new application areas
- *innovate- the required skills and knowledge base to keep up to date wigh the rapid development in technology and practice across ITC as an extension of their current understandings and the ability to find innovative ICT solutions and move the ITC field forward.
The Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology is a three year course accredited by the Australian Computer Society. It provides a solid foundation in Networks, Databases, Systems Analysis & Design, Programming, Web Technologies, Project Management, Professional Communications and Operating Systems and associated Computer Security. It also covers the necessary mathematical and statistical skills as needed by an ICT practitioner.
The foundation core provides a basis for electives, sub-majors or majors in further studies including the areas of networks, web, interactive technologies, Mathematics, Statistics, Computational Decision Making, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, and health informatics. Some of these majors and electives may be offered at particular campuses and subject to the approval of the Director, Academic Programs.
Study Mode
Three years full-time.
Course Advice
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology is accredited with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at Professional level.
Admission
Assumed knowledge required: HSC Mathematics and any two units of HSC English.
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English.
Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
http://www.uac.edu.au/
International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.
International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.
http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/international/
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.
Course Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.
Recommended Sequence
Full-time - Start Year Intake
Year 1
Autumn session
| 300580 | Programming Fundamentals |
| 100483 | Principles of Professional Communication 1 |
| 300585 | Systems Analysis and Design |
| 300700 | Statistical Decision Making |
Spring session
| 300104 | Database Design and Development |
And one elective
Year 2
Autumn session
| 300582 | Technologies for Web Applications |
| 300144 | Object Oriented Analysis |
| 300095 | Computer Networks and Internets |
And one elective
Spring session
| 300699 | Discrete Structures and Complexity |
Please note unit 300699 is no longer available from 2013. Students should take unit 300958 Social Web Analytics.
And two electives
Year 3
Autumn session
| 300570 | Human-Computer Interaction |
| 300578 | Professional Development |
| 300698 | Operating Systems Programming |
And one elective
Spring session
And three electives
Full-Time Mid Year Intake
Spring session 1
| 300144 | Object Oriented Analysis |
| 300104 | Database Design and Development |
| 300580 | Programming Fundamentals |
Autumn session 2
| 300582 | Technologies for Web Applications |
| 300585 | Systems Analysis and Design |
| 300700 | Statistical Decision Making |
And one elective
Spring session 3
| 300699 | Discrete Structures and Complexity |
Please note unit 300699 is no longer available from 2013. Students should take unit 300958 Social Web Analytics.
And two electives
Autumn session 4
| 300570 | Human-Computer Interaction |
| 100483 | Principles of Professional Communication 1 |
| 300095 | Computer Networks and Internets |
Spring session 5
And three electives
Autumn session 6
| 300578 | Professional Development |
| 300698 | Operating Systems Programming |
And two electives
Electives for majors and sub-majors
Electives for majors and sub-majors may not be available on all campuses and may create timetable clashes (given the range of possible progression options). Where an elective cannot be taken, the Course Advisor may approve equivalent units where there is considerable overlap. Such units might be found within the School or via cross-institutional study.
Cross-Institutional Study
Please note: Majors and sub-majors are optional.
Majors
The following majors are available to all students in this version of the course.
| M3005 | Entertainment Computing |
The following majors are available to students who commenced prior to 2013, however, they must be applied for as optional majors as they are not available for self-selection in MySR.
| M3001 | Advanced Programming |
| M3023 | Computational Decision Making |
| M3024 | Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining |
The following majors are available to undergraduate students enrolled in other courses. Students in the Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology should choose from the list of majors above.
- M3002 Information Technology
- M3003 Web Systems Development
Sub-majors
The following sub-majors are available to all students in this version of the course.
| SM3010 | Health Information Applications |
| SM3009 | Health Information Management |
| SM3006 | Web Application Development (for Computing Students) |
The following sub-majors are available to students who commenced prior to 2013, however, they must be applied for as optional sub-majors as they are not available for self-selection in MySR.
| SM3027 | Computational Decision Making |
| SM3028 | Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining |
The following sub-major is only available to undergraduate students enrolled in other courses.. Students in the Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology should choose from the list of sub-majors above.
| SM3007 | Web Application Development (for Non-Computing Students) |
Major and Sub-major elective spaces
Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points).
Search for majors and sub-majors
Western Sydney University offers majors and sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.
Indigenous Australian Studies Major
Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major
Indigenous Australian Creative Expressions Sub-major
Indigenous Economics Sub-major
Business Sustainability Sub-major
Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.
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