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C2000 · Monash University · UG comprehensive

Bachelor of Information Technology

Faculty of Information Technology

Minimum ATAR
70
Full time
3 years
Part time
6 years
Credit points
144
Campus
Clayton
Mode
On campus

Overview

This course is about the application of computer-based technologies and systems to meet individual and organisational information needs. The course will enable you to gain the knowledge and skills needed to use IT effectively and to use, develop and manage IT-based systems. The flexibility of the course and the range of majors and minors will allow you to explore new areas, develop your strengths in IT and pursue your interests. It is a highly practical course that will prepare you for a career working with information and IT in business, government and industry.

The course covers a wide range of aspects of IT, from technical computing, which focuses on the technology itself, games and interactive media to information and business-related themes, which focus on information needs and the way in which IT can be used to support them. In addition to core studies in fundamental IT concepts, the course provides you with a choice of majors in your preferred fields of study, as well as the option to take a second major within IT or in another discipline. Knowledge and skills in IT coupled with the emphasis on generic skills problem solving, information literacy, communication and presentation skills, project management skills, and the capacity for team work will ensure that you have a firm foundation for a career in IT.

If you are an eligible student you may apply for the industry-based learning (IBL) placement program as part of the curriculum. Through the IBL placement program you will apply the skills and knowledge you have gained directly in a professional organisation.

First-year units

Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.

And 8 more in the course structure below.

Course structure

Open a major, minor or specialisation to see its units.

Rules for completing this course

In choosing units you must ensure that you complete no more than ten Level 1 units (60 credit points), and at least six units (36 credit points) at Level 3 of which at least four (24 credit points) are Bachelor of Information Technology listed (FIT-coded) units.

Part A. Specified studies

48 cp

You must complete 48 credit points comprising: - 24 credit points of core units - 6 credit point core elective unit -18 credit points of Practice studies; or professional placement.

Practice studies

18 cp

You must complete the following units

  • FIT2130Computing in practice: Project practices and management6 cp
  • FIT3222Computing in practice: Project 1 6 cp
  • FIT3223Computing in practice: Project 26 cp

Core studies

24 cp

You must complete the following four units. Note: Where your chosen introductory unit aligns with your chosen major, you may replace this introductory unit with a free elective.

  • FIT1045Software development 1: Programming foundations6 cp
  • FIT1047Computing systems 1: foundations and operations6 cp
  • FIT1062Data management6 cp
  • FIT2119Computing in practice: Professional practice6 cp

Core elective unit

6 cp

You must complete one of the following units. Note: Where your chosen introductory unit aligns with your chosen major, you may replace this introductory unit with a free elective.

  • FIT1033Foundations of 3D6 cp
  • FIT1050Web development6 cp
  • FIT1056Making with artificial intelligence: Software in the AI era6 cp
  • FIT1059Artificial intelligence: Concepts and tools for impact 6 cp
  • FIT1057Introduction to cybersecurity6 cp
  • FIT1060Human understanding and AI navigation6 cp
  • FIT1073Game design6 cp
  • FIT1093Cybersecurity tools and techniques6 cp
  • ENG1090Foundation mathematics6 cp
  • MAT1830Discrete mathematics for computer science6 cp
  • MTH1010Functions and their applications6 cp
  • FIT1063Topics in computing6 cp
  • MAT1003Mathematics for algorithms and models6 cp

Professional placement

18 cp

FIT3045 is only available if you are selected to participate in the Industry-based learning (IBL) placement program. [https://www.monash.edu/it/industry-based-learning] If you are selected for the IBL program you will complete FIT3045 Industry-based learning (18 credit points) and FIT2108 Industry-based learning (0 credit points); or FIT3045 (18 credit points), FIT2108 (0 credit points) and either FIT3201 Industry-based learning onboarding (8 weeks) (0 credit points) or FIT3202 Industry-based learning onboarding (4 weeks) (0 credit points) (depending on the duration of your placement). This will replace FIT2130, FIT3222, and FIT3223. In the IBL program you must complete a unit over summer semester or overload in one semester by one unit in order to complete the degree within three years (this is because you only complete 18 credit points of credit during the IBL placement semester). You must have completed at least three semesters of your course before starting your IBL placement.

  • FIT3045Industry-based learning18 cp
  • FIT2108Industry based learning seminar0 cp
  • FIT3201Industry-based learning onboarding (8 weeks)0 cp
  • FIT3202 Industry-based learning onboarding (4 weeks)0 cp

Part B. Major studies

48 cp

You must complete at least one of the following information technology majors. A major requires eight units with no more than two units at Level 1 (12 credit points) and at least three units (18 credit points) at Level 3.

Part C. Free elective studies

48 cp

Note 1: If you are in a double degree course, some units required for the partner degree are credited as electives towards this degree. Note 2: Your elective units may be chosen from any of the units offered at Monash to suit your interests or career aspirations. You may choose to take other units available in the Bachelor of Information Technology course to extend your major or to complete a second major or minor(s) from the course, or you may take Faculty of IT units from C2001 Bachelor of Computer Science, or the software engineering specialisation in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours). Elective units may also be used to sample from across the University or to complete a major or minor(s) from another course as long as you have completed the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolment in the units. The units may be at any level, however, no more than ten units (60 credit points) at Level 1 may be credited to the Bachelor of Information Technology and a minimum 36 credit points must be at Level 3. If you are in a double degree course, some units required for the partner degree are credited as electives towards this degree.