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Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Science - BSc3778 - Computer Science

Specialisation Structure
96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC.

Core Courses

Students must take 78 UOC of the following courses.

COMP1511
6 UOC
Programming Fundamentals
COMP1521
6 UOC
Computer Systems Fundamentals
COMP1531
6 UOC
Software Engineering Fundamentals
COMP2121
6 UOC
Microprocessors and Interfacing
COMP2511
6 UOC
Object-Oriented Design & Programming
COMP2521
6 UOC
Data Structures and Algorithms
COMP3222
6 UOC
Digital Circuits and Systems
COMP3900
6 UOC
Computer Science Project
COMP4920
6 UOC
Management and Ethics
MATH1081
6 UOC
Discrete Mathematics

Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC of the following courses.

COMP3601
6 UOC
Design Project A
COMP3231
6 UOC
Operating Systems
COMP4601
6 UOC
Design Project B
COMP3211
6 UOC
Computer Architecture
COMP9517
6 UOC
Computer Vision
COMP9242
6 UOC
Advanced Operating Systems

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