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19 May 2012 25 May 2012

Undergraduate - Area of Study

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All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Information Technology
Offered byClayton School of Information Technology
Sunway School of Information Technology
Campus(es)Clayton, Sunway
Course coordinatorDr David Albrecht (Clayton)

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Computer science is concerned with the scientific design and application of computer software and hardware. It is a broad discipline, encompassing software design, programming, algorithm development, the computing hardware, and the theoretical foundations of computation, as well as the present and potential applications of computing that pervade modern society. The study of computer science is not restricted to current technologies and instead emphasises fundamental principles, thus enabling graduates to understand and indeed shape future developments.

Students can study computer science as a single or double degree program or as a major or minor in course 0050 Bachelor of Science.

Sequence requirements

For the sequence of units required to complete a given course, major or minor in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.

Contact details

Contact details are available at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/contactus.html

Relevant courses

  • 2380 Bachelor of Computer Science
  • 0050 Bachelor of Science
  • 3517 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Computer Science