Information Technology (Information Systems), Bachelor

The Information Systems major gives you the knowledge and skills of an IT professional to shape the industries of the future. You will develop expertise in the understanding of information technology capabilities and implications, as well as proficiency in best-of-breed methods, techniques, and tools to improve and innovate the work of individuals and organisations.  In your first year, you’ll complete your common IT units, introducing you to computer systems, learning design and build principles, and developing databases. You’ll also learn information systems modelling and web application development.  Continuing into your second year, your major will focus on developing systems thinking and skills in a business and management context, including business process modelling, business analysis, project management and enterprise architecture. You will also customise your major with process, data, and technology options. You will have practical, hands-on experiences throughout your course. In addition, you will have the option of further specialisations through the choice of your second major or minor and options units.  Your final year is your opportunity to excel and showcase your skills with a major project. Your project will be for a real-world client and will be unveiled at the IT and Games Showcase, held at the end of the year. 

Customise your degree

Foster your passion and shape your career through complementary study areas. As well as choosing a major area of study, your course includes a second study area, which can be either a second major or a double minor.  A second major can complement your major area of study, allowing you to develop a significant depth of knowledge and skills in two discipline areas. 

IT Second Majors

• The Computational and Simulation Science second major combines the study of science and mathematical models with the use of computers to provide quantitative analysis and visualisation to gain insight into the solution of scientific problems from a range of scientific application areas. Computational and Simulation Science second major graduates will be in demand, to apply the latest computing and computational techniques to specialist application areas.
• The Computer Science second major explores a scientific and practical approach to computer-based system design, development and operation. It includes identifying and solving systems design issues associated with achieving critical properties such as correctness, efficiency, robustness, usability and security.
• The Data Science second major provides the necessary skills to be a data scientist including statistical methods and data visualisation, computational tools and data management techniques for large datasets, and high-performance computing resources and techniques. This unique skill set in statistics and computing will allow you to cope with sophisticated models applied to complex and/or large datasets.  

You might prefer to expand the breadth of your studies by adding to your major with one minor. You can choose from the information technology discipline, or you can broaden your studies by completing minors that offer general knowledge and insights in study areas from across the university. 

IT Minors 

• Business Intelligence | Focus on the areas of business, data and process analysis to critically analyse data and make evidence-based decisions.  
• Business Process Management (BPM) | BPM is a systematic approach to making the workflows of organisations more efficient and effective. You will learn how to discover, analyse, model, improve, automate and monitor business processes. 
• Computational and Simulation Science | This minor provides you with knowledge of modelling, simulation and visualisation as used in a range of scientific application areas.  
• Computer Science | Develop practical skills in IT system development and an understanding of the basic principles underlying modern computing technologies. Identify and solve systems design issues associated with critical properties such as correctness, efficiency, robustness, usability and security. 
• Enterprise Systems | Develop an understanding of large-scale application software packages that support business processes and information flows across departments. This minor develops the knowledge and skills required in supporting Enterprise Systems within the modern organisation.  
• Intelligent Systems | Explore the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning with applications in robotics and other virtual intelligent systems.  
• IoT and Mobile Technologies | Develops the knowledge and skills to design, develop and distribute applications or games. Examine the role and application of ubiquitous and mobile technologies to individuals and enterprises.  
• Networks and Security | Develop the knowledge and skills involved in contemporary electronic communications infrastructure, concentrating on fundamental networking technologies and information security principles. 
• Software Development for IS and Games | Develop sophisticated software systems in a variety of environments and problem domains. You will study the development of innovative software-based solutions to domain problems and will become familiar with a range of software development techniques and methods and different programming languages and tools. 
• User Experience | Develop the knowledge and skills needed to engage in user experience design activities involving emerging technologies to create new forms of human-computer interaction.