CQ18 Bachelor of Information Technology

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 major
  3. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some units by Distance.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COIS12036 Human-Computer Interaction
COIT11222 Programming Fundamentals
COIT11223 Information Technology and Society
COIT11226 Systems Analysis
COIT11237 Database Design & Implementation
COIT12208 ICT Project Management
COIT11238 Networked Infrastructure Foundations
COIT11239 Professional Communications Skills for ICT

Application Development Major

Number of units: 7 Total credit points: 48

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some units by Distance.

Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship
COIT13230 Application Development Project
Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COIT11134 Object Oriented Programming
COIT12200 Software Design & Development
COIT13229 Applied Distributed Systems
COIT13234 Mobile Software Development
COIT13235 Enterprise Software Development
COIT12207 Internet Applications

Students undertaking an internship will enrol in the unit "Undergraduate ICT Internship" instead of the capstone unit COIT13230 Application Development . Students who elect to take the internship option instead of a capstone unit should refer to the study schedule posted on the Moodle site "School of Engineering and Technology Internships" (SET Internships).

Business Analysis Major

Number of units: 7 Total credit points: 48

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some units by Distance.

Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
COIT13232 Business Analysis Project
COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship
Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COIS12073 Enterprise Systems
COIT12203 Workflow Analysis & Management
COIT13231 Enterprise Analysis and Modelling
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
COIT12205 Knowledge Management Principles
COIS13013 Business Intelligence

Students undertaking an internship will enrol in the unit "Undergraduate ICT Internship" instead of the capstone unit COIT13232 Business Analysis Project . Students who elect to take the internship option instead of a capstone unit should refer to the study schedule posted on the Moodle site "School of Engineering and Technology Internships" (SET Internships).

Network Security Major

Number of units: 7 Total credit points: 48

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some courses by Distance.

Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship
COIT13236 Cyber Security Project
Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COIT13146 System and Network Administration
COIT12201 Electronic Crime and Digital Forensics
COIT12202 Network Security Concepts
COIT12206 TCP/IP Principles and Protocols
COIT11134 Object Oriented Programming
COIT13229 Applied Distributed Systems

Students undertaking an internship will enrol in the unit "Undergraduate ICT Internship" instead of the capstone unit COIT13236 Networks Security Project. Students who elect to take the internship option instead of a capstone unit should refer to the study schedule posted on the Moodle site "School of Engineering and Technology Internships" (SET Internships).

Elective

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some units by Distance.

8 Electives

Rules governing electives:

  • electives may include recommended electives as listed below
  • electives may include any unit from the Bachelor of Information Technology majors provided all prerequisites have been met
  • electives may include general electives from other CQUniversity degrees
  • no more than 4 electives may be Level 1 units.

Network Security and Business Analysis students please note:

To satisfy university rules students will need to take at least three Level 3 electives.

Application Development students please note:

To satisfy university rules students will need to take at least one Level 3 elective.

Students are advised to seek advice from a Course Advisor regarding their elective units.

Internship Opportunity

Students in the Bachelor of Information Technology are able to apply for an internship. To qualify for the internship, students need to undertake BUSN19024 Professional Practice Preparation as an elective, and this unit will prepare you for working with the internship host.

To qualify for an internship students must be in good academic standing, successfully pass the CQUniversity English Language Placement test and complete an interview with the internship host.

For more information please attend the information sessions given by Australian Internships in the fourth week of term.

Please note: students will undertake the internship in place of doing their discipline capstone unit.

Other Recommended Electives

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
COIT12204 Web Site Development
BUSN19024 Graduate Employability Skills
COIS11011 Foundations of Business Computing
Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
COIS13034 Cloud Based Smart Applications Management