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 they may be required to enrol in some units in online mode depending on the campuses. Term 3 units are not offered on some campuses. If the student wants to study in Term 3 from the campus that the unit is not available, the student will need to enrol in online mode. 

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

Application Development Major

Number of units: 7 Total credit points: 48

Students should note they may be required to enrol in some units in online mode depending on the campuses. Term 3 units are not offered on some campuses. If the student wants to study in Term 3 from the campus that the unit is not available, the student will need to enrol in online mode. 

Students are required to complete one of the following two streams: Internship or Capstone.

Some units are offered in Term 3 to help students complete the course earlier, particularly for those students intending to take the internship stream. Students are strongly advised to consult course advisers at the beginning of each term regarding the units they intend to take to ensure they can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some units in online mode.

Year 3, Term 2

Internship stream students must complete the following compulsory unit:

COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship

To be eligible for this unit you must pass all of your units at the first attempt, apply for the internship and undergo a series of interviews with prospective host organisations. Generally, internship students will spend 32 hours per week for 10 consecutive weeks with the internship host organisation applying the knowledge you have gained over the course of your study before returning to campus to complete assessments.

The internship is taken in the last term of study, and to assist internship students to complete all units before the last study term, some units are offered in all three teaching terms. Students are strongly advised to consult course advisers at the beginning of each term regarding the units they intend to take to ensure they can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

Students who choose this option will be enrolled in the unit COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship once you have secured a host organisation.

Capstone stream students must complete the following compulsory unit:

COIT13230 Application Development Project

Complete a capstone unit where you apply your knowledge gained over the course of your study in a simulated environment.

To complete this stream you can enrol yourself into your discipline capstone unit - COIT13230 Application Development Project. This unit is taken in the last term of study and you can also complete two elective units in this same term.

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 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).

Business Analysis Major

Number of units: 7 Total credit points: 48

Students should note they may be required to enrol in some units in online mode depending on the campuses. Term 3 units are not offered on some campuses. If the student wants to study in Term 3 from the campus that the unit is not available, the student will need to enrol in online mode. 

Students are required to complete one of the following two streams: Internship or Capstone.

Some units are offered in Term 3 to help students complete the course earlier, particularly for those students intending to take the internship stream. Students are strongly advised to consult course advisers at the beginning of each term regarding the units they intend to take to ensure they can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

Students should note that they may be required to enrol in some units inonline mode.

Year 3, Term 2

Internship stream students must complete the following compulsory unit:

COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship

To be eligible for this unit you must pass all of your units at the first attempt, apply for the internship and undergo a series of interviews with prospective host organisations. Generally, internship students will spend 32 hours per week for 10 consecutive weeks with the internship host organisation applying the knowledge you have gained over the course of your study before returning to campus to complete assessments.

The internship is taken in the last term of study, and to assist internship students to complete all units before the last study term, some units are offered in all three teaching terms. students are strongly advised to consult course advisers at the beginning of each term regarding the units they intend to take to ensure they can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

Students who choose this option will be enrolled in the unit COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship once you have secured a host organisation.

Capstone stream students must complete the following compulsory unit:

COIT13232 Business Analysis Project

Complete a capstone unit where you apply your knowledge gained over the course of your study in a simulated environment.

To complete this stream you can enrol yourself into your discipline capstone unit - COIT13232 Business Analysis Project. This unit is taken in the last term of study and you can also complete two elective units in this same term.

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:
COIT11240 Dashboard Design and Visualisation
COIS12073 Enterprise Systems
COIT12203 Workflow Analysis & Management
COIT13231 Enterprise Analysis and Modelling
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).

Cyber Security Major

Number of units: 7 Total credit points: 48

Students should note they may be required to enrol in some units in online mode depending on the campuses. Term 3 units are not offered on some campuses. If the student wants to study in Term 3 from the campus that the unit is not available, the student will need to enrol in online mode. 

Students are required to complete one of the following two streams: Internship or Capstone.

Some units are offered in Term 3 to help students complete the course earlier, particularly for those students intending to take the internship stream. Students are strongly advised to consult course advisors at the beginning of each term regarding the units they intend to take to ensure they can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

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

Year 3, Term 2

Internship stream students must complete the following compulsory unit:

COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship

To be eligible for this unit you must pass all of your units at the first attempt, apply for the internship and undergo a series of interviews with prospective host organisations. Generally, internship students will spend 32 hours per week for 10 consecutive weeks with the internship host organisation applying the knowledge you have gained over the course of your study before returning to campus to complete assessments.

The internship is taken in the last term of study, and to assist internship students to complete all units before the last study term, some units are offered in all three teaching terms. Students are strongly advised to consult course advisers at the beginning of each term regarding the units they intend to take to ensure they can complete the course within the shortest possible time.

Students who choose this option will be enrolled in the unit COIT13239 Undergraduate ICT Internship once you have secured a host organisation.

Capstone stream students must complete the following compulsory unit:

COIT13236 Network Security Project

Complete a capstone unit where you apply your knowledge gained over the course of your study in a simulated environment.

To complete this stream you can enrol yourself into your discipline capstone unit - COIT13236 Network Security Project. This unit is taken in the last term of study and you can also complete two elective units in this same term.

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 may choose 8 electives from the list below and/or from any courses offered by CQUniversity.

  • 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.

8 electives

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
COIT12204 Web Site Development
COIS11011 Foundations of Business Computing
COIS13034 Cloud Based Smart Applications Management
BUSN19024 Graduate Employability Skills
COIT12209 Data Science
COIT12212 Cyber Security Management
COIT12211 Introduction to Blockchain Technologies
COIT13240 Applied Cryptography