Bachelor of Information Technology (Applied Data Science)

Bachelor of Information Technology (Applied Data Science)

The structure of the degree enables a learner to undertake study in a specialised area, or major.

Students can select a specific major endorsement for their study or may choose to study the unendorsed Bachelor of Information Technology, which has no specified major.

To complete the Bachelor of Information Technology degree, students must pass courses worth 360 credits, with a minimum of 90 credits at level 7 and a maximum of 135 credits at level 5. 

The schedule of courses and credit requirements to complete the Bachelor of Information Technology with the "Applied Data Science " major is provided in the table below :

Compulsory Courses

Credits

IT5501

Mathematics for IT

15

IT5502

Communications for IT

15

IT5507

Fundamentals of Data Science  

15

IT6501

Systems Analysis and Design

15

IT6502

Project Management

15

DS6501

Social Data Analytics

15

DS6502

Data Analysis and Visualisation

15

DS6503

Data Mining Tools and Techniques

15

DS6504

Business Intelligence and Big Data

15

IT7502

Digital Ethics

15

IT7501

Capstone Project

45

DS7501

Data Mining for Business Analytics

15

DS7502

Data Warehouse Design and Implementation

15

Total Compulsory Credit

225

Elective Courses

Elective courses at Level 5 - (6 courses, 15 credits each)

90

Elective courses at Level 6 - (3 courses, 15 credits each)

45

Total Elective Credit

135

Total Credit

360