Bachelor of Design Computing and Bachelor of Design Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Table B: Bachelor of Design Computing and Bachelor of Design Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Studies |
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Core units of study |
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1000-level units of study |
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| Candidates in the Bachelor of Design Computing and Bachelor of Design Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Studies are required to complete all DECO 1000-level units. | |||
| DECO1012 Design Programming |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 |
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| DECO1006 Design Process and Methods |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 |
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| DECO1014 Digital Media Production |
6 | N DECO1100 |
Semester 1 |
| DECO1015 Visual Communication |
6 | N DECO1100 or DAAE2011 or DECO2101 This unit is for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Design Computing only. Students from other programs should enrol in DECO2101. |
Semester 1 |
| DECO1008 3D Modelling and Fabrication |
6 | C DESA1555 |
Semester 2 |
| DECO1013 Physical Computing |
6 | P (DECO1006 or DECO2016) and DECO1012 This course should be taken concurrently with, or after taking DECO1008 3D Modelling and Fabrication. |
Semester 2 |
| DECO1016 Web Design and Technologies |
6 | P DECO1012 N DECO3006 This unit is for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Design Computing only. Students enrolled in other programs should enrol in DECO2102. |
Semester 2 |
| DECO1017 Principles of Animation |
6 | N DECO3006 This unit is for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Design Computing only. Students enrolled in other programs should enrol in DECO3006. |
Semester 2 |
2000-level units of study |
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| Candidates in the Bachelor of Design Computing are required to complete 48 credit points of 2000-level and 3000-level DECO units. | |||
| Candidates in the Bachelor of Design Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Studies are required to complete 36 credit points of 2000-level and 3000-level DECO units. | |||
| DECO2014 User Experience Design Studio |
12 | P DECO1006 or DECO2016 |
Semester 1 |
| DECO2200 Interaction Design Studio |
12 | P DECO1006 or DECO2016 |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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| DECO3100 Information Visualisation Design Studio |
12 | P DECO1006 and DECO1012 |
Semester 1 |
| DECO3200 Interactive Product Design Studio |
12 | P DECO1006 and DECO1012 |
Semester 2 |
Electives |
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| Please refer to the 'Requirements for award' section for the number of elective credit points required in your degree. Students who have completed 96 credit points with a WAM of at least 70 may substitute, with the permission of the unit coordinator concerned, graduate units from within the University. | |||
Design Computing electives |
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1000-level units of study |
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| DESN1000 Principles of Design |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DESN1001 Design Theory and Culture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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2000-level units of study |
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| DECO2010 Designing Social Media |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DECO2015 Design for Innovation |
6 |
It is recommended students first complete either DECO2016 or DECO1006 and/or DESN1000 before selecting this unit of study. |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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| DECO3009 Designing for Virtual Reality |
6 | P DECO1008, DECO1012 |
Semester 1 |
| DECO3101 Innovation Design Studio |
6 |
It is recommended students first complete either DECO2016 or DECO1006 and DECO2015 before selecting this unit of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DESN3000 Design Thinking for Health and Medicine |
6 |
It is recommended students first complete either DECO2016 or DECO1006 and/or DESN1000 before selecting this unit of study. |
Semester 1 |
| DESN3001 Health and Medicine Design Studio |
6 | P DESN3000 It is recommended students first complete either DECO2016 or DECO1006 and/or DESN1000 before selecting this unit of study. |
Semester 2 |
| DECO3665 Graduation Show |
6 | P 48 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| DECO3666 Graduate Internship |
6 | P 48 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DECO3441 Design Computing Independent Study A |
6 | P 48 credit points and WAM of at least 70. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DECO3442 Design Computing Independent Study B |
6 | P 48 credit points and WAM of at least 70. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DECO3443 Design Computing Independent Study C |
6 | P 48 credit points and WAM of at least 70. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DECO3444 Design Computing Independent Study D |
6 | P 48 credit points and WAM of at least 70. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DECO3551 Design Computing General Elective A |
6 | P 48 credit points of units of study Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
| DECO3552 Design Computing General Elective B |
6 | P 48 credit points of units of study Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
| DECO3553 Design Computing General Elective C |
6 | P 48 credit points of units of study Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
| DECO3554 Design Computing General Elective D |
6 | P 48 credit points of units of study Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
School electives |
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1000-level units of study |
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| AWSS1001 Architectural Sketching and Drawing |
6 | N DESA1601 or DESA1602 Students may incur costs for materials in some Art Workshops units. |
Semester 1 |
| DESA1004 Designing with Surfaces and Light |
6 | N DESA2612 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
2000-level units of study |
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| AWSS2002 Site Specific Art and Architecture This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AWSS2010 Arch and Design Material Processes (Ceramics) |
6 | N DESA2634 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AWSS2020 Object Design (Material and Light) |
6 | C DESA1555 N DESA2643 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AWSS2023 Architectural Photography |
6 | N DESA2629 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| AWSS2026 2D Print Processes in Design |
6 | N DESA2638 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| AWSS2027 Arch and Design Material Processes (Casting) |
6 | N DESA2636 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AWSS2015 Generative Drawing |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
3000-level units of study |
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| ARCH3108 Industry and Community Projects |
6 | A Upper-level disciplinary knowledge Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DESA3013 Expanded Colour: From Theory to Application |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DESC9011 Audio Production |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
Other electives |
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1000-level units of study |
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| ANTH1001 Cultural Difference: An Introduction |
6 | N ANTH1003 |
Intensive July Semester 1 Summer Main |
| ARHT1001 Style and Substance: Introducing Art History |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARHT1002 Shock of the Now: Global Art since 1900 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DATA1002 Informatics: Data and Computation |
6 | N INFO1903 OR DATA1902 |
Semester 2 |
| ELEC1103 Fundamentals of Elec and Electronic Eng |
6 | A Basic knowledge of differentiation and integration, and PHYS1003 |
Semester 1 |
| ELEC1601 Introduction to Computer Systems |
6 | A HSC Mathematics extension 1 or 2 |
Semester 2 |
| ENGL1011 Introduction to Film Studies |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Main |
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| GCST1601 Introduction to Cultural Studies |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Main |
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| INFO1110 Introduction to Programming |
6 | N INFO1910 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO1113 Object-Oriented Programming |
6 | P INFO1110 OR INFO1910 N INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| INFS1000 Digital Business Innovation |
6 | N ISYS1003 or INFO1000 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LNGS1002 Language and Social Context |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MKTG1001 Marketing Principles |
6 |
The Intensive January and July sessions of this unit are only available to Study Abroad students. All other students should enrol in the Semester 1 and Semester 2 sessions. |
Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MTRX1702 Mechatronics 1 |
6 | A MTRX1701 N ELEC1101 or ELEC2602 or COSC1902 or COSC1002 |
Semester 2 |
| MUED1002 Creative Music Technology This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
3 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MUSC1503 Fundamentals of Music 1 |
6 | N MUSC1000 or MUSC1001 or MUSC1002 or MUSC1003 or MUSC1004 or MUSC1005 or MUSC1501 or MUSC1502 or MUSC2699 or MCGY1008 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MUSC1507 Sounds, Screens, Speakers: Music and Media |
6 | N MUSC1000 or MUSC1001 or MUSC1502 |
Semester 1 |
| PHIL1013 Society, Knowledge and Self |
6 | N PHIL1010 |
Semester 2 |
| PRFM1601 Making Theatre: Process and Collaboration |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 |
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| PSYC1001 Psychology 1001 |
6 |
This unit is also offered in the Sydney Summer School. For more information consult the web site: http://sydney.edu.au/summer/ |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| PSYC1002 Psychology 1002 |
6 |
This unit is also offered in the Sydney Summer School. For more information consult the web site: http://sydney.edu.au/summer/ |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| SCLG1001 Introduction to Sociology 1 |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Main |
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| SCLG1002 Introduction to Sociology 2 |
6 | Intensive July Semester 2 Summer Main |
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| WRIT1000 Introduction to Academic Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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2000-level units of study |
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| ARIN2610 Internet Transformations |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media Studies or 18 credit points at 1000-level in any of Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology N ARIN2100 |
Semester 2 |
| ARIN2620 Everyday Digital Media |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media Studies or 18 credit points at 1000-level in any of Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology N ARIN2200 |
Semester 1 |
| CAEL2047 Animation |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Visual Arts or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Studio Foundation |
Semester 1 |
| CAEL2052 Introduction to Digital Publishing This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CAEL2070 Digital Compositing This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CATE2007 The Art of Memory This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P (THAP1201 and THAP1202) or (CATE1001 and CATE1002) or (12 senior credit points of Art History and Theory) |
Semester 1 |
| COMP2017 Systems Programming |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR INFO1103 C COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N COMP2129 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP2022 Programming Languages, Logic and Models |
6 | A MATH1004 OR MATH1904 OR MATH1064 OR MATH2069 OR MATH2969 P INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1113 N COMP2922 |
Semester 2 |
| COMP2123 Data Structures and Algorithms |
6 | P INFO1110 OR INFO1910 OR INFO1113 OR DATA1002 OR DATA1902 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 N INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR COMP2823 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP2823 Data Structures and Algorithms (Adv) |
6 | P INFO1110 OR INFO1910 OR INFO1113 OR DATA1002 OR DATA1902 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 N INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR COMP2123 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| COMP2922 Programming Languages, Logic and Models (Adv) |
6 | A MATH1004 OR MATH1904 OR MATH1064 OR MATH2069 OR MATH2969 P Distinction level result in INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1113 N COMP2022 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| DATA2001 Data Science: Big Data and Data Diversity |
6 | P DATA1002 OR DATA1902 OR INFO1110 OR INFO1910 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1103 N DATA2901 |
Semester 1 |
| ELEC2104 Electronic Devices and Circuits |
6 | A ELEC1103. Ohm's Law and Kirchoff's Laws; action of Current and Voltage sources; network analysis and the superposition theorem; Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits; inductors and capacitors, transient response of RL, RC and RLC circuits; the ability to use power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, etc. |
Semester 2 |
| INFS2010 People, Information and Knowledge |
6 | A INFS1000 or INFO1000 or INFO1003 or INFO1903 |
Semester 2 |
| INFS2020 Business Process Modelling and Improvement |
6 | A INFS1000 or INFO1000 or INFO1003 or INFO1903 |
Semester 2 |
| INFS2030 Digital Business Management |
6 | A INFS1000 or INFO1000 or INFO1003 or INFO1903 |
Semester 1 |
| ISYS2110 Analysis and Design of Web Info Systems |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N INFO2110 |
Semester 1 |
| ISYS2120 Data and Information Management |
6 | A Programming skills P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR INFO1003 OR INFO1903 OR DECO1012 N INFO2120 OR INFO2820 OR COMP5138 |
Semester 2 |
| ISYS2160 Information Systems in the Internet Age |
6 | A INFO1003 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1113 N ISYS2140 |
Semester 2 |
| MUSC2653 Introduction to Digital Music Techniques |
6 | P 18 Junior credit points N MUSC2053 An ability to read music at a basic level and an understanding of fundamental musical terminology is an advantage in this unit of study. |
Semester 1 |
| PHIL2642 Critical Thinking |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Philosophy |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC2013 Cognitive and Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1001 and PSYC1002 N PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| PRFM2601 Being There: Theories of Performance |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies N PRFM2001 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| PRFM2602 Performance: Production and Interpretation |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies N PRFM2002 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| SOFT2201 Software Construction and Design 1 |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N INFO3220 |
Semester 2 |
| SOFT2412 Agile Software Development Practices |
6 | P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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| ARIN3620 Researching Digital Cultures |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Psychology or Sociology N ARIN2000 |
Semester 2 |
| ARIN3630 Digital Arts |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Design Computing N ARIN2630 |
Semester 2 |
| ARIN3640 Games and Play |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Psychology or Sociology |
Semester 1 |
| ARIN3610 Technology and Culture |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Psychology or Sociology N ARIN2600 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP3221 Distributed Systems |
6 | P (INFO1105 OR INFO1905) OR ((INFO1103 OR INFO1113) AND (COMP2123 OR COMP2823)) N COMP2121 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP3027 Algorithm Design |
6 | A MATH1004 OR MATH1904 OR MATH1064 P COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N COMP2007 OR COMP2907 OR COMP3927 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP3308 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence |
6 | A Algorithms. Programming skills (e.g. Java, Python, C, C++, Matlab) N COMP3608 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP3419 Graphics and Multimedia |
6 | A Programming skills P COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 |
Semester 2 |
| COMP3520 Operating Systems Internals |
6 | P (COMP2017 OR COMP2129) AND (COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905) |
Semester 2 |
| COMP3927 Algorithm Design (Adv) |
6 | A MATH1004 OR MATH1904 OR MATH1064 P COMP2123 OR COMP2823 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 N COMP2007 OR COMP2907 OR COMP3027 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CMPN3635 Writing Music for the Moving Image |
6 | P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653 or MUED4002 |
Semester 1 |
| DATA3404 Data Science Platforms |
6 | A This unit of study assumes that students have previous knowledge of database structures and of SQL. The prerequisite material is covered in DATA2001 or ISYS2120. Familiarity with a programming language (e.g. Java or C) is also expected. P DATA2001 OR DATA2901 OR ISYS2120 OR INFO2120 OR INFO2820 N INFO3504 OR INFO3404 |
Semester 1 |
| ELEC3506 Data Communications and the Internet |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ELEC3607 Embedded Systems |
6 | A ELEC1601 AND ELEC2602. Logic operations, theorems and Boolean algebra, data representation, number operations (binary, hex, integers and floating point), combinational logic analysis and synthesis, sequential logic, registers, counters, bus systems, state machines, simple CAD tools for logic design, basic computer organisation, the CPU, peripheral devices, software organisation, machine language, assembly language, operating systems, data communications and computer networks. P ELEC1601 AND ELEC2602 AND (COMP2129 OR COMP2017) |
Semester 1 |
| ELEC3610 E-Business Analysis and Design |
6 | N EBUS3003 |
Semester 1 |
| INFO3315 Human-Computer Interaction |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| INFO3616 Principles of Security and Security Eng |
6 | A (INFO1110 OR INFO1910) AND INFO1112 AND INFO1113 AND MATH1064. Knowledge equivalent to the above units is assumed. This means good programming skills in Python or a C-related language, basic networking knowledge, and skills from discrete mathematics. A technical orientation is absolutely required, especially capacity to become familiar with new technology without explicit supervision. N ELEC5616 OR INFO2315 |
Semester 2 |
| ISYS3402 Decision Analytics and Support Systems |
6 | A Database Management AND Systems Analysis and Modelling P (ISYS2110 OR INFO2110) AND (ISYS2120 OR INFO2120) |
Semester 2 |
| SOFT3202 Software Construction and Design 2 |
6 | P SOFT2201 N INFO3220 |
Semester 1 |
| SOFT3410 Concurrency for Software Development |
6 | P (INFO1105 OR INFO1905) OR ((INFO1103 OR INFO1113) AND (COMP2123 OR COMP2823)) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| MKTG3110 Digital Marketing |
6 | P MKTG1001 |
Semester 1 |
| MKTG3114 New Products Marketing |
6 | P MKTG1001 |
Semester 2 |
| MKTG3121 Advertising: Creative Principles |
6 | P MKTG1001 |
Semester 1 |