C2000 Bachelor of Information Technology

This is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts:

Part A. Specified studies

This will provide you with foundation skills and knowledge for your IT education and ensure a breadth of understanding of IT and its applications in organisations and society.

Part B. Major studies

This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your expertise in one area of information technology. You will develop the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge in your chosen major needed to successfully plan, develop, implement and evaluate information products and systems.

Part C. Free elective studies

Electives will enable you to further develop your knowledge of your major area of study, or IT more broadly, through a second major or a minor. Alternatively you can select units from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol.

If you are in a double degree course, some units required for the partner degree are credited as electives towards the information technology degree.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

You must complete units as specified in Parts A, B and C (144 credit points): a minimum of 96 credit points of information technology study over Part A and Part B, and 48 credit points of free electives in part C.

In choosing units you must ensure that you complete no more than ten level one units (60 credit points), and at least six units (36 credit points) at level 3 of which at least four (24 credit points) are Bachelor of Information Technology listed (FIT-coded) units.

Units are 6 points unless otherwise specified.

Part A. Specified studies (48 credit points)

You must complete 48 credit points comprising:

- 24 credit points of core units

- 6 credit point core elective unit

-18 credit points of Practice studies; or professional placement

Core studies (24 credit points):

You must complete the following four units.

Note: Where your chosen introductory unit aligns with your chosen major, you may replace this introductory unit with a free elective.

• FIT1045 Introduction to programming

• FIT1047 Introduction to computer systems, networks and security

• FIT1062 Data management

• FIT2119 Computing in practice: Professional practice

Core elective unit (6 credit points)

You must complete one of the following units.

Note: Where your chosen introductory unit aligns with your chosen major, you may replace this introductory unit with a free elective.

• FIT1033 Foundations of 3D

• FIT1050 Web fundamentals

• FIT1056
Making with artificial intelligence: Software in the AI era

• FIT1059 AI for everyone

• FIT1057 Introduction to cybersecurity

• FIT1060 Human understanding and AI navigation

• FIT1063 Topics in computing

• FIT1073 Game design

• FIT1093 Cybersecurity tools and techniques

• ENG1090 Foundation mathematics

• MAT1003 Mathematics for algorithms and models

• MAT1830 Discrete mathematics for computer science

• MTH1010 Functions and their applications

Practice studies (18 credit points):

You must complete the following units.

• FIT2130 Computing in practice: Project practices and management

• FIT3222 Computing in practice: Project 1

• FIT3223 Computing in practice: Project 2

OR

Professional placement (18 credit points)

FIT3045 is only available if you are selected to participate in the Industry-based learning (IBL) placement program. [https://www.monash.edu/it/industry-based-learning]

If you are selected for the IBL program you will complete FIT3045 Industry-based learning (18 credit points) and FIT2108 Industry-based learning (0 credit points); or FIT3045 (18 credit points), FIT2108 (0 points) and either FIT3201 Industry-based learning onboarding (8 weeks) (0 credit points) or FIT3202 Industry-based learning onboarding (4 weeks) (0 credit points) (depending on the duration of your placement). This will replace FIT2130, FIT3222, and FIT3223.

In the IBL program you must complete a unit over summer semester or overload in one semester by one unit in order to complete the degree within three years (this is because you only complete 18 credit points of credit during the IBL placement semester). You must have completed at least three semesters of your course before starting your IBL placement.

• FIT3045 Industry-based learning (18 credit points)

• FIT2108 Industry based learning seminar (0 credit points)

• FIT3201 Industry-based learning onboarding (8 weeks) (0 credit points)

• FIT3202 Industry-based learning onboarding (4 weeks) (0 credit points)

Part B. Major studies (48 credit points)

You must complete at least one of the following information technology majors. A major requires eight units with no more than two units at level one (12 credit points) and at least three units (18 credit points) at level three. 

Minors and majors  Refer also to the table of minors, majors and extended majors by campus which also details if an area of study is available as a minor, major or extended major.

C. Free elective studies (48 credit points)

Note 1: If you are in a double degree course, some units required for the partner degree are credited as electives towards this degree.

Note 2: Your elective units may be chosen from any of the units offered at Monash to suit your interests or career aspirations. You may choose to take other units available in the Bachelor of Information Technology course to extend your major or to complete a second major or minor(s) from the course, or you may take Faculty of IT units from C2001 Bachelor of Computer Science, or the software engineering specialisation in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

Elective units may also be used to sample from across the University or to complete a major or minor(s) from another course as long as you have completed the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolment in the units. The units may be at any level, however, no more than ten units (60 credit points) at Level 1 may be credited to the Bachelor of Information Technology and a minimum 36 credit points must be at Level 3.

If you are in a double degree course, some units required for the partner degree are credited as electives towards this degree.