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 points): a minimum of 96 points of information technology study over Part A and Part B, and 48 points of free electives in part C.

In choosing units you must ensure that you complete no more than 10 level one units (60 points), and at least six units (36 points) at level 3 of which at least four (24 points) are Bachelor of Information Technology listed (FIT-coded) units.

Units are 6 points unless otherwise specified.

Part A. Specified studies (48 points)

• You must complete 36 credit point of core units.
• You must complete 12 credit points of Applied studies as applicable to your chosen major; or the industry-based learning placement (18 credit points)

Core studies (36 points):

• FIT1045 Introduction to programming
• FIT1047 Introduction to computer systems, networks and security
• FIT1049 IT professional practice
• FIT2001 Systems development
• FIT2002 IT project management
• FIT2094 Databases*

Note: If you are in the double degree course with the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) completing the software engineering specialisation, you must replace FIT2094 with a FIT-coded level 2 elective.

Applied studies for Applied cybersecurity, business information systems, and software development majors:

• FIT3047 Industry experience studio project 1 and FIT3048 Industry experience studio project 2

 OR

Applied studies for Games and immersive media major:

• FIT3039 Studio project 1 and FIT3040 Studio project 2

OR

Professional placement

FIT3045 is only available if you are selected to participate in the Industry Based Learning 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 points); or FIT3045 (18 credit points), FIT2108 (0 points) and either FIT3201 Industry-based learning onboarding (8 weeks) (0 points) or FIT3202 Industry-based learning onboarding (4 weeks) (0 points) (depending on the duration of your placement). The IBL placement will replace your Applied studies project units and the nominated Level 3 unit in your major.

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 points)
• FIT2108 Industry based learning seminar (0 points)
• FIT3201 Industry-based learning onboarding (8 weeks) (0 points)
• FIT3202 Industry-based learning onboarding (4 weeks) (0 points)

B. Major studies (48 points)

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

Your elective units may be chosen from any of the units offered at Monash to suit your interests or career aspirations. For example, 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.

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