BP094 - Bachelor of Computer Science

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RMIT program code: BP094
Plan name: Bachelor of Computer Science
Plan code: BP094P21
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 103230G

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2024 Enrolment Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester

   Year One of Program
 
AND   Year Two of Program
 
AND   Year Three of Program
 
AND   Computer Science Options:
 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 

You must complete a total of 288 credit points as follows: 

– Fifteen (15) core courses
– Fourty-eight credit points (48) in Computer Science Option courses
– One (1) Capstone Project course
– Two (2) University elective courses (you may choose additional Computer Science Option courses in place of University elective courses).

ENROLMENT LOAD 
 
Full-time study load is 48 credit points or Four (4) courses equivalent each semester. Part-time study load is 24 credit points, or Two (2) course equivalent each semester. 

COURSE REQUISITES 

You are required to successfully complete relevant prerequisites in the program in order to progress to the next stage of your studies. Please ensure that you have met the necessary prerequisites by checking course guides. 

PROGRAM TRANSITION  
 
Your program may be subject to program transition. Please ensure you carefully read the program transition plan as outlined in the program handbook to understand how this may impact your progression. 

PROGRAM DISCONTINUATION

The BP094P21 Bachelor of Computer Science program plan will be taught out to current students until Semester 2, 2026. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2026, you may consider applying to other programs within RMIT subject to entrance requirements. You may also consider applying to the new plan: BP094P23 Bachelor of Computer Science.

CONTACT STEM COLLEGE 

For any enquiries, please visit STEM College Student Lifecycle for contact information and support. 

– Program and course advice and planning 
– Flexible semester courses 
– Enrolment variation 
– Credit transfer applications and Recognition of prior learning 
– Results, program completion and graduation

 

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Year One of Program

Academic integrity  

"Academic integrity means acting with the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility in learning, teaching and research." In practical terms, it means developing, and submitting for assessment, your own academic work.  

The repercussions for breaking the rules – even accidentally – are serious, from failing an assessment to charges of academic misconduct and exclusion from a program.  

Please read the Introduction to Academic Integrity Tutorial and complete the Academic Integrity Awareness Digital Credential before you begin your program. 

The start dates and census dates of these year one courses vary. You must be aware of the census date for each course.  
 
Midyear entry and part-time students can seek further enrolment advice if required by lodging a new RMIT Connect query. The recommended sequence for midyear entry students is also available in the program Canvas shell. 

 
 

Year One  – Enrolment Plan

Semester 1 2024 

– COSC2801 Programming Bootcamp 1 
– COSC2803 Programming Studio 1 - Enrol in this course via term UGRD Flexible term 2024 - Class number 1338


– MATH2411 Mathematics for Computing 1 

Semester 2 2024 

– MATH2412 Practical Statistics 2 
– COSC2802 Programming Bootcamp 2 
– COSC2804 Programming Studio 2 

Stage A: Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Programming Bootcamp 1 12 COSC2801 City Campus 3476 (STEM) 3410 (STEM)
Mathematics for Computing 1 12 MATH2411 City Campus 3409 (STEM)
Programming Studio 1 24 Yes COSC2803 City Campus 3412 (STEM)
AND

Stage B: Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Programming Bootcamp 2 12 Yes COSC2802 City Campus 3477 (STEM) 3411 (STEM)
Practical Statistics 12 MATH2412 City Campus 1209 (STEM)
Programming Studio 2 24 Yes COSC2804 City Campus 3413 (STEM)
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

As not all courses run every semester, the following is the recommended sequence of courses for full-time students (without any advanced standing).

Semester 1

ISYS1118 Software Engineering Fundamentals
COSC1076 Advanced Programming Techniques
COSC2123 Algorithms and Analysis
One (1) Computer Science Option Course

Semester 2:

COSC2299 Software Engineering: Process and Tools
COSC1107 Computing Theory
COSC1114 Operating System Principles
One (1) Computer Science Option Course

 

Mid-year entry and part-time students can seek enrolment advice by lodging a new RMIT Connect query. The recommended sequence for mid year entry students is also available in the program Canvas shell.

 

Please ensure that you have met necessary prerequisites by checking course guides - click YES in the Preqs/Coreqs column.

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Computing Theory 12 Yes COSC1107 City Campus 1556 (STEM)
Software Engineering Fundamentals 12 Yes ISYS1118 City Campus 1629 (STEM) 1608 (STEM)
Advanced Programming Techniques 12 Yes COSC1076 City Campus 1584 (STEM)
Software Engineering: Process and Tools 12 Yes COSC2299 City Campus 1566 (STEM)
Algorithms and Analysis 12 Yes COSC2123 City Campus 1589 (STEM) 1565 (STEM)
Operating Systems Principles 12 Yes COSC1114 City Campus 1557 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Twenty Four (24) Credit Points of Courses from the Computer Science Options. Please refer to the list of Computer Science Options at the end of this program structure:

 
AND

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Year Three of Program

As not all courses run every semester, the following is the recommended sequence of courses for full-time students (without any advanced standing) commencing in first semester:

Semester 1:

COSC2626 Cloud Computing
COSC1147 Professional Computing Practice
One (1) Computer Science Option Course
One (1) University elective

 

Semester 2:

COSC1127 Artificial Intelligence
COSC2408 Programming Project 1
One (1) Computer Science Option Course
One (1) University elective

 

Mid-year entry and part-time students can seek enrolment advice by lodging a new RMIT Connect query. The recommended sequence for mid year entry students is also available in the program Canvas shell.

 

If you choose to do Computer Science Option courses instead of general University Elective courses, please select from the courses listed in Computer Science Options.

 

Please ensure that you have met necessary prerequisites by checking course guides - click YES in the Preqs/Coreqs column.

Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Professional Computing Practice 12 COSC1147 City Campus 1585 (STEM)
Artificial Intelligence 12 Yes COSC1127 City Campus 1559 (STEM)
Cloud Computing 12 Yes COSC2626 City Campus 1600 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from the following Capstone Project Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Programming Project 1 12 Yes COSC2408 City Campus 1594 (STEM) 1569 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Twenty Four (24) Credit Points of Courses from the Computer Science Options. Please refer to the list of Computer Science Options at the end of this program structure:

AND

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from any:

University Elective
 
AND

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Computer Science Options:

You should note that some Computer Science Option courses are occasionally offered during summer (January-February). The choice of such courses are likely to change from year to year.

 

You are also able to apply to undertake some of these courses (provided these fit in with an individual study plan) at one of RMIT's recognised international partner universities. This is arranged through the offices of global.experience@rmit.edu.au with the approval of the Program Manager.

 

Please ensure that you have met necessary prerequisites by checking course guides - click YES in the Preqs/Coreqs column.

The following courses are also available for enrolment via the Class Search Option:

  • COSC2815 Advanced programming in Python
  • COSC2527 Games and AI Techniques                                             
  • COSC2759 Sys Deployment and Operations
  • COSC2413 Web Programming
  • COSC2757 Cloud Foundations  Semester 1 2024  
  • COSC2821 Cloud Developing  Semester 2 2024  

List of Computer Science Option Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing 12 COSC1111 City Campus 3473 (STEM)
Deep Learning 12 Yes COSC2972 City Campus 1593 (STEM)
Intelligent Decision Making 12 Yes COSC2973 City Campus 1619 (STEM)
iPhone Software Engineering 12 Yes COSC2471 City Campus 1572 (STEM)
Machine Learning 12 Yes COSC2673 City Campus 1604 (STEM)
Programming Autonomous Robots 12 Yes COSC2814 City Campus 1616 (STEM)
Programming Internet of Things 12 Yes COSC2674 City Campus 1582 (STEM)
Secure Electronic Commerce 12 INTE1071 City Campus 1596 (STEM)
Software Testing 12 Yes ISYS1087 City Campus 1602 (STEM)
Database Applications 12 Yes ISYS1102 City Campus 1604 (STEM)
Full Stack Development 12 Yes COSC2758 City Campus 3518 (STEM)
Practical Data Science 12 COSC2738 City Campus 1607 (STEM) 1583 (STEM)
Security Testing 12 Yes INTE2547 City Campus 1598 (STEM)
 

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Student Electives

University Electives are available to Undergraduate students, and in selected Postgraduate programs.

Information about University Elective courses at RMIT is available on the University Electives web site.

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