The Bachelor of Information Technology & Systems (3334)
at the Sunway Campus

The structure of the BITS is very straightforward: 6 core units, 2 industry project units, 8 electives with an FIT code, and 8 electives with any code. 4 of the 16 electives must be at level three, and no more than 7 of them can be at level one.

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Core Units

These units provide the essential foundation for all kinds of careers in IT. The Industrial Experience project is a group project for a real company, spread over two semesters.
FIT1002 Computer Programming [nil]	FIT1004 Data Management [nil]	FIT1031 Computers & Networks [nil]	FIT2001 System Development [FIT1004]
FIT2002 Project Management [4 FIT units]	FIT2003 IT Professional Practice [4 FIT units]	FIT3047 Industrial Experience Project 1 [6 core plus 4 more FIT units]	FIT3048 Industrial Experience Project 2 [FIT3047]

The Sunway School of IT offers the following specialist streams for Bachelor of Information Technology & Systems (BITS) students enrolled here:

• Minor in Internet Technologies
• Minor in Advanced Application Development
• Minor in Enterprise Systems
• Minor in Multimedia Website Development

[Unit pre-requisites are shown like this]

Minor in Internet Technologies

These units cover the essential skills required to create and maintain interactive websites. This is a good practical foundation for all kinds of careers in IT, and this minor works well with many other combinations of units.
FIT2018 Network & Systems Administration [FIT1031]	FIT2029 Web Programming [FIT1002 & FIT1004]	FIT3043 Web Systems 3 [FIT1002]	FIT3031 Information & Network Security [FIT1031]

Minor in Advanced Application Development

These units take your programming skills to the next level, giving you experience with the techniques that are required for changing ideas about sophisticated applications into reality.
FIT2034 Computer Programming 2 [FIT1002]	FIT2024 Software Engineering Practice [FIT2034]	FIT3011 Enterprise Programming [FIT2034]	FIT3063 Human-Computer Interaction [FIT2001]

Minor in Enterprise Systems

These units provide you with a solid foundation for understanding just how much information technology affects people in their working environment, and how to step back and analyse day-to-day activity in an organisation. This minor is suitable for both BITS and BBusCom students.
FIT1030 Introduction to Business Information Systems [nil]	FIT2006 Business Process Modeling & Workflow [4 FIT or BusEco Units]	FIT3138 Real-time Enterprise Systems [2 FIT units]	FIT3136 IT Governance & Strategy for Business [4 FIT units]

Minor in Multimedia Website Development

These units put multimedia development for the World Wide Web at your fingertips, with a mix of planning techniques and practical experience. This minor is suitable for students in any degree program.
MKW1601 or ATS1278	FIT1012 Website Authoring [nil]	FIT2012 Flash Animation & Applications [FIT1012]	FIT2055 Web Content Management [nil]

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Monash University defines a major as a minimum of 48 credit points (8 units) in a field of study or discipline, including a minimum of 12 points (2 units) at both the second and third year levels. A minor is defined as a minimum of 24 credit points (4 units) in a field of study or discipline, over a minimum of two year levels. When a student completes all of the requirements for a major, a note of this achievement is added to the official transcript that lists all of the units that student has taken. When a student completes all of the requirements for a minor, the School issues a certificate that recognises this achievement. Majors and minors do not appear on the BITS degree certificate (testamur).

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