Bachelor
As digital disruption continues to reshape our personal and professional lives, businesses are looking for graduates who'll help to evolve their products and systems.
Carefully aligned to meet industry needs, our Bachelor of Computer Science will help you gain the technical skills to adapt to emerging technologies across an increasingly digital world. You'll choose from three majors - artificial intelligence, software engineering or cloud analytics - so you can prepare for a specialised career in computer science.
As well as your technical subjects, you'll also build the human skills you need for the workplace. Think project management, critical thinking, problem-solving and communication. These are the transferable skills you'll need to be employable and carve a path of success throughout your career.
Access our expert research centres, including the Centre for Technology Infusion, the Optus Cyber Security Research Centre and a state-of-the-art research lab for the Internet of Things - one of the largest in Victoria, proudly developed in collaboration with Microsoft and CISCO.
You'll use your computer science know-how to solve real-world problems with industry-based learning and mentoring opportunities with major corporations. You could take on an industry-based project with leading organisations like Microsoft, Coles, the Australian Ballet and Incitec Pivot Limited - as students have done in the past.
Show off your work at the annual IT and Engineering Showcase, where prospective employers will see what you've done. Or you could choose to undertake an applied research project, developing the skills you need to succeed in research.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Computer Science, students must complete a total of 360 credit points across 3 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
This is a StudyFlex course
Whether your course is considered on campus, online or a mix of both, a StudyFlex course provides:
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Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS MAT1DM 1 15 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS CSE1OOF 1 15 ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES CSE2ALG 2 15 DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS CSE2DBF 2 15 SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CSE2SAD 2 15 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CSE3PPE 3 15 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CSE3PM 3 15
A major is a sequence of related subjects studied in your course. To attain a major, this sequence must add up to 120 credit points. In some courses, you need to complete at least one major from your course's discipline to attain your degree. If there is room in your degree for more than one major, you may wish to complete an open access major from another discipline area.
Course majors Major code Artificial intelligence MJR-CSE003 Cloud analytics MJR-CSE002 Data science MAJOR-DATA Software engineering MJR-CSE001 Open access majors View our open access majors
A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available.
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points CAPSTONE PROJECT CSE3CAP 3 15The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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La Trobe's Bachelor of Computer Science can lead to careers in technology, communications, education, finance, government, healthcare or energy sectors. Discover specialised careers where you'll develop IT solutions as a systems analyst, interpret technical designs as a developer programmer or write code as a full stack web.
Imagine yourself in one of the following roles:
The Bachelor of Computer Science is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). Graduates of the Bachelor of Computer Science may apply for membership with the ACS. Membership may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details