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Bachelor of Computer Science

Enhancing career aspirations

Program code

1534

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

3 years full-time
6 years part-time

Credit points

240

Indicative fee

$9,000.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual CSP fee

Entry requirements

67.00

ATAR/RANK 2024

(more)

Commencing in

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2

Prerequisites

  • NIL

Assumed knowledge

  • Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C)
  • Mathematical Methods (Units 3 and 4, C)

About this program

Ranked No. 1 in QLD for Computer Science*, for the last five years.

Shape the digital future with a career in Computer Science, a rapidly evolving field that increasingly impacts our everyday lives. This program covers core principles of computer science and practical software development skills across various platforms. You'll gain the versatility to excel in a fast-changing tech landscape and bring your creative ideas to life in growth areas like Artificial Intelligence. You will have the choice of studying topics such as:

· Programming Languages,

· Distributed Computing,

· Computer Architectures,

· Algorithms and Operating Systems,

· Machine Learning,

· Intelligent Systems,

· Robotics,

· Programming for Web,

· Mobile and Embedded Applications,

· Scientific Computing,

· Visualisation and Big Data Mining, and

· Analytics.

You can choose between the two majors listed below, plus select a range of elective courses to tailor your degree to your areas of interest. In the last year of your studies, you will complete a practical project for industry or research placement, providing first-hand experience of the knowledge, skills and attributes required to succeed in full-time employment.

You will gain skills in communication, leadership, innovative thinking and ethical practice. You'll also have the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial thinking through Griffith's business accelerator, giving you the skills to create your own start-up.

As a Bachelor of Computer Science student, you may also have the opportunity to unleash your creativity in our App Factory studio and work on software solutions for real clients, while receiving expert guidance and getting paid to learn professional work skills. From mobile app development to machine learning, App Factory can help set you up for the future. Find out more.

* Tied ranking, 2023 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects


Majors

Students of this degree may choose to specialise in one or both of the below majors:

¿ Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

¿ Algorithms and Computing

My attendance during the program

Attendance information

This program is offered via full-time, part-time, on-campus, in-person and online mode. To be classed as full-time, students must enrol in at least three courses per trimester.

Student Income Support

To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.

Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.

Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.

Work-integrated learning

You¿ll complete a 20 credit point Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course in your final year. WIL has been designed to integrate students into the workplace through the completion of an industry-based work project, which is designed to benefit both the student and the industry partner. WIL can be taken as either a Placement or team-based project. With placement, students are placed with an industry partner where students attend their placement 2 days a week to produce the deliverable(s) for that organisation. With a team project, you¿ll be assigned into a team to work on a project for an industry partner. With either choice, your placement or team project will act as a vehicle to apply what you have learned in your program and deliver valuable direct industry experience.

As a Bachelor of Computer Science student, you can unleash your creativity in our App Factory studio and work on software solutions for real clients, while receiving expert guidance and getting paid to learn professional work skills. From mobile app development to machine learning, App Factory will set you up for the future. Find out more.

Industry experience

Students will gain direct industry experience through the completion of the core 20 credit point Work Integrated Learning course in their capstone year.

My career opportunities

My career opportunities

This program prepares students for possible careers opportunities such as software engineer, computer programmer, web and mobile applications developer, data analyst and engineer, systems analyst and architect, computer games programmer, games developer, software systems architect, cyber security engineer and computer scientist researcher.

Program accreditation

Program accreditation

The Bachelor of Computer Science is accredited by the Australian Computer Society.

Professional recognition

Professional recognition

It is expected that graduates will be eligible to apply to join the Australian Computer Society (ACS), and the program has been designed to specifically meet level 1 accreditation. Students and graduates can also join the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

What are the fees?

Commonwealth supported students

  • The indicative fee represents the expected average fee for an annual full-time study load (80 credit points). This is based on average study patterns across courses and the Australian Government's broad discipline areas (student contribution bands). A student's actual annual fee may vary in accordance with his or her choice of majors and electives. The Australian Government sets student contribution amounts on an annual basis.
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Fee-paying undergraduate (domestic) students

These fees are only applicable to domestic students who are not Commonwealth supported including:

  • Full-fee paying domestic students who commenced their program prior to 2009.
  • International students who have been approved to pay domestic tuition fees after obtaining Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency or a permanent humanitarian visa and who have not obtained a Commonwealth supported place.
Tuition fees
  • A fee-paying undergraduate student pays tuition fees.
  • Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
  • The tuition fee is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.
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Program fees for the Bachelor of Computer Science (1534)

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FEE-HELP

Eligible undergraduate fee-paying students may defer their tuition fees by taking out a FEE-HELP loan which is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). Payment of the loan is via the taxation system when income reaches a specified level.

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