Bachelor of Business Information Systems (Honours)

Course Code: I068 CRICOS Code: 065127C

Duration	Campus and Intake	Fee*
1 Year/s	Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2)	A$20,600 (annual for 2012)

*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

About the course

Course Description:

The honours year is intended to provide students who have demonstrated academic ability with the opportunity to pursue their undergraduate studies to an advanced level, to deepen their intellectual understanding in their major field, and to develop their research skills.

The honours program is a recognised point of entry into postgraduate research studies. You will concentrate on your chosen major area, gaining a better understanding and practising appropriate research techniques. You will be required to complete a substantial original piece of research for your thesis that ensures that you will develop your abilities to conceptualise problems, devise research strategies and carry out individual research work under the supervision of a member of staff with expertise in the area.

Course Structure:

You will enrol in an equivalent of eight units of study (100 credit points): four coursework units of study (50 credit points) and an equivalent of four honours thesis units of study (50 credit points). The course consists of components with breakdown of workload as follows:

Research Projects (50 credit points)

This can be taken as one 50 credit point unit HIT4000 HIT4000 Honours Research Project (50 credit points). Alternatively, students can
make up 50 credit points of research project in total by undertaking one 12.5 credit points research unit HIT4100 Honours Research Project A in one semester and one 37.5 credit points research unit HIT4200 Honours Research Project B in the following semester. This selection should be made in consultation with the Information Systems Honours Coordinator.

Coursework (50 credit points) comprising of:
HIT4010 Research Methods (or equivalent research method unit across other faculties subject to the approval and recommendation of the Information Systems Honours Program Coordinator) (12.5 credit points).

Three honours electives (12.5 credit points each) must be selected from selected Faculty of ICT units. These honours subjects must be at Level 4 (HIT4xxx). One subject can include the HIT4020 Honours Reading Subject. All subjects are to be chosen in collaboration with the student’s supervisor and approved by the honours program manager. In exceptional circumstances, as indicated by a student's need to gain background to his/her research project, the program manager (in consultation with the supervisor) may approve one only honours subject to be at Level 3 (HIT3xxx).

Units of Study:

HIT4000 Honours Research Project or HIT4100 Honours Research Project A and HIT4200 Honours Research Project B

Coursework (total 50 credit points) including:

HIT4010 Research Methods (12.5 credit points)
Three honours electives (12.5 credit points each) from selected Faculty of ICT units at Level 4 (HIT4xxx) and above and may include the HIT4020 Honours Reading Subject (12.5 credit points)

Employment Outcomes

Career opportunities:

If you wish to seek employment following your honours degree, the course affords the opportunity to extend your knowledge of business information systems and information technology and to specialise in an area within it. The program’s orientation teaches you the principles and techniques of research and prepares you for areas of professional employment in which conceptual, organisational and research skills are in demand.

How To Apply

How to apply:

Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process on our How to Apply page.

English Language Requirements:

Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Advanced level certificate at the undergraduate level (EAP 5: UG-65% ); OR, Obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 550 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Computer-based) minimum score of 213 (with Written Writing score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 80 with no band less than 20.

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

Prerequisites:

To be eligible for admission to the honours course, you must have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement overall and an excellent academic record in your chosen major study.

If you hold a bachelors (pass) degree from Swinburne University of Technology or another recognised university (or equivalent) or are eligible to graduate with a bachelors (pass) degree, you may also be admitted to the honours course.

Find Out More

For further information:

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Email: international@swinburne.edu.au

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Scholarships:

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