Course summary

The Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) is for students who have an undergraduate degree in Information Technology, or equivalent, and who wish to undertake a research project as part of an add-on Honours year.

This degree is highly sought after in industry and provides an excellent pathway to a PhD.

This degree

This degree combines 30 credit points of 400-level coursework and an 18 credit point research project. The 400-level coursework is intended to give students a background in Information Technology similar to that found in a Masters degree.

What you will study

The research project allows students to identify a viable research problem; design an appropriate methodology to achieve the objectives of the project; follow the methodology to gather and analyse data to satisfy the objectives; and to write the whole as a comprehensive research report or thesis.

The UOW Honours website provides lots of useful information including research opportunities, scholarships and application procedures.