Undergraduate

The Faculty of Information Technology has made changes to undergraduate course offerings for students commencing in 2025.

The course changes will apply to students commencing in 2025. You can find details of the changes below.

Bachelor of Information Technology (C2000) and related double degrees

• The Cybersecurity major has changed its name to “Applied cybersecurity” for 2025.

Bachelor of Computer Science (C2001) and related double degrees

• A new specialisation in Cybersecurity has been added for 2025.
• The “Advanced computer science” specialisation will change names  to “Algorithms and software” for students commencing in 2025.
• The “Data science” specialisation will change names to “Data science and AI” for students commencing in 2025.

Transitional arrangements for re-enrolment for 2025

• Students who commenced their IT course in 2023 or 2024 should follow your course map from the year you commenced (noting that a few elective units may no longer be offered or have changed prerequisites).
• Students who commenced prior to 2023 should refer to the below for transition arrangements in place for your major as we transition to the new course structure.

Refer to the below for transition arrangements in place for your major or specialisation as we transition to the new course structures.

Bachelor of Information Technology (C2000) and related double degrees

2023 and 2024 majors

Business information systems

No changes - follow the course map for your year of commencement

Cybersecurity

• FIT2093 (2023 major) is no longer offered. You should replace this with FIT1093.

Games and immersive media

No changes - follow the course map for your year of commencement

Software development

• FIT3175 will be offered for the final time in semester 1 2025. After this, you can replace it with FIT2175 (offered semester 2 2025).

Pre-2023 majors

Interactive media

• FIT1046 Interactive media foundations is no longer offered. If you have not completed FIT1046, you will need to contact the Faculty for advice.
• You can complete EITHER FIT2087 3D character animation OR FIT2098 Virtual and augmented reality towards the major requirements (rather than only FIT2087).
• FIT2091 and FIT2092 are no longer offered.
  • If you have not completed FIT2091, we recommend you transfer to the Game and immersive media major. Contact the Faculty for further advice.
  • If you have not completed FIT2092, you should replace it with whichever of FIT2087/FIT3187 or FIT2098 you have not completed towards the major.
• FIT2087 is no longer offered. You should replace this with FIT3187 (or complete FIT2098).
• FIT3169 is no longer offered. You should replace this with FIT2169.

Games development

• FIT1048 is no longer offered. If you have not completed FIT1048, we recommend you transfer to the Games and immersive media major. Contact the Faculty for further advice.
• FIT2073 is no longer offered. You should replace this with FIT1073.
• FIT2097 is no longer offered. You should replace this with FIT3097.
• FIT3145 is no longer offered. You should replace this with FIT2145.
• FIT3094 is no longer offered. You should replace this with FIT3172.

Computer networks and security

• FIT2093 is no longer offered. You should replace this with FIT1093.
• FIT3142 Distributed computing is no longer offered. You can replace FIT3142 with FIT3168 IT forensics in the major (your choice becomes one of FIT2081, FIT3142 or FIT3168).

Software development

• Following changes to BEX3134 in 2023, we will now also accept BEX3311 Entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities as an approved Software development elective. You can count ONE of FIT3134, BEX3134 or BEX3311 as one of your two approved Software development electives.
• FIT3175 will be offered for the final time in semester 1 2025. After this, you can replace it with FIT2175 (offered semester 2 2025).

Further changes will be made in 2026 onwards as we teach out old courses and major structures.

Bachelor of Computer Science (C2001) and related double degrees

All specialisations

• MAT1830 Discrete mathematics for computer science has been replaced by FIT1058 Foundations of computing in 2025. MAT1830 will be offered in 2025, but BCS students will be able to choose to complete either this or FIT1058.
• MAT1841 is no longer core for students commencing in 2025. MAT1841 will be offered in 2025, but BCS students will be able to choose to complete either this or MTH1020 Analysis of change (if VCE Specialist mathematics units 3/4 was not completed) or MTH1030 Techniques for modelling (if VCE Specialist mathematics units 3/4 was completed) OR FIT2109 Computer science workshop (to be introduced in S2 2026). You should be aware of prerequisites for follow on units when making this decision.

Please refer to the below for a summary of unit changes and approved replacements:

Course version transfers

If you are interested in transferring to the new course structure in 2025 you will need to contact the Faculty to discuss.

Requests to transfer to the new course structures in 2025 will be considered on a case-by-case basis and normally only approved where there are course progression issues related to the changes to existing majors and specialisations.

If you receive an offer to transfer (via internal transfer) in 2025, your transfer offer will advise which version of the degree you should transfer into (this will be based on your credit and what units you have completed so far) and which course map you should follow.