Diploma in Computing (D-COMP) // Course structure

Course structure

The Diploma in Computing requires the successful completion of 100 credit points.

• 100 credit points of compulsory, selective and elective subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Level 1 compulsory subjects
• 12.5 credit points of Level 3 selectives
• A maximum of 50 credit points of Level 1 and Level 2 electives
• Between 25 and 75 credit points of Level 3 electives
• Up to 50 points can be cross-credited from the student’s main or underlying degree. To graduate with an undergraduate degree and the Diploma, students must complete between 350 and 400 points across both programs.

Pathways

Depending on a student’s individual circumstances and their personal desire, the Diploma may be taken in a variety of “Fast Track” modes or by adding the full 100 points (i.e. one full year) to their degree.

Fast Track modes will involve cross-crediting of up to 50 points and/or overloading in one, two or all three years of the course. All students undertaking a Diploma must complete a minimum of 350 points and a maximum of 400 points for the degree plus the diploma.

Students in the BSc majoring in any of Computing and Software Systems, Data Science, or Informatics, and students in the BDes majoring in Computing, are not allowed to enroll in the Diploma in Computing.

Subject Options

Level 1 compulsory subjects

(approved alternate is INFO10001 Informatics 1: Data on the Web, completed prior to 2012)

Level 3 selectives

Electives (Subjects from the following areas of study: COMP, INFO, ISYS, SWEN)

Level 1 electives

Level 2 electives

Level 3 electives

Last updated: 12 November 2022