Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (93J)

Overview  2024

Entry Requirements

See entry requirements

Duration

Minimum 4 Years, up to a maximum of 9 Years

Duration

Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

Hobart
Semester 1, Semester 2
Launceston
Semester 2, Accelerated Study Period 1

Entry Requirements

See entry requirements

Duration

Minimum 4 Years, up to a maximum of 9 Years

Duration

Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Entry requirements

Location

Hobart
Semester 1, Semester 2
Launceston
Semester 2, Accelerated Study Period 1

Course structure

Double degrees allow you to deepen your knowledge and expertise within two separate study areas. This means you can choose from our range of exciting, diverse courses and embark on a journey as unique as you are.

Please refer to the course page for each component course for detailed information on the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

The Bachelor of Business component of a Double Degree requires the completion of 200 credit points comprising:

  • A 100 credit point Major and;
  • 100 credit points of core units (50 at introductory level and 50 at intermediate level)

Organisations are composed of people. The study of organisational culture is, therefore, fundamental to understanding how organisations work. The primary purpose of this unit is to enable you to learn how people relate to each other and work together in…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai Semester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Entrepreneurship is a way of looking at business that is focused on opportunities, creativity, and innovation. It is also about having a passion for doing the things that are important to you and making the world a better place by…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2
Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai Semester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit covers a range of legal topics relating to the business environment. It combines topics that are necessary for a consideration of business and corporate law including: an introduction to the legal system; contract law principles; sale of goods;…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

BEA111 introduces the key concepts in economics, both microeconomics and macroeconomics. It demonstrates how these concepts can be used to describe and explain the decisions of businesses and individuals and their reactions to world events, social and economic change and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1
Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai Semester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

BEA140 Data Analysis for Business is a foundation unit in business statistics and the mathematics of finance, and is a core unit in the Bachelor of Economics (BEc) and Bachelor of Business (BBus) degrees. It is also a nominated elective…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will help you understand the role that accounting plays in providing accountability. We move beyond introductory accounting and explore the important role that accounting has in organisations, society and the environment. After completing this unit, you will have…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
HobartFull Year Period
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
LauncestonFull Year Period
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineFull Year Period
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Strategy is concerned with an organisation's long-term direction - with making strategic choices about how to use resources best and align the firm with the operating environment. Business Strategy enhances your knowledge of strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation with a…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Sound and effective management and leadership require not only financial and technical expertise but also ethical competency. This unit provides a focus on ethical decision-making, and in particular introduces a series of frameworks for discerning what is right and wrong…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

You may choose any of the Bachelor of Business majors listed below. We recommend enrolling in the introductory level units as early as possible in your studies so that you have completed these units before attempting intermediate level units. Similarly, you will usually take the intermediate level units in your major before attempting the advanced level units.

This major can be taken on campus at the Hobart, Launceston & Cradle Coast campuses

This unit will introduce you to the major concepts and analytical tools used in the theory and practice of financial accountability and management in a business organisation. It is designed to provide you with an understanding of: • the basis…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Welcome to this foundation unit for students intending to undertake an Accounting Major in the Bachelor of Business. This unit is compulsory and is an important pre-requisite for second and third-year units. Accounting is a technical, social and moral practice…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

In today’s data economy, businesses are blessed and cursed with an abundance of data. This proliferation of data is creating new professions and changing existing professions. One profession that is witnessing a rapid change due to the explosion of data…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit aims to expand students’ understanding of holistic accounting gained in their previous core accounting units, to develop and apply their accounting knowledge, skills and terminology in the context of broader notion of accounting that includes accountability and social…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

BFA303 Auditing is designed to introduce you to the key concepts of auditing and the modern audit practice environment within the Australian professional and legal framework. The unit's broad aim is to provide you with knowledge of practical auditing from…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Management accounting is an essential unit for students studying the Accounting major in the Bachelor of Business. Students will apply techniques to support management decision-making in respect of product costing, variance analysis, inventory management, budgeting and forecasting. The unit emphasises…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit is a compulsory unit in the Accounting Major and is designed to assist you in gaining an understanding of the theoretical concepts that underpin taxation law in Australia. This knowledge is used to develop your skills in the…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Organisations expect graduate accountants to be able to consolidate their technical knowledge and apply it to a range of business contexts which are often ambiguous and changing. Accountants and finance professionals are increasingly involved in cross disciplinary teams which requires…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The first two units in the major focus on building foundational programming skills for business analytics. The intermediate units then build on these foundational skills by developing knowledge on the business context and various applications of analytics in a range of business contexts. The advanced units augment the foundational and intermediate skills and knowledge gained by developing skills in assisting strategic decision-making, economic forecasting and finally building knowledge on the role, potential and limitations of emerging technologies on business analytics.

This unit introduces fundamental programming skills, developing students' ability to think algorithmically to solve problems and to express their ideas in well-constructed Python code. Beginning with the fundamental characteristics of computers and how they represent information, the unit develops the…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will familiarise you with the fundamental concepts of database design and implementation techniques to define, construct and query a database. In this unit you will develop basic skills in data modelling using relational data models and normalisation to…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The proliferation and ubiquity of data has created opportunities and challenges for businesses in today’s data-driven world. This unit introduces students to techniques and technologies related to business analytics for businesses to harness this wealth of data to create business…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

In today’s data economy, businesses are blessed and cursed with an abundance of data. This proliferation of data is creating new professions and changing existing professions. One profession that is witnessing a rapid change due to the explosion of data…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The role of business analytics in assisting decision-making has now become essential for all organisations in today’s data-driven world where data and the insights that it can inspire are a source of competitive advantage. While business analytics is now being…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

AI and Big Data are popular buzzwords that are generating significant interest by businesses in today’s digital world. Business managers are increasingly investing in these technologies with the hope that automation and access to more data can lead to cost…

Credit Points: 12.5

This unit is currently unavailable.

In today's rapidly changing world, the ability to make informed decisions about the future is more important than ever, and this unit offers students the essential knowledge and techniques to make informative forecasts and to succeed in decision-making activities in…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Information systems is no longer an option for businesses, it has become a necessity. Organisations are making significant investments in information systems to create business value. Information systems within organisations have evolved at a rapid rate and this unit provides…

Credit Points: 12.5

This unit is currently unavailable.

Economists use data to understand the big questions that face people, organisations, and the world. We have been teaching Economics for over 100 years and have produced some of Australia’s leading experts in the field.

Traditional economics portrays decision making as rational deliberation that computes optimal choices based on well-defined objectives and perfect information. In reality, limited information and cognition as well as certain features of the human psychology often result in decisions that deviate…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

BEA121 Economic Policy in Action expands upon the key microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts introduced in BEA111 Introduction to Markets and the Economy. The first module of the unit focusses on extending the macroeconomics in BEA111 to consider international trade, exchange…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the economic theory of business strategy and its implications for modern markets. The foundation theories of monopoly and perfect competition are reviewed, and their implications for markets are analysed. A…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit builds on an understanding of microeconomic concepts in order to provide you with an introduction to several widely-applied economic evaluation and impact-assessment methods. Informing decision-makers about how best to allocate scarce resources is a key role for economists…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

In this unit, students are introduced to applying economic principles to agriculture, agribusiness, and related markets. Students will apply economic principles to study issues in food production and food security. Content will include topics in farm management and organisation, the…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Energy is a key input for a well-functioning economy and is essential for maintaining our modern way of life. Energy influences many dimensions of our economic and social lives. Ensuring future responsible (sustainable) and equitable access to affordable energy is…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit examines a range of contemporary economic issues shaping the development of regional and rural areas. Students will apply economics principles to study regional growth, urbanisation, international trade, migration and development policy. Students will study the complex tradeoffs between…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit uses a contemporary macroeconomic modelling framework to analyse the role of fiscal and monetary policies on economic outcomes. The study of fiscal policy includes the role of stimulus during recessions, and the impact and consequences of government expenditures…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Careers in finance suit analytical, inquisitive thinkers who want to work closely with the decision-makers in an organisation. You’ll learn about how banking and financial institutions operate along with financial planning and management, investment analysis, and corporate and international finance.

Finance is a discipline that deals with the sources and uses of money by individuals, businesses and governments. Financial institutions and markets are the structures through which individuals and organisations access finance. These institutions and markets are therefore an effective…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will introduce you to the major concepts and analytical tools used in the theory and practice of financial accountability and management in a business organisation. It is designed to provide you with an understanding of: • the basis…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit focusses on security analysis and portfolio management. The unit is designed around the following three points of view, to enable you to learn about trading and investing in financial markets. Investment skills for your own personal gain. Investment…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The unit Financial Planning will help you gain an understanding of how financial advisers and support staff are part of a large industry that provides necessary services to the community and contributes to Australia’s economic performance. Working through this unit…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

International finance refers to a branch of financial economics that deals with monetary systems and economics that surpass national borders. This field focuses on global capital markets through monitoring and examining trade practices across borders, global investment flows and movements…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit is a mandatory course for third-year Finance majors in the Bachelor of Business program. It is an elective unit in Economic Analysis major in the Bachelor of Economics. The unit examines the Australian and international financial systems and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This Unit is concerned with Corporate Finance. The central issues in Corporate Finance are how to acquire and employ or invest funds efficiently. Concepts in Corporate Finance are explored as a set of ideas and principles that work together and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

In this face-to-face and flexible delivery unit, we develop an understanding of one of the fastest growing types of financial markets - those of derivative securities. They are called derivative securities because they ‘derive’ their value from the value of…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This major is only available to those students entering the Bachelor of Business via the approved Hospitality Management pathway.

Students entering the Bachelor of Business via the approved Hospitality Management pathway are granted Advanced Standing towards the major on the basis of their completed pathway qualification and will then complete a selection of advanced level units to complete the major.

Advanced Standing granted on the basis of an approved pathway
Advanced Standing granted on the basis of an approved pathway

Leadership affects all organisations and is of increasing importance in today’s dynamic business world. The task of leading is generally associated with senior management, but all organisational members have the potential to exercise leadership by influencing and inspiring themselves and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit aims to develop students’ understanding of how to identify, communicate, and build their skills to meet market needs and design flexible and sustainable career pathways and small business opportunities. The unit explores freelancing and small business sectors, including…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Choose TWO (2) units from the following list.

This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to prepare students for understanding the diagnosis, design and implementation process of change at group and organisation-wide levels. The need to manage change is recognised as a critical success factor for organisations. This unit…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Retailing is a large and diverse industry that contributes significantly to the economy and creates more jobs than many other sectors (retailing is the second largest employment sector in Tasmania and Australia). For marketers, understanding different aspects of a retailing…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit covers the area of digital and social media marketing. Businesses are increasingly confronted with the need to adapt to a real-time digital environment. This unit focuses on providing students with a comprehensive understanding of the evolution and the…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The demand for trained, experienced and effective marketing practitioners is growing. Marketing is a discipline that seeks to ‘make sense’ of the commercial world around us, a skill that can benefit any enterprise. As such, more and more firms (including…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2
Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai Semester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Students will complete 2 x introductory level units; 2 x intermediate level units; and 4 x advanced level units

This unit provides students with an introduction to management concepts, functions and strategies. The unit outlines the key functions of management. The unit then explores the context surrounding management functioning, including an analysis of the broad environment in which organisations…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The principal aim of the unit is to provide an overview of the fields of Human Resources (HR), and Employment Relations (ER) by providing the underpinning knowledge and developing an understanding of core theoretical principles and models of Human Resource…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Good communication skills are essential to managing people and organisations. Management Communications will provide students with theoretical understanding of what communication is (hint: communication is everywhere, all the time!), and a range of practical communication skills relevant to managing people…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

HR professionals are expected to understand and practice human resource management aligned with organisational goals. This unit integrates theory and research to develop students' understanding of evidence-based human resource management and professional skills. Human resources development is widely recognised as…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to prepare students for understanding the diagnosis, design and implementation process of change at group and organisation-wide levels. The need to manage change is recognised as a critical success factor for organisations. This unit…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Leadership affects all organisations and is of increasing importance in today’s dynamic business world. The task of leading is generally associated with senior management, but all organisational members have the potential to exercise leadership by influencing and inspiring themselves and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit offers you an opportunity to pursue advanced study in the discipline of employment relations. The unit is particularly focussed on the employment relationship, its regulation and management in contemporary workplaces. The unit introduces theoretical approaches to power, conflict…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit aims to develop students’ understanding of how to identify, communicate, and build their skills to meet market needs and design flexible and sustainable career pathways and small business opportunities. The unit explores freelancing and small business sectors, including…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Marketing is about finding creative solutions to communication problems. You’ll learn how to identify a target audience, develop strategies to reach them, and communicate effectively to drive action.

The Marketing major is available in accelerated study mode.

This unit provides students with an introduction to management concepts, functions and strategies. The unit outlines the key functions of management. The unit then explores the context surrounding management functioning, including an analysis of the broad environment in which organisations…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Marketing is the practice of managing an organisation's market offerings to create value-laden customer exchanges. Adopting a market orientation means organisations allow their marketing practices to be responsive to opportunities, and threats presented in the business environment. This responsiveness enables…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai Semester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The service industry is increasingly identified as contributing to worldwide business growth and is seen as a critical source of employment. Furthermore, the provision of services is playing an increasingly important role in the marketing strategies of goods manufacturing companies,…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 1
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 1
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 1
Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai Semester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

As consumers, we live in a constantly changing world, driven by fast-paced technological, social, cultural and economic developments, resulting in access to a wide array of new products and services. These rapidly changing social and market factors significantly affect our…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Retailing is a large and diverse industry that contributes significantly to the economy and creates more jobs than many other sectors (retailing is the second largest employment sector in Tasmania and Australia). For marketers, understanding different aspects of a retailing…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Marketing research is one of the most important aspects of marketing. It is the process by which firms acquire market information that facilitates their decision-making. Given the rapid evolution of the business world, it is critical that firms know who…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit covers the area of digital and social media marketing. Businesses are increasingly confronted with the need to adapt to a real-time digital environment. This unit focuses on providing students with a comprehensive understanding of the evolution and the…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The demand for trained, experienced and effective marketing practitioners is growing. Marketing is a discipline that seeks to ‘make sense’ of the commercial world around us, a skill that can benefit any enterprise. As such, more and more firms (including…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2
Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai Semester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

From our 24-hour news cycle and endless streaming services to social media posts building brands and inspiring social change, media and communication connect every aspect of our personal and professional lives. Media and communication graduates are sought by many industries looking for people whose understanding of media goes beyond their own favourite shows and social media accounts. An understanding of media and communication opens doors to a wide range of exciting careers.

Our island campus of Tasmania is the start of your journey. The Media School is uniquely co-located with leading media organisations in Hobart. You will bump shoulders and share facilities with practitioners from the news, communication and the screen industries. Outside, you're a short walk from Parliament House, the courts, museums, galleries and performance spaces, and Hobart's docks, which are the world's scientific gateway to Antarctica.

This major is tailored for students curious about media from a cultural and sociological perspective. Who are the content makers and who are the audiences? Who are the influencers and how are do we understand their influence? Students will learn skills in media analysis and develop their skills in research and professional writing.

Available: On-Campus Hobart

Note: Students completing the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Media and Communication as a double degree cannot complete this major in their Bachelor of Arts component.

Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units.

This unit introduces students to formal and industrial approaches of understanding cinematic, televisual and online screen cultures. It draws upon key theoretical concepts from screen studies – such as film aesthetics, narrative and genre theory – and there is a…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The shift from mass communication to mass self-communication is one of the most important shifts in recent human society. Mobile communication networks allow us to produce and share content like never before which is challenging and changing our notions of…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

In this unit, you are invited to engage with Indigenous realities through an Indigenous lens. Using the key concept of Lifeworld, you will journey into Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, with a particular focus on the perspectives and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units.

We know the impact that photographic images can have on us, individually and collectively. When images and words come together to tell a story they can be entertaining, revelatory, breath-taking, and even powerful agents of change. In this unit, you…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The connection between technology and culture has never been greater. Screen, digital media, and networking platforms are changing the practices and forms of expression that represent and reflect culture and society. By investigating the production, use and circulation of various…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Complete 25 credit points of Advanced units including 25 credit points of Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units.

Power describes the capacity of an individual or group to influence the opinions, decisions and actions of others. This unit explores the role of media in the communication of power in society and, importantly, the counter-movements that challenge power. In…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit examines the representation of crime in the media and its role as a primary source of information for public discourse about crime, criminality and criminal justice in contemporary society. You will engage with key critical criminology and media…

Credit Points: 12.5

This unit is currently unavailable.

What does it mean to act in a global media landscape? In this unit, you will examine the evolving relationship between theatre and technology, exploring how performance can offer new ways to understand, critique, and engage with global media networks…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit explores the different ways in which our everyday lives are connected increasingly to global events, issues and problems. Through three core modules – Approaches to Globalisation; Global Challenges and Threats; and, Global Futures – you will discover why…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

How do we learn to 'do' gender? Is gender 'natural'? In this unit, you will develop a critical lens through which to understand the social forces and structures of power that shape us as gendered individuals and construct the world…

Credit Points: 12.5

This unit is currently unavailable.

This unit aims to deconstruct the monolithic perception of Japanese culture and to understand Japan in terms of its relationship to its near and more distant neighbours through Asia and the Pacific. Incorporating the approach of queer studies which places…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The public policy arena presents a complex framework of actors, politics, instruments, and practices. This unit examines the broad range of theories, models, influences, and players that shape the development of Australian public policy. It aims to equip students with…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will challenge your perceptions of how heritage is manufactured. You will explore, analyse, and debate local and national issues within a global frame. Through critically reflecting on how heritage is ‘made’ by historians, archaeologists, Indigenous peoples, museums, politicians,…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will equip students with an interdisciplinary understanding of energy systems. Its focus is on how science and policy are interacting to shape Australia’s energy futures. The Australian energy sector is experiencing a period of change, prompted by the…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This major is only available to those students entering the Bachelor of Business via the approved Tourism Management pathway.

Students entering the Bachelor of Business via the approved Hotel Management pathway are granted Advanced Standing towards the major on the basis of their completed pathway qualification and will then complete a selection of advanced level units to complete the major.

Advanced Standing granted on the basis of an approved pathway
Advanced Standing granted on the basis of an approved pathway

Leadership affects all organisations and is of increasing importance in today’s dynamic business world. The task of leading is generally associated with senior management, but all organisational members have the potential to exercise leadership by influencing and inspiring themselves and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit aims to develop students’ understanding of how to identify, communicate, and build their skills to meet market needs and design flexible and sustainable career pathways and small business opportunities. The unit explores freelancing and small business sectors, including…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Choose TWO (2) units from the following list.

This unit takes an interdisciplinary perspective to prepare students for understanding the diagnosis, design and implementation process of change at group and organisation-wide levels. The need to manage change is recognised as a critical success factor for organisations. This unit…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
Cradle CoastAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Retailing is a large and diverse industry that contributes significantly to the economy and creates more jobs than many other sectors (retailing is the second largest employment sector in Tasmania and Australia). For marketers, understanding different aspects of a retailing…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit covers the area of digital and social media marketing. Businesses are increasingly confronted with the need to adapt to a real-time digital environment. This unit focuses on providing students with a comprehensive understanding of the evolution and the…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 2
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The demand for trained, experienced and effective marketing practitioners is growing. Marketing is a discipline that seeks to ‘make sense’ of the commercial world around us, a skill that can benefit any enterprise. As such, more and more firms (including…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonAccelerated Study Period 3
OnlineSemester 2
OnlineAccelerated Study Period 3
Hong Kong Universal EdSemester 2
Shanghai Ocean UniversityShanghai Semester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit introduces fundamental programming skills, developing students' ability to think algorithmically to solve problems and to express their ideas in well-constructed Python code. Beginning with the fundamental characteristics of computers and how they represent information, the unit develops the…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

An undergraduate student needs to acquire an understanding of the vast and diverse nature of the ICT industry to plan and manage a successful career. Students develop awareness of the skills, attributes, qualities and values required of ICT professionals. Students…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit introduces students to fundamentals of distributed networked environments, primarily focusing on wired networks but students will examine some of the different approaches in wireless networks. It provides knowledge of internetworking standards and understanding of the networking architecture, technology…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will familiarise you with the fundamental concepts of database design and implementation techniques to define, construct and query a database. In this unit you will develop basic skills in data modelling using relational data models and normalisation to…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit introduces students to the technologies that make up the fabric of the web—HTML, CSS and JavaScript—as well as standard web models and practices, key web design and usability principles, common security issues and mitigation strategies, and data-driven backend…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit provides both a theoretical and practical overview of project management as it relates to technology-oriented projects. Specifically, this unit will introduce project management principles, techniques and tools that can be used to guide traditional business-oriented ICT projects, as…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSpring school
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSpring school
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSpring school

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Today's modern integrated technology is built on ICT systems that run in a range of contexts (e.g. Servers, PCs, mobile computing, robotics) using a range of technological solutions. Students will examine a range of different devices used to build ICT…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit explores the processes required for writing accurate software that meets its functional goals, but also satisfies the needs of the people who will be using it. Through an exploration of the various systems development methodologies, and all steps…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This major provides an opportunity to deepen and strengthen your programming skills to construct complex software systems. You will gain the skills and knowledge to engineer standalone, mobile, networked, and web-based software systems.

Computers and mathematics are powerful tools for modelling and reasoning about the world around us. They are also powerful tools for reasoning about computation itself. This unit explores the fundamental topics of sets, logic, combinatorics and number theory as they…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit extends the students' knowledge and experience of programming. It introduces dynamic data structures, foundational collection abstract data types, and computational algorithms and techniques. Programming is undertaken in Java and C and topics include: references and pointers, memory management,…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit extends the first year treatment in KIT107 of standard data structures and algorithms for solving computational problems. Topics include: data structures (such as balanced trees and hash tables) for collections, (binary heaps for) priority queues, sorting algorithms (e.g.…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Cloud computing forms the backbone of many internet-based applications nowadays. These platforms use advanced operating systems and web service technologies to create and share information. Data stored and exchanged in this cloud-based application follow specific formats. The data exchange can…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The capstone project unit provides an opportunity for students to consolidate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in their course and apply them to a substantial ICT project. This unit extends the students development of the professional, technical, communication…

Credit Points: 25

This unit is currently unavailable.

This unit is concerned with the development of applications for mobile and ubiquitous computing platforms. Android, iOS, and cross-platform apps will be used as a basis for teaching programming techniques and design patterns related to the development of mobile and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will cover advanced web technologies and front-end frameworks that form the basis of modern web application experiences. Students will learn about the role of frameworks in the full-stack development lifecycle and explore principles of DevOps (Development Operations) and…

Credit Points: 12.5

This unit is currently unavailable.

Decisions by government, industry and in science are driven by data, with the Internet of Things providing new ways of gathering even more data from our environment. This major provides you an opportunity to explore the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence and internet of things. You will learn how to gather and prepare data, including the use of Internet of Things technologies, and to apply the right data mining and artificial intelligence tools for working with huge volumes of digital data to transform it into usable information.

This major prepares you for a graduate career as a data mining analyst, machine learning engineer or an analyst programmer. If you are interested in a career as a data scientist or data analyst you are encouraged to do this major accompanied by some Data Handling and Statistics units such as KMA153 and KMA253 in your elective zone.

This unit extends the students' knowledge and experience of programming. It introduces dynamic data structures, foundational collection abstract data types, and computational algorithms and techniques. Programming is undertaken in Java and C and topics include: references and pointers, memory management,…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The unit provides an introduction to many AI sub-fields, including: expert systems, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, intelligent agents. Students will be exposed to state-of-the-art examples as well as emerging technologies and get practical experience of solving interesting…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit extends the first year treatment in KIT107 of standard data structures and algorithms for solving computational problems. Topics include: data structures (such as balanced trees and hash tables) for collections, (binary heaps for) priority queues, sorting algorithms (e.g.…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rising set of technologies that provides access to a large quantity of data through sensors. Such devices are ubiquitous today in industrial processes, vehicles, robots, environmental monitoring, farms, hospitals, and on our personal…

Credit Points: 12.5

This unit is currently unavailable.

The capstone project unit provides an opportunity for students to consolidate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in their course and apply them to a substantial ICT project. This unit extends the students development of the professional, technical, communication…

Credit Points: 25

This unit is currently unavailable.

The aim of this unit is to provide students with the foundation knowledge and understanding of Machine Learning and its applications in various domains including computer vision, data analytics and text mining. This unit will equip students with essential knowledge…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

In recent years, due to advancement of internet technologies and instrumentation of every part of our life, we have noticed a huge surge in data available to us. This revolution is termed as Big Data. This Big Data cannot be…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The Games and Creative Technology major prepares you for a career as a games designer or developer. You will learn to design, model and program with industry leading tools and languages, included virtual and augmented reality technology that is applied in the game and multimedia industries today.

This unit extends the students' knowledge and experience of programming. It introduces dynamic data structures, foundational collection abstract data types, and computational algorithms and techniques. Programming is undertaken in Java and C and topics include: references and pointers, memory management,…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Games (whether they be video games, console games, computer games, mobile games, or web games) differ from other media as they elevate the viewer to the level of a participant. Games are an ever-growing cultural phenomenon which has increasing relevance…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2
OnlineSemester 1
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit introduces the topic of game design and production. Students will work in teams to design and develop a prototype of their design using an agile development methodology. During the development process students will document aspects of the game's…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will explore the exciting field of virtual reality, mixed reality and the advanced concepts and technologies for interfacing humans with complex machines. We will discuss their potential impact on the way we think about computers and the way…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2
OnlineSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The capstone project unit provides an opportunity for students to consolidate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in their course and apply them to a substantial ICT project. This unit extends the students development of the professional, technical, communication…

Credit Points: 25

This unit is currently unavailable.

This unit will look at the creation and use of 2- and 3-dimensional graphical information and animations. The mathematical and algorithmic techniques used in generating computer graphics will be covered, as well as the programming methods to build the tools…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit will provide essential information on the growing field of gamification and serious games, as well as a practical opportunity to apply technical and behavioural methodologies to build a serious game to support a critical social issue.…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

The highly connected world we live in is filled with threats to our systems and devices. This major will enable you to get a foundational understanding of these risks, including the fundamentals of encryption systems, penetration testing, and eForensics, and how to respond to protect businesses and systems of various sizes.

This unit extends the students' knowledge and experience of programming. It introduces dynamic data structures, foundational collection abstract data types, and computational algorithms and techniques. Programming is undertaken in Java and C and topics include: references and pointers, memory management,…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 2
ECA MelbourneSemester 1
ECA MelbourneSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit explores cybersecurity as it is managed in the business context. It covers the processes of threat and risk analysis, security policy development, incident prevention and response, issues around privacy, professional codes of conduct, and looks at legislative efforts…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1
OnlineSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit gives an introduction to the risks and threats to computer systems and some of the countermeasures that can be put in place to minimise them. Students will develop an understanding of the ethical and privacy issues relating to…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit builds on the fundamentals of distributed networked environments explored in KIT111 Data Networks and Security and extends your knowledge of internetworking standards to consider advanced topics such as network scalability, quality of service, reliability and fault tolerance, efficiency,…

Credit Points: 12.5

This unit is currently unavailable.

The capstone project unit provides an opportunity for students to consolidate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in their course and apply them to a substantial ICT project. This unit extends the students development of the professional, technical, communication…

Credit Points: 25

This unit is currently unavailable.

This unit will provide students with a general introduction to system administration, and is comprised of four modules that explore the role of an administrator in modern business settings. The four modules cover Unix administration, Windows administration, web, database and…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 1
LauncestonSemester 1

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

This unit focuses on the advanced concepts and implementations of cybersecurity solutions applied in organisational settings. The unit discusses cybersecurity frameworks and incident response processes from the applied perspective of security measures. Moreover, this unit provides a capstone-like experience through…

Credit Points: 12.5

LocationStudy periodAttendance optionsAvailable to
HobartSemester 2
LauncestonSemester 2

Key: On-campus    Off-Campus    International students    Domestic students

Entry requirements

Please refer to the course page for each component course for detailed information on the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

Please refer to the course page for each component course for detailed information on the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

Please refer to the course page for each component course for detailed information on the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

Please refer to the course page for each component course for detailed information on the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

Please refer to the course page for each component course for detailed information on the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.

Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.

Fees & scholarships

Domestic students

Options for this course

Cost shouldn’t get in the way of you studying.

If you’re a domestic student, you may be eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place in this course. This means your fees will be subsidised by the Australian Government. You’ll only need to pay the student contribution amount for each unit you study within the course.

You may also be able to defer payment of the student contribution amount by accessing a HECS-HELP loan from the Government. If eligible, you’ll only have to pay your tuition fees once you start earning above a specific amount.

Further information is available at Scholarships, fees and costs.

Student contribution

Student contribution amounts are charged for each unit of study. This means that how much you’ll pay will depend on which units you choose. Find out more about student contribution amounts.

Further information

Detailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

International students

2024 Total Course Fee (international students): $145,205 AUD*.

Course cost based on a rate of $34,450 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).

* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.

International students

International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.

Scholarships

For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.

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