UndergraduateComputer Science
Diploma of Computing
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Diploma of Computing is an undergraduate degree at the Australian National University in Canberra, taken over 1 year full-time (48 Units). Coursework includes 24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses. Graduates are expected to demonstrate the academic literacy skills necessary to comprehend and communicate discipline specific knowledge through reading, writing, listening, and speaking at university level. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.
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Course structure
172 terms of coursework
- The Diploma of Computing requires the completion of 48 units of 1000-level courses
- A maximum of 12 units of language courses
- The 48 units must consist of:
- 24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
- COMP1100
- Programming as Problem Solving
- COMP1730
- Programming for Scientists
- ESEN1001
- Academic Skills for University Studies
- MATH1005
- Discrete Mathematical Models
- A minimum of 6 units from the following list of courses
- ENGN1211
- Engineering Design 1: Discovering Engineering
- MATH1003
- Algebra and Calculus Methods
- MATH1013
- Mathematics and Applications 1
- STAT1003
- Statistical Techniques
- STAT1008
- Quantitative Research Methods
- AND up to 18 units taken from the following list of Diploma Elective Courses
- ANTH1002
- Culture and Human Diversity: Introducing Anthropology
- ANTH1003
- Anthropology: Critical Foundations
- ARTH1006
- Art History and Curational Studies 1: Cultures and Meaning
- ARTH1007
- Art History and Curational Studies 2: Vision and Materiality
- ARTV1020
- Drawn from life: Techniques and Perspectives of Observational Drawing
- ARTV1034
- Foundations of Contemporary Arts Practices
- ASIA1025
- Asia and the Pacific: Power, diversity and change
- ASIA1030
- Asia and the Pacific in Motion
- ASIA1035
- Introduction to Asian Politics
- BIAN1001
- The Human Voyage: Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- BIOL1008
- Human Biology
- BIOL1020
- Foundations of Life
- BIOL1030
- Diversity of Life
- BUSN1001
- Business Reporting and Analysis
- BUSN1002
- Accounting Processes and Systems
- BUSN1101
- Introduction to Commercial Law
- CHEM1101
- Chemistry 1
- CHEM1201
- Chemistry 2
- CHIN1012
- Modern Chinese 1: Spoken
- CHIN1013
- Modern Chinese 1: Written
- CRIM1001
- Criminological Imaginations: Understanding Criminality
- CRIM1002
- Criminological Perspectives: Understanding Crime
- DEMO1001
- Global Population Challenges
- DESN1002
- Visual Communication: Design and Production
- DESN1003
- Contemporary Design in Context
- ECON1101
- Microeconomics 1
- ECON1102
- Macroeconomics 1
- EMET1001
- Foundations of Economic and Financial Models
- EMSC1006
- The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science
- ENGL1100
- Secrets and Lies: Literature and the Self
- ENGL1200
- Imagined Worlds
- ENVS1004
- Australia's Environment
- FINM1001
- Foundations of Finance
- GEND1001
- Sex, Gender and Identity: An Introduction to Gender Studies
- HIND1100
- Hindi 1
- HIND1200
- Hindi 2
- HIST1209
- Terror to Terrorism: A History
- HIST1214
- Empires in Global History
- HLTH1001
- Health in the 21st Century
- HLTH1002
- Research Methods in the Health Sciences
- INDN1002
- Indonesian 1
- INDN1003
- Indonesian 2
- INFS1001
- Business Information Systems
- JPNS1012
- Japanese 1: Spoken
- JPNS1014
- Japanese 1: Written
- KORE1020
- Korean 1
- KORE1021
- Korean 2
- LING1001
- Language Unlocked: An Introduction to Linguistics
- MEAS1001
- Introduction to the Modern Middle East
- MEAS1002
- Islam: History and Institutions
- MGMT1003
- Management, People and Organisations
- MUSI1110
- Introduction to Music Technology
- PASI1011
- Pacific Encounters: An Introduction to Pacific Studies
- PASI1012
- Pacific Worlds: Critical Inquiry in Oceania
- PHIL1004
- Fundamental Ideas in Philosophy: An Introduction
- PHIL1005
- Logic and Critical Thinking
- POLS1002
- Introduction to Politics
- POLS1005
- Introduction to International Relations Foundations and Concepts
- POLS1009
- Introduction to Data and Methods for Political Science and International Relations
- PSYC1005
- The Wellbeing Formula: The Science and Practice of Making a Good Life
- SCOM1001
- Science Communication 1: Introduction to Science Communication
- SCOM1002
- Science Communication 2: Evidence and Social Change
- SKRT1002
- Sanskrit 1
- SKRT1003
- Sanskrit 2
- SOCR1001
- Foundations of Social Research
- SOCY1002
- Self and Society
- SOCY1004
- Economy and Society
- STST1001
- Introduction to International Security Studies
- TETM1002
- Tetum 1
- TETM1003
- Tetum 2
- THAI1002
- Thai 1
- THAI1003
- Thai 2
- VIET1002
- Vietnamese 1
- VIET1003
- Vietnamese 2
Admissions
For admission to this program, in addition to those qualifications accepted for admission to all other undergraduate programs, the following qualifications will be considered when assessing applicant’s eligibility: A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV. Completion of the General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi) or the General Secondary Education Certificate (Shahadat Al-Thanawaya Al-aama), where; the applicant has achieved an average of 80% or above in academic subjects within the General Secondary Education Certificate; and when presented alongside a completed Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with a result that meets the minimum selection requirement of the program. As a pathway diploma, credit in recognition of prior learning is not available for this program. ATAR: 70
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