Information Technology? (1 Viewer)

[codislife]

I was searching some degrees and came across : http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2013/4426.html

The courses outlined were very interesting to me but it seems only people willing to join ADFA at Canberra are willing to do it. I'm really interested in web (php. unix etc.) and software developing (e.g. C, Java etc.), web and software security, cryptography and artificial intelligence related courses. Computer Science doesn't look too bad but it involves quite a lot of Mathematics and I'm not really interested in pursuing a course with quite a bit of maths. Could anyone recommend similar courses to my interests, I really can't find any apart from this one :s

Thank you!

 

[brent012]

Some ADFA courses have different names to their civilian UNSW equivalents. For example ADFA have a Bachelor of Business but UNSW only offer Bachelor of Commerce.

The most directly compable course at UNSW would be a Bachelor of Information Systems at UNSW. But BIS and IT courses are not as technical (i.e. they are focussed on business instead) as I think you want. I'd say you would be more interested in Computer Science or maybe Software Engineering. USyd also have a Bachelor of Information Technology, but afaik it is essentially a flexible course where you can major in either Information Systems or Computer Science. UTS have a Bachelor of Science in IT, it has a mix of information systems type subjects as well as technical subjects. But the technical subjects in the Bsc IT course at UTS are focussed on the practical side so you won't ever really touch maths or computer science theory. The Bachelor of IT at UTS is definitely worth looking into, it's similiar to the Bsc IT course but it's a co-op scholarship - you do the course in 3 years with 2 years study and 1 year work (two 6 month blocks) and get paid for that work over the 3 years.

(USYD also have Software Engineering and UTS have ICT Engineering where you can major in Software. Other unis offer similiar courses of course but I have no idea about them.)

 

[MrBrightside]

I was searching some degrees and came across : http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2013/4426.html

The courses outlined were very interesting to me but it seems only people willing to join ADFA at Canberra are willing to do it. I'm really interested in web (php. unix etc.) and software developing (e.g. C, Java etc.), web and software security, cryptography and artificial intelligence related courses. Computer Science doesn't look too bad but it involves quite a lot of Mathematics and I'm not really interested in pursuing a course with quite a bit of maths. Could anyone recommend similar courses to my interests, I really can't find any apart from this one :s

Thank you!

If you think you're up for the maths, I would say bite the bullet now, and just do a CS or SENG degree, but if you think that you can't handle the maths that well, then suss out an IT course which doesn't involve much or any maths at all. You could always just do a 2 year degree at a private collage, specialising in scripting and Web Development/Design. Tbh, that would probably be more useful/efficient than going to a public uni. IT degrees at uni attempt to teach you most IT aspects such as documentation, business requirements modelling, communication and technical skills, but nothing is really covered in-depth. At UTS I remember just touching on HTML4.01 and CSS2 in my first and only core web subject. Of course, it was only an intro subject, but you'll still have to do it, until you can choose electives in 2nd year to specialise in web dev. Private Collages are slightly more expensive though, but at least you'll be out in 2 years instead of 3 or 4, with more 'fine-tuned' skills and more likely a tighter knit network of like-minded Web Developers and Graphic Designers, as opposed to going to a uni, with everyone being clueless as to which role they want to work in after uni.

Read my previous reply to a similar thread.

All the best.