P3B Bachelor of ICT and Bachelor of Science

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Overview 2020

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 1, Semester 2

Commonwealth Supported places available

This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students

Due to the circumstances around COVID-19, you will begin your studies online. However, when Government guidelines change, on-campus studies will be reintroduced.

Information and communications technology (ICT) has been driving profound methodological changes in science over the last few decades. A significant part of scientific enquiry now relies on computational approaches to complement theory and experiment. This combined degree merges the study of ICT with any of the emerging or traditional areas of science. The degree provides students with an opportunity to gain qualifications that will provide more breadth and offer wider opportunities for employment.

The Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology delivers knowledge and skills across Information Technology (IT), Computer Science (CS) and Information Systems (IS) with both a theoretical and practical focus. It develops technological understanding and skills that are in high demand world-wide, plus builds project management and other business soft-skills that make you an ICT professional.

The Bachelor of Science (BSc) is a multi-disciplinary degree which offers both variety and flexibility in subject choice and specialisation. It provides an effective entry into employment as skills obtained by science graduates problem-solving, critical thinking, team work, specialised subject knowledge and understanding are highly sought after and valued by employers.

Practical experience

Your learning experience goes beyond lectures, labs and tutorials. The teaching environment at the University of Tasmania aims to provide a distinctive, energising and rewarding university experience for all students.

Led by experienced and approachable staff, your learning could also include an international study exchange, valuable industry placement and practical project work. We provide extensive teaching laboratory facilities that deliver valuable hands-on experience.

ICT Project & Industry Experience

The University has active relationships with the Tasmanian business community. In the final year of the BICT, students obtain practical work experience during a full-year project in which you design, engineer and implement ICT solutions to real industry problems. This is a fully commercialised process, dealing with management, stakeholders, planning, development and execution.

Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HITLab)

The Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HITLab) is a research and teaching facility focused on building advanced human-computer interface technology. It allows us to explore new forms of interface technology made possible by infrastructures such as the NBN and Ubiquitous Computing to realise interfaces in the wild.

Special facilities in the HITLab include Surface Research equipment, in particular the VisionSpace, a three-screen immersive stereo projection system enabling groups of people to view and interact intuitively with virtual 3D data; and an Access Grid, a high-end, collaborative communication facility including HD videoconferencing capabilities. Students have opportunities to undertake elective units or develop projects using HITLab AU.

Immerse yourself in our specialist facilities

The University of Tasmania is the only University in the world to directly control a continental-scale array of world-class radio telescopes. Our researchers, your lecturers, use these in both national and international collaborations including with SpaceX and NASA. Depending on your area of study, even as an undergraduate you can have direct access as part of your studies, literally driving them yourself as you test theories and explore the Universe.

Practical experience through specialist laboratories

Several specialist labs operate on-campus that have direct links to industry, delivering real-world practical experience and networking opportunities. The Molecular Genetics Laboratory has contributed to a range of projects in conjunction with CRC Forestry, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, Australian Antarctic Division, Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, and CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research.

Our world class research is your educational advantage

Our teaching staff bring their cutting-edge, globally connected research to your laboratories and classrooms. You benefit from their amazing work, as our well above world-class research rankings in disciplines including analytical and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, ecology, environmental sciences and management, evolutionary biology, geology, geophysics, genetics, oceanography, plant biology, zoology, agriculture, fisheries science and horticulture, and neurosciences help deliver you a cutting edge science education.

When you study with us, you’re learning from some of the best in the world. People who are helping solve global health problems and locating missing star clusters, in the same environment where they conduct their world-class research.

Tasmania is literally a living laboratory

The University of Tasmania has with six diverse ecosystems all within 30 minutes of the Sandy Bay campus, and the world’s second largest temperate rainforest only an hour away. We’re the gateway to Antarctica and, as the birthplace of the green movement, celebrate our biodiversity and environmental sustainability. Your proximity to a wide range of pristine, diverse environments, and the researchers who travel from around the world to work in them, give you unparalleled practical field experience while you study, plus it makes Tasmania an amazing place to live!

Overseas study experiences

Our international exchange programs offers you the chance to gain amazing global experiences while you study, with opportunities ranging from two-week study tours such as a trip to Silicon Valley in the US via the STEM Experience unit, to semester exchanges at partner universities around the world.

We’re here to help you every step of the way, including offering a range of scholarships and financial assistance options. You may also be eligible for OS-HELP Loans or scholarship funding to assist with airfares, accommodation and other expenses.

Find out more by visiting the Student Mobility website.

Work placement

All students undertake projects in their third year of their major via the ICT Project core knowledge unit that are supplied by a real industry client involving a significant open-ended and wide-ranging challenge, drawing on knowledge and capability from their earlier studies.

The project is based on a real life problem, and allows the students to experience the type of professional experiences that a graduate is likely to encounter following graduation. This learning experience facilitates a smooth transition to employment by providing real-world experience while you study.

Career outcomes

Career Opportunities with ICT

Graduates often enter technical positions, such as software programmer, network administrator, systems or business analyst, and web design/development. These allow you to apply your skills and knowledge while building on the industry experience already gained from your time studying with us.

Technical roles progress to management and leadership positions, typically with 3-5 years’ experience, setting you up in a career for life that goes wherever you want it to. These include project management, business analyst, testing/network/systems manager, database administrator, security specialist, and much more.

Career Opportunities with Science

While science career options are wide and varied, they typically fall into three main categories:

Specialist knowledge (e.g., geologist, marine biologist, IT systems developer).
Careers where a broad understanding of science is essential (e.g., science teacher, journalism, policy advisor).
Careers using generic skills obtained during your degree (e.g., public relations, business manager, marketing, government and local councils).

At the University of Tasmania, in addition to specialised scientific knowledge and skills, our focus is on giving you the practical and professional skills that are highly sought after by all employers – creative problem-solving, working in a team environment and flexibility of thinking. We teach you how to think, not what to think.

A career in science can be in any industry on earth. It will come to where your passion takes you.

Postgraduate study

If you successfully complete this course, you may be also be eligible to apply for a range of other postgraduate courses including Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas and Masters by coursework and research. Filter the course list by Postgraduate to view the current courses available.

Professional Recognition

The University will seek accreditation of the Bachelor of ICT component of the course with the Australian Computer Society after the first cohort of students has graduated. The Australian Computer Society requires students to have graduated from a course before universities can seek accreditation.

You can speak to a course advisor about the majors or units you need to complete in the Bachelor of Science to be eligible for individual professional memberships of science based groups and organisations

Course structure

Science Component

Choose 1 major from the following list:

Aquatic Biology Major

Year 1

KZA161

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Spring school (late)
Launceston	Spring school (late)
Cradle Coast	Spring school (late)

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2
Launceston	Semester 1
Launceston	Semester 2

Bachelor of Science Major	Prerequisite Senior Secondary Studies
Biochemistry	Chemistry
Chemistry	Chemistry
Mathematics	Mathematics Methods
Statistics and Operations Research	Mathematics Methods
Physics	Mathematics Methods and Physics

Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology and Bachelor of Science (P3B)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements

Duration

Duration

Location

ICT Project & Industry Experience

Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HITLab)

Immerse yourself in our specialist facilities

Practical experience through specialist laboratories

Our world class research is your educational advantage

Tasmania is literally a living laboratory

Overseas study experiences

Career outcomes

Career Opportunities with ICT

Career Opportunities with Science

Postgraduate study

Professional Recognition

Course structure

Science Component

Year 1

Biology of Animals

Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution

Year 2

General Microbiology

Data Analysis and Presentation

Seafood Safety and Quality Control

Year 3

Aquatic Animal Feeds and Nutrition

Aquatic Animal Health

Aquatic Animal Physiology and Behaviour

Aquatic Molecular Biology

Ecosystem Assessment for Policy Design

Marine Protected Area Management

Topics In Marine Environmental Studies

Year 1

Chemistry 1A Hobart

Chemistry 1B Hobart

Chemistry 1A

Chemistry 1B

Biology of Animals

Biology of Plants

Cell Biology, Genetics and Evolution

Year 2

Biochemistry: Metabolism & Nutrition

Molecular Biology in Health & Disease

Year 3

Molecular Biology and Protein Biochemistry

Techniques in Molecular Biology and Protein Biochemistry

Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Research Project in Health and Disease

Year 1

Chemistry 1A Hobart

Chemistry 1B Hobart

Chemistry 1A

Chemistry 1B

Year 2

Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

Physical and Analytical Chemistry

Year 3

Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry

Catalysis and Sustainable Reaction Processes

Structure and Materials

Advanced Analytical Techniques

Year 1

Biology of Plants

Biology of Animals

Ecology

Year 2

Population and Community Ecology

Functional Biology of Animals

Plants in Action

Year 3

Ecology of Ecosystems

Biodiversity Conservation

Scientific Methods in Biology

Field Botany

Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology

Biological Sciences Research Unit

Biology and Society