Master of Computer Science

There are no changes for 2025

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There are no changes for 2024

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There are no changes for 2023

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No changes for 2022

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No changes for 2021

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Advanced Standing

No advanced standing shall be awarded for COSC594 and COSC595. (COSC592 and COSC593 have been deleted)

Examination of Thesis

Has been amended to avoid conflicts of interest by appointees.

Program of Study Overview – Rule (a)

Research/Capstone Units: credit points changed from 24 cps to 12 or 24 cps

Listed Units: credit points changed from 30 cps to 30 or 42 cps

Program of Study Overview – Rule (b)

Research/Capstone Units: credit points changed from 24 cps to 12 or 24 cps

Listed Units: credit points changed from 6 cps to 6 or 18 cps

Program of Study – Rule (a) and Rule (b)

Core Units:

• COSC594 added
• COSC595 added
• COSC592 deleted

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the new rules subject to meeting the course requirements.

Note unit changes.

Minor amendment to Examination of Thesis rule for clarity.

No impact on current students.

There have been significant changes to the Master of Computer Science in 2018. Credit points have been increased from 72 cps to 96 cps.

Program of Study – Rule (a)

Core Units: Credit points changed from 24 cps to 42 cps

• COSC510, COSC530, COSC540, COSC550, COSC560, COSC570 have been moved from Listed to Core Units.
• COSC580 has been added

Listed Units: Credit points changed from 48 cps to 30 cps. A delineation between Group 1 and Group 2 Listed Units has been made.

• MATH501, MATH502, MATH503, MATH504 have been withdrawn

Group 1 Listed Units: (0-12 cps)

• COSC210, COSC220, COSC230, COSC240, COSC250 and COSC260 have been added

Group 2 Listed Units: (18-30 cps)

For full unit details please see Rule (a) Program of Study

Program of Study – Rule (b)

Core Units: Credit points changed from 24 cps to 42 cps

• COSC510, COSC530, COSC540, COSC550, COSC560, COSC570 have been moved from Listed to Core Units.
• COSC580 has been added

Listed Units: Credit points changed from 24 cps to 6 cps

For full unit details please see Rule (b) Program of Study

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2018 course rules

Current students will be able to complete under current rules or transfer subject to meeting new course requirements

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course.

Note unit changes

Program of Study – Rule (a)

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 30 cps to 24 cps
• SCI500 has been withdrawn

Group 1 Listed Units:

• Credit points changed from 42 cps to 48 cps
• EM533, EM534 and EM536 have been added

Group 2 Listed Units:

• 0-18 cps
• Up to 18 cps may be selected from the following units;
• MATH460, MATH501, MATH502, MATH503, MATH504, PMTH412, PMTH413, PMTH431, PMTH432, PMTH433, PMTH439, STAT410, STAT420, STAT430 or STAT470
• Or 0-6 cps at 500-level may be selected subject to course requirements and course coordinator approval.

Program of Study – Rule (b)

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 30 cps to 24 cps
• SCI500 has been withdrawn

Group 1 Listed Units:

• Credit points changed from 18 cps to 24 cps
• Complete 18-24 credit points including at least 18 credit points at 500-level
• EM533, EM534 and EM536 have been added

Group 2 Listed Units:

• 0-18 cps
• Up to 18 credit points may be selected from the following units;
• MATH460, MATH501, MATH502, MATH503, MATH504, PMTH412, PMTH413, PMTH431, PMTH432, PMTH433, PMTH439, STAT410, STAT420, STAT430 or STAT470
• Or 0-6 cps at 500-level may be selected subject to course requirements and course coordinator approval.

Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2017 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements.

Note unit changes

Note credit point changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course

There have been major changes to the Master of Computer Science for 2016.

For candidates admitted under Rule (a)

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 18-30 cps to 30 cps
• Research/Capstone Experience:
  Credit points changed from 12-24 cps to 24 cps
  COMP595 (12 cps) has been withdrawn and replaced with COSC592 (24 cps)
  COMP599 (24 cps) has been withdrawn and replaced with COSC593 (24 cps)

Listed Units:

• Credit points changed from 42-54 cps to 42 cps:
• COMP480, 484, 485, 486, 487, 490, 503, 509, 513, 515, 520, 589, 591 and 593 have been withdrawn
• COSC380, 510, 530, 540, 560, 570, GENE552, PHYS511, SCI501, 502 have been added
• ‘Or 12 cps may be selected from any 400/500-level MATH/PMTH/STAT unit’ has been added

For candidates admitted under Rule (b)

Core Units:

• Credit points changed from 18-30 cps to 30 cps
• Research/Capstone Experience:
  Credit points changed from 12-24 cps to 24 cps
  COMP595 (12 cps) has been withdrawn and replaced with COSC592 (24 cps)
  COMP599 (24 cps) has been withdrawn and replaced with COSC593 (24 cps)

Listed Units:

• Credit points changed from 18-30 cps to 18 cps
• COMP503, 509, 513, 515, 520, 589, 591 and 593 have been withdrawn
• COSC 510, 530, 540, 560, 570, GENE552, PHYS511, SCI501, 502 have been added
• Or 12 cps may be selected from any 400/500-level MATH/PMTH/STAT unit’ has been added

Note unit changes

Note credit points changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

All students who commenced in 2015 or prior will be contacted and provided with individual course plans which will enable them to satisfy course requirements

Subject to meeting new admission requirements, current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to the new rules from 2016

There have been major changes to the Master of Computer Science for 2015.

• There are now two levels of admission within the Program of Study:
  Candidates admitted under Rule (a): 72 cps to complete
  Candidates admitted under Rule (b): 24 cps Block Advanced Standing plus 48 cps to complete

For candidates admitted under Rule (a) (was Program of Study)

• Listed Units (72 cps) changed to Core Units (18-30 cps) and Listed Units (42-54 cps) as follows:

Core Units:

• Complete the following unit: SCI500
• Research/Capstone Experience:
  Complete 12-24 cps from the following units: COMP595 (12 cps); COMP599 (24 cps)

Listed Units:

• Complete 72 cps changed to Complete 42-54 cps:
• COMP483, COMP482, COMP508, COMP511, COMP518, COMP519, COMP521, COMP523 have been withdrawn
• Or 6 cps at 300-level or above changed to Or 6 cps at 500-level

For candidates admitted under Rule (b)

Block Advanced Standing: 24 cps

Core Units:

• Complete the following unit: SCI500
• Research/Capstone Experience:
  Complete 12-24 cps from the following units: COMP595 (12 cps); COMP599 (24 cps)

Listed Units:

• Complete 18-30 cps from the following units:
• COMP503, COMP509, COMP513, COMP515, COMP520, COMP589, COMP591, COMP593

Note Course Requirement changes

Note unit changes

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

Subject to meeting new admission requirements, current students may complete under their current course rules or apply to transfer to the new rules from 2015

• COMP695 code changed to COMP599 Computing Science/IT Thesis

Note unit code change

• Complete 72 cps with at least 36 cps at 500-level changed to Complete 72 cps with at least 48 cps at 500-level or above
• COMP485 title changed to C/C++ for Scientists and Engineers
• COMP523 title changed to Graphics and Games

Note unit title changes

These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2013 course rules

• COMP504 and COMP522 have been withdrawn

Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course

• COMP487 title changed to GUI Programming and Interaction Design

Note the unit title change

• COMP482 has been withdrawn
• COMP485 title changed to C++ Programming
• COMP511 title changed to Multimedia Technologies

Note the unit and/or title changes

• COMP580, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 590, 592 recoded to 400 level (COMP 480, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 490, 492)
• Group 2 units COMP507, 517 and 570 have been withdrawn

Note the unit changes