Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology/Bachelor of Arts (3654)

  • Approved Abbreviation: BICT/BA
  • Western Sydney University Program Code: 3654
  • AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 068787J

Program Status: CURRENT
This program applies to students who commenced in 2014 or later. 

This double degree is designed in recognition of the globalising nature of the information technology industry. In addition to providing a strong technical background in IT, the program also provides students with the necessary knowledge in an Arts major such as: International Relations and Asian Studies; Culture and Society; English; History and Political Thought; Philosophy; Chinese; Japanese, Arabic, Indonesian and Psychological Studies.

In the IT area, the program allows students to develop skills in program design, application development, systems analysis and design, computer networking, web development, data analysis, and the implementation of technology to solve real-world problems.

Students in this double degree also have the opportunity to complete a semester of study overseas and receive advanced standing towards their BA majors and minors subject to WSU limits on advanced standing. Students are encouraged to do so but must discuss this with a BA program advisor first.

Study Mode

Four years full-time. Eight years part-time.

Program Advice

CDMS@westernsydney.edu.au

Prospective students should visit the following websites for general enquiries about this program.

Enquire about this program| Local Admission | International Admission |

Location

Campus Attendance Mode Advice
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road Full Time Internal See above

Work Intergrated Learning

There is an optional work component available in this program.  Please contact the Program Advisor listed above for information.

International students should be aware that if an elective is a requirement of the program but the work itself was not registered with CRICOS, students can still complete these electives but it would be counted towards the work limitation.  For more details, refer to the 'Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for international students' website.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) for international students

Admission

Assumed knowledge required: HSC Mathematics and any two units of HSC English.

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas may be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) or directly through the Western Portal. Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.

http://www.uac.edu.au/
https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.

International students currently completing an Australian Year 12 in or outside Australia, an International Baccalaureate in Australia or a New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 must apply via UAC International.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

All other International applicants must apply directly to the University via the International Office.  

International students applying to the University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.

International Office

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Program Structure 2022

Students who complete this award will graduate with a Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology/Bachelor of Arts.

The conceptual design of this BICT/BA double degree is as follows

  • In Years 1 to 3 students will complete 160 credit points of Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology subjects as listed in the Program Sequence tab.
  • In Years 1 to 4 students will complete the four Level 1 Bachelor of Arts (BA) core subjects, an eight subject BA major and a four subject BA minor from the majors and minors in the BA as listed below. Students may need to travel between campuses to complete the Arts components of the program.

Students must complete the four Level 1 Bachelor of Arts (BA) core subjects

For details of the relevant BA core subjects, refer to the current listing of Bachelor of Arts.

1706 Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts Majors

 Bachelor of Arts Minors

Replaced Majors and Minors

The majors and minors listed below count towards completion of this Program for students who began studying these majors and minors prior to the years indicated below.

M1052 Cultural and Social Analysis, Major, replaced by Culture and Society, Major in 2020 (listed above).
M1054 History and Political Thought, Major, replaced by History and Political Thought, Major in 2020 (listed above).
M1108 International English, Major, replaced by M1129 International English, Major in 2018.
M1129 International English, Major, replaced by International English, Major in 2020 (listed above).

SM1070 Cultural and Social Analysis, Minor, replaced by Culture and Society, Minor in 2020 (listed above).
SM1072 History and Political Thought, Minor, replaced by History and Political Thought, Minor in 2020 (listed above).
SM1120 International English, Minor, replaced by SM1132 International English, Minor in 2018.
SM1132 International English, Minor, replacedy by International English, Minor in 2020 (listed above).

Recommended Sequence 2022

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points as specified below.

Students who complete this award will graduate with a Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology/Bachelor of Arts.

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Autumn sessionCredit Points
COMP 1005 Programming Fundamentals 10
COMM 1026 Principles of Professional Communication 1 10
INFS 1006 Systems Analysis and Design 10
MATH 1028 Statistical Decision Making 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
COMP 2004 Computer Networking 10
COMP 2015 Programming Techniques 10
INFS 2001 Database Design and Development 10
BA core subject (Level 1) 10
 Credit Points40
Year 2
Autumn session
COMP 2020 Technologies for Web Applications 10
INFS 2006 Object Oriented Analysis 10
COMP 3007 Computer Networks and Internets 10
BA core subject (Level1) 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
INFS 3017 Web Systems Development 10
COMP 3020 Social Web Analytics 10
BA core subject (Level 1) 10
BA major subject 10
 Credit Points40
Year 3
Autumn session
INFO 3003 Human-Computer Interaction 10
INFO 3008 Professional Development 10
COMP 3015 Operating Systems Programming 10
BA core subject (Level 1) 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
COMP 3018 Professional Experience 10
BA major subject 10
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
Year 4
Autumn session
BA major subject 10
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
BA minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
BA major subject 10
BA major subject 10
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
 Total Credit Points320

Program Structure 2023

Students who complete this award will graduate with a Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology and a Bachelor of Arts.

The conceptual design of this BICT/BA double degree is as follows.

In Years 1 to 3 students will complete 160 credit points of Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology subjects which includes a BICT minor as listed in the program structure.

In Years 1 to 4 students will complete the four Level 1 Bachelor of Arts core subjects, one Bachelor of Arts Major and one Bachelor of Arts Minor from the list of Majors and Minors. Students may need to travel between campuses to complete the Arts component of the program.

Students must complete the following four Level 1 Bachelor of Arts (BA) core subjects

Subject Title Credit Points
HUMN 1052Australian Politics and Active Citizenship10
LANG 1029Foundations of Academic English10
HUMN 1053Diversity, Language and Culture10
LANG 1030Thinking Critically About Texts and Society10
Total Credit Points40

Bachelor of Arts Majors

Bachelor of Arts Minors

Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology Minors

Recommended Sequence Autumn 2023

This sequence applies to students who commenced in Autumn 2023.

If you commenced prior to 2023 please refer to the Sequence 2022 tab for details.

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points as specified in the structure below.

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Autumn sessionCredit Points
COMP 1005 Programming Fundamentals 10
MATH 1038 Mathematics for Computing 10
INFO 1003 Professional Practice, Communication and Ethics 10
HUMN 1013 Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode) 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
INFS 2001 Database Design and Development 10
COMP 2021 Software Engineering Fundamentals 10
COMP 2015 Programming Techniques 10
BA core subject (level 1) 10
 Credit Points40
Year 2
Autumn session
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
BA core subject (Level 1) 10
One ICT minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
COMP 2004 Computer Networking 10
COMP 3028 Software Construction 10
BA core subject (level 1) 10
BA major subject 10
 Credit Points40
Year 3
Autumn session
COMP 3018 Professional Experience 10
COMP 2027Cyber Security 10
One ICT minor subject 10
BA core subject (level 1) 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
INFO 3019 Project Management 10
One ICT minor subject 10
One ICT minor subject 10
BA major subject 10
 Credit Points40
Year 4
Autumn session
BA major subject 10
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
BA minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
BA major subject 10
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
BA minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
 Total Credit Points320

Recommended Sequence Spring 2023

This sequence applies to students who commenced in Spring 2023.

If you commenced in Autumn 2023 please refer to the Autumn 2023 Sequence tab for details. If you commenced prior to 2023 please refer to the Sequence 2022 tab for details.

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points as specified in the structure below.

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Autumn sessionCredit Points
COMP 1005 Programming Fundamentals 10
INFO 1003 Professional Practice, Communication and Ethics 10
HUMN 1013 Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode) 10
Select one of the following 10
Mathematics for Computing  
Discrete Mathematics  
 Credit Points40
Spring session
INFS 2001 Database Design and Development 10
COMP 2021 Software Engineering Fundamentals 10
COMP 2015 Programming Techniques 10
BA core subject (level 1) 10
 Credit Points40
Year 2
Autumn session
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
BA core subject (Level 1) 10
One ICT minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
COMP 2004 Computer Networking 10
COMP 3028 Software Construction 10
BA core subject (level 1) 10
BA major subject 10
 Credit Points40
Year 3
Autumn session
COMP 3018 Professional Experience 10
COMP 2027Cyber Security 10
One ICT minor subject 10
BA core subject (level 1) 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
INFO 3019 Project Management 10
One ICT minor subject 10
One ICT minor subject 10
BA major subject 10
 Credit Points40
Year 4
Autumn session
BA major subject 10
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
BA minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
Spring session
BA major subject 10
BA major subject 10
BA minor subject 10
BA minor subject 10
 Credit Points40
 Total Credit Points320