Course Structures
What will a course with Informatics look like?
Informatics subjects can be taken as core subjects in the BSc (potentially leading on to majors in Computer Science, Science Informatics or Software Systems), or breadth subjects in any other NG degree, so there are many different courses that could include Informatics.
On this page you'll find some examples of BSc courses based on the Informatics first year package; alternatively, you can find some courses using Informatics as breadth.
Sample course plan: Bachelor of Science (Science Informatics)
This is an example of a course plan for a student who has decided to major in Science Informatics (in the Bachelor of Science) and is also interested in business computing and other science areas of study.
| First year | |||
| Informatics 1: Practical Computing | Mathematics | Biology | Food for a Healthy Planet |
| Informatics 2: People, Data & the Web | Mathematics | Biology | Internet Meets Society |
| Second year | |||
| Informatics 3: Content Management | Genetics | Genetics | Thinking, Reasoning and Learning |
| Reasoning with Informatics | Information Visualisation | Genetics | Cabaret! |
| Third year | |||
| Distributed Information | Informatics 4: Web Applications | Genetics | Ways of Knowing and Learning |
| Science Informatics in Practice | Mobile Computing | Genetics | Sounding Off: Music and Politics |
Sample course plan: Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)
This is an example of a course plan for a student who has decided to major in Computer Science (in the Bachelor of Science) and is also interested in organisational studies, climate and other science areas of study.
| First year | |||
| Informatics 1: Practical Computing | Mathematics | Earth Sciences | Introductory Microeconomics |
| Informatics 2: People, Data & the Web | Mathematics | Earth Sciences | Climate Change I |
| Second year | |||
| Programming the Machine | Mathematics | Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | Economics of the Environment |
| Algorithms and Data Structures | Discrete Structures | Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | Climate Change II |
| Third year | |||
| Networks, Operating Systems and Web Services | Graphics and Visual Computing | Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | Ecological Economics |
| Computer Science Project | Declarative Programming | Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences | Climate Change III |
Sample course plan: Bachelor of Science (Software Systems)
| First year | |||
| Informatics 1: Practical Computing | Mathematics | Engineering System Design 1 | Breadth |
| Informatics 2: People, Data & the Web | Mathematics | Engineering System Design 2 | Breadth |
| Second year | |||
| Programming the Machine | Mathematics | Science Elective | Breadth |
| Algorithms and Data Structures | Object Oriented Software Development | Discrete Structures | Breadth |
| Third year | |||
| Software Modelling and Design | Software Processes and Management | Science Elective | Breadth |
| Software Systems Project | Requirements Engineering | Science Elective | Breadth |
| Key/legend | |||
| Subjects leading to a major in third year (A major in the Bachelor of Science is four subjects studied in third year in a specific area of science, technology or engineering systems) |
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| Other science areas of study to complement the major | |||
| Breadth subjects: Subjects outside science, or integrating science with humanities and social sciences | |||
The course plan displayed is a sample only. The University gives no warranty and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or the completeness of the material. No reliance should be made by any person on the material, but instead should check for confirmation with the originating or authorising faculty, department or other university body.