2009 Course Handbook
INFT03 - Information Technology and Law (Undergraduate Study Pattern)
| Major: | Information Technology |
| Area of Study: | Information Technology and Computing |
| Degree: | BIT LLB - Bachelor of Information Technology with the degree of Bachelor of Laws (UAC Preference 300340 CSP) |
| Offered By: |
The Department of Computing The Faculty of Arts The Faculty of Science The Macquarie Law School |
General Requirements
| Minimum number of credit points | 116 |
| Minimum number of credit points which satisfy the requirements for the degree of Bachelor | 68 |
| Maximum number of credit points at 100 level | 30 |
| Minimum number of credit points in units with a LAW prefix | 74 |
| Minimum number of credit points in units with a non-LAW prefix | 33 |
| and completion of other specific requirements as set out below |
Specific Requirements
| 100 level | ||||
| Required | LAW114 | Jurisprudence (3) | 3 | |
| Required | LAW115 | Foundations of Law (3) | 3 | |
| Required | either | ISYS114 | Introduction to Systems Design and Data Management (3) | |
| or | ISYS154 | Introduction to Systems Design and Data Management (Advanced) (3) | 3 | |
| Required | either | COMP115 | Introduction to Computer Science (3) | |
| or | COMP155 | Introduction to Computer Science (Advanced) (3) | 3 | |
| Required | either | COMP125 | Fundamentals of Computer Science (3) | |
| or | COMP165 | Fundamentals of Computer Science (Advanced) (3) | 3 | |
| Required | either | MATH132 | Mathematics IA (Advanced) (3) | |
| or | MATH135 | Mathematics IA (3) | 3 | |
| 200 level | ||||
| Required | ISYS224 | Database Systems (3) | 3 | |
| Required | COMP225 | Algorithms and Data Structures (3) | 3 | |
| Required | ISYS227 | Requirements Analysis and Systems Design (3) | 3 | |
| Required | COMP229 | Object-Oriented Programming Practices (3) | 3 | |
| Required | LAW203 | Torts (3) | 3 | |
| Required | LAW204 | Contracts (3) | 3 | |
| Required | LAW208 | Law, Lawyers and Society (3) | 3 | |
| Required | LAW209 | Criminal Law and Procedure (3) | 3 | |
| Required | MATH237 | Mathematics IIC (3) | 3 | |
| Required | 3 cp from | COMP units | ||
| ISYS units | 3 | |||
| 300 level | ||||
| Required | LAW314 | Constitutional Law and Administration I (3) | 3 | |
| Required | LAW315 | Constitutional Law and Administration II (3) | 3 | |
| Required | LAW316 | Property in Law and Equity I (3) | 3 | |
| Required | LAW317 | Property in Law and Equity II (3) | 3 | |
| Required | one of | COMP340 | Systems Engineering Project (4) | |
| COMP345 | Software Engineering Project (4) | |||
| ISYS346 | Information Systems Project (4) | 4 | ||
| Required | 12 cp from | COMP300-COMP351, ISYS300-ISYS360, ELEC342, ELEC345 | 12 | |
| 400 level | ||||
| Required | LAW405 | Remedies (4) | 4 | |
| Required | LAW406 | Business Organisations (4) | 4 | |
| 500 level | ||||
| Required | LAW500 | Litigation (4) | 4 | |
| Required | 32 cp from | 400- or 500-level LAW units | 32 | |
| Electives | ||||
| Balance of credit points required | 0 | |||
| TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM | 120 | |||