If English is not your first language or was not the medium of instruction in your secondary or tertiary studies, you are required to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language by achieving a prescribed level in an approved English examination or test before you can receive a full offer of a place.
IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest
TOEFL internet-based score: Total score 82 (Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13)
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 58 overall; No communication skills less than 50
Your English language proficiency test must be no more than two years old at the time of your commencement at Western Sydney University.
Today, to implement technology, practising professionals need to not only have knowledge and skills in information and communications technology, but they also need to understand the context in which computer technology can best be selected, applied and implemented. Within the Bachelor of Information Systems (B Info Sys) at Western Sydney University, you will learn how to plan, develop and integrate applications and information systems into a global business environment. You will also carry out a project with the professional experience unit here you will need to demonstrate that you can design and develop an information system solution that can solve a real community/business based problem. To graduate from this course, you will be required to complete 24 units, 16 of which are the core units outlined on the following page. The remaining 8 units are electives, which you can use to complete a major or sub major.
Today, practising professionals need to not only have knowledge and skills in computing, they also need to understand the context in which computer technology is applied in society, and be able to work collaboratively with people in all sorts of professions and industries. The Bachelor Information Systems degree integrates closely the applications of computing and information systems in a global business environment. You will work with organisations to design, develop, deploy and manage information systems through the application of computing technology. This course will help you carry out a real-life project where you will need to demonstrate you can design and develop an information system that solves a community-based problem.
The Bachelor of Information Systems is accredited with the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at Professional Level.
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As a graduate of the Bachelor of Information Systems you can look forward to opportunities as a:
Information Systems Manager
Mobile Applications Developer
Game Developer
Computer Network Professional
Database Administrator
Web Systems Designer / Developer
OSHC: 530 ($) AUD per year
