Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences/Bachelor of Business - AUT University

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Graduates with skills in both IT and business continue to be in great demand, especially given the growth in the e-commerce and strategic business IT management sectors. Graduates attain equal depth and strength of knowledge in both business and information technology, and so are particularly well-qualified for business analyst roles, roles in information technology management or as chief information officer.

Programme Code: AK3729
Level: 7
Points: 495
Duration: Four years full time / Equivalent part time
Venue: City Campus
Starting date: 3 March 2008 / 21 July 2008
Application deadline: 22 February 2008 / 11 July 2008

AUT encourages early application.
Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• University Entrance with19 NCEA credits in each of the Level 3 approved subjects or equivalent

Note: Entrance to university does not guarantee admission to a specific programme of study.

SPECIAL ADMISSION

Applicants over 20 years of age who do not hold a university entrance qualification (such as NCEA or CIE) may qualify for university entrance via Special Admission.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants for whom English or Māori is not their first language are required to provide proof of an acceptable pass/grade gained in an accepted English language test. 

THE KEY SKILLS YOU WILL ACQUIRE

A broad range of capabilities from both the Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences and Bachelor of Business that will prepare you for a variety of career options.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

With the conjoint degree you have the choice of following a technical computing or an information management career pathway. Other career paths lead towards a range of business roles, including business and data analyst positions as well as strategic business IT management.

FURTHER STUDIES

Master of Computer and Information Sciences
Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences (Honours)
Master of Business
Bachelor of Business (Honours)

PAPERS

Students learn the fundamentals of information technology and its applications to a range of domains. They are given an opportunity to enhance their skills and capabilities both in the technical and the business aspects of computer sciences and information systems and to develop specific discipline knowledge.

In BCIS, students may choose to specialise in one of five majors:

• Software development
• IT security
• Information Systems Science
• Net-centric computing
• Information Services

In BBus, students may choose to specialise in one of the majors (please see the Business web pages for more information) or take a double major:

• Accounting
• Advertising
• Business Economics
• Commercial Law
• eBusiness
• Finance
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Sales
• Tourism
• Human Resource Management and Employment Relations