Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (GDipCompSc) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2018

Graduate Dip in Computer Science

A student is required to obtain - For the GCCompSc, 8 units from the MCompSc List, comprising -

  1. 8 units from Parts A & B

For the GDipCompSc, 16 units from the MCompSc List, comprising -
  1. at least 8 units from Parts A or C;
  2. and the balance from electives being courses from Part A or B or C or other courses approved by the Executive Dean.

For the 16 units MCompSc, 16 units from the MCompSc List, comprising -
  1. at least 12 units from Part A and C, with at least 6 units from Part A1 and 4 units from Part C; and
  2. the balance from electives being courses from Part A or B or C or other courses approved by the Executive Dean

For the 24 units MCompSc, 24 units from the MCompSc List, comprising -
  1. at least 16 units from Part A and C, including at least 6 units from Part A1 and at least 4 units from Part C; and
  2. the balance from electives being courses from Part A or B or C or other courses approved by the Executive Dean.

Part A

Part A1

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP7402 2 Compilers and Interpreters
COMP7500 2 Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures
COMP7703 2 Machine Learning
COMS7200 2 Computer Networks II
COMS7410 2 Communication Systems
COMS7507 2 Advanced Computer and Network Security
CSSE7014 2 Distributed Computing
CSSE7411 2 Advanced Embedded Systems
CSSE7610 2 Concurrency: Theory and Practice
CSSE7630 2 Principles of Program Analysis
CSSE7640 2 Formal Modelling and Verification
DECO7450 2 Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
INFS7203 2 Data Mining
INFS7205 2 Advanced Techniques for High Dimensional Data
INFS7410 2 Information Retrieval and Web Search [1]

Courses offered on an occasional basis -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP7000 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 7A
COMP7001 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 7B
CSSE7080 2 Advanced Topics in Computer Systems A
CSSE7081 2 Advanced Topics in Computer Systems B
CSSE7090 2 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering A
CSSE7091 2 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering B

Part A2

Course Code Units Course Title
ENGG7000 2 Systems Engineering
ENGG7020 2 Systems Safety Engineering
ENGG7800 2 Engineering Project Management
ENGG7811 2 Research Methods

Part B

Course Code Units Course Title
BISM7255 2 Business Information Systems Analysis and Design
COMP7308 2 Operating Systems Architecture
COMP7505 2 Algorithms & Data Structures
COMP7702 2 Artificial Intelligence
COMS7003 2 Information Security
COMS7201 2 Computer Networks I
COSC7502 2 High-Performance Computing
CSSE7001 2 The Software Process
CSSE7100 2 Reasoning about Programs
CSSE7301 2 Embedded Systems Design & Interfacing
DECO7350 2 Social & Mobile Computing
INFS7202 2 Web Information Systems
INFS7208 2 Cloud Computing
INFS7907 2 Advanced Database Systems

Part C

Course Code Units Course Title
[ COMP7801 4 Computer Science Research Project [2]
[ or
[ COMP7802 4 Computer Science Research Project [3]

Courses offered on an occasional basis

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP7840 4 Computer Science Research Project [4]
COMP7860 6 Computer Science Research Project [4]
COMP7861 6 Computer Science Research Project [2]
COMP7862 6 Computer Science Research Project [3]
COMP7880 8 Computer Science Research Project [4]
COMP7881 8 Computer Science Research Project [2]
COMP7882 8 Computer Science Research Project [3]

End notes

  • [1] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.
  • [2] Code for student in year courses commencing in sem 1. Students must re-enrol in the same code in sem 2.
  • [3] Code for student in year courses commencing in sem 2. Students must re-enrol in the same code in sem 1 the following year.
  • [4] Code for students completing the course in one semester.