Bachelor of Science [BPQ02] : Handbook 2026 : The University of Western Australia

Students should ensure they review the Course Structure information provided on the Course Details page for their Bachelor’s Degree. It is essential that students complete any Foundation units identified in that information at the earliest available opportunity in their studies. For those degrees which do not identify any Foundation Units, the necessary fundamental knowledge is incorporated within each degree specific major in your course. Where Foundation units are identified, they are essential and are chosen to provide fundamental knowledge which will assist you throughout the remainder of your studies. In some cases these foundation units are also essential prerequisites to enable you to undertake required units within your chosen majors, so these units should always be completed as early as possible in your course.

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Course overview

Description: The Bachelor of Science teaches understanding, reasoning and improving the natural world through systematic observation, experimentation, modelling and calculation. A quality education in science from UWA will equip students with attributes that are highly valued and sought after by a diverse range of employers around the globe, and provides the opportunity to harness the skills and knowledge necessary to make a real contribution to the global challenges facing humanity.
Course title: Bachelor of Science
Award abbreviation: BSc
Course code: BPQ02
Course type: Bachelor's course (India)
Status: Current / 2026
Administered by: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education

Course details

Intake periods: Beginning of year and mid-year
Attendance type: Full- or part-time
Delivery mode: Internal
Locations offered: India - Chennai
Domestic fee type: Domestic (India)
Course Coordinator(s): TBA
Fees: Visit the fees calculator.

Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.

No study plans found for this course. Check your chosen major, see study plans or contact your student advising office for more information.

Specialisations

Course structure

Key to availability of units:

N/A: not available in 2026 – may be available in 2027 or 2028

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Mumbai students will be able to choose from:

1) A major in Computer Science with a minor in Data Science [Computer Science (MJD-CMPSC) / Data Science (MJD-DATSC)]

2) A major in Data Science with a minor in Computer Science [Data Science (MJD-DATSC) / Computer Science (MJD-CMPSC)]

3) A major in Cybersecurity with a minor in Computer Science [Cybersecurity (MJD-CYBER) / Computer Science (MJD-CMPSC)]

1) Computer Science (MJD-CMPSC) / Data Science (MJD-DATSC)

Year 1

Take all units (24 points):

1: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	BUSQ1104	Business Communication for Change, Influence and Impact	Incompatibility BUSN1104 Business Communication for Change, Influence and Impact	Up to 3 hours per week
India Semester 1	CITQ1003	Introduction to Cybersecurity	Incompatibility CITS1003 Introduction to Cybersecurity	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Workshop/Practicals: 2-hours per week
India Semester 1	CITQ1401	Computational Thinking with Python	Incompatibility CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week; workshops: 1 hour per week
India Semester 1	ECOQ1101	Microeconomics: Prices and Markets	Incompatibility ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week

Year 2

Take all units (24 points):

2: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	CITQ1402	Relational Database Management Systems	Incompatibility CITS1402 Relational Database Management Systems	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	ECOQ1102	Macroeconomics: Money and Finance	Incompatibility ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/A	PHIQ1001	Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy	Incompatibility PHIL1001 Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy	3 hours per week
N/A	STAQ1400	Statistics for Science	Incompatibility STAT1400 Statistics for Science	Lectures: 3-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week

Take all units (24 points):

3: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	CITQ2002	Systems Programming	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python Incompatibility CITS2002 Systems Programming	Lectures: 3-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week
N/A	CITQ2200	Data Structures and Algorithms	Incompatibility CITS2200 Data Structures and Algorithms	61 (lectures: 26 hours; practical classes: 11 hours; labs: 24 hours)
N/A	ECOQ2233	Microeconomics: Policy and Applications	Prerequisites Successful completion of ECOQ1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets Incompatibility ECON2233 Microeconomics: Policy and Applications	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/A	STAQ2401	Analysis of Experiments	Incompatibility STAT2401 Analysis of Experiments	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week

Year 3

Take all units (24 points):

4: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ2005	Object Oriented Programming	Incompatibility CITS2005 Object Oriented Programming	Lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: 2 hours per week;
N/A	CITQ2211	Discrete Structures	Incompatibility CITS2211 Discrete Structures	Lectorials: 2-hours per week
N/A	CITQ2402	Introduction to Data Science	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python Incompatibility CITS2402 Introduction to Data Science	lectures: 2 x 1 hour per week; laboratory: 1 x 2 hours per week.
N/A	STAQ2402	Analysis of Observations	Incompatibility STAT2402 Analysis of Observations	Lectures: 3-hours per week; Computer Labs: 2-hours per week; Workshops: 1-hour per week

Take all units (24 points):

5: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ3001	Advanced Algorithms	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3001 Advanced Algorithms	lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3002	Computer Networks	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2002 Systems Programming Incompatibility CITQ3002 Computer Networks	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3401	Data Warehousing	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python and CITQ1402 Relational Database Management Systems Incompatibility CITS3401 Data Warehousing	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3403	Agile Web Development	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITQ2002 Systems Programming Incompatibility CITS3403 Agile Web Development	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week

Year 4

Take all units (24 points):

6: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ3011	Intelligent Agents	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3011 Intelligent Agents	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 3 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3200	Professional Computing	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python and CITQ2002 Systems Programming or CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3200 Professional Computing	74 (lectures: 10-hours; project mentor sessions: 4-hours; project: 60-hours)
N/A	STAQ3064	Statistical Learning	Prerequisites Successful completion of STAQ2401 Analysis of Experiments and STAQ2402 Analysis of Observations Incompatibility STAT3064 Statistical Learning	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Laboratory: 2-hours per week
N/A	STAQ3405	Introduction to Bayesian Computing and Statistics	Prerequisites Successful completion of STAQ2401 Analysis of Experiments and STAQ2402 Analysis of Observations Incompatibility STAT3405 Introduction to Bayesian Computing and Statistics	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Computer Labs: 2-hours per week

2) Data Science (MJD-DATSC) / Computer Science (MJD-CMPSC)

Year 1

Take all units (24 points):

1: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	BUSQ1104	Business Communication for Change, Influence and Impact	Incompatibility BUSN1104 Business Communication for Change, Influence and Impact	Up to 3 hours per week
India Semester 1	CITQ1003	Introduction to Cybersecurity	Incompatibility CITS1003 Introduction to Cybersecurity	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Workshop/Practicals: 2-hours per week
India Semester 1	CITQ1401	Computational Thinking with Python	Incompatibility CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week; workshops: 1 hour per week
India Semester 1	ECOQ1101	Microeconomics: Prices and Markets	Incompatibility ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week

Year 2

Take all units (24 points):

2: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	CITQ1402	Relational Database Management Systems	Incompatibility CITS1402 Relational Database Management Systems	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	ECOQ1102	Macroeconomics: Money and Finance	Incompatibility ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/A	PHIQ1001	Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy	Incompatibility PHIL1001 Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy	3 hours per week
N/A	STAQ1400	Statistics for Science	Incompatibility STAT1400 Statistics for Science	Lectures: 3-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week

Take all units (24 points):

3: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	CITQ2002	Systems Programming	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python Incompatibility CITS2002 Systems Programming	Lectures: 3-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week
N/A	CITQ2200	Data Structures and Algorithms	Incompatibility CITS2200 Data Structures and Algorithms	61 (lectures: 26 hours; practical classes: 11 hours; labs: 24 hours)
N/A	ECOQ2233	Microeconomics: Policy and Applications	Prerequisites Successful completion of ECOQ1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets Incompatibility ECON2233 Microeconomics: Policy and Applications	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/A	STAQ2401	Analysis of Experiments	Incompatibility STAT2401 Analysis of Experiments	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week

Year 3

Take all units (24 points):

4: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ2005	Object Oriented Programming	Incompatibility CITS2005 Object Oriented Programming	Lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: 2 hours per week;
N/A	CITQ2211	Discrete Structures	Incompatibility CITS2211 Discrete Structures	Lectorials: 2-hours per week
N/A	CITQ2402	Introduction to Data Science	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python Incompatibility CITS2402 Introduction to Data Science	lectures: 2 x 1 hour per week; laboratory: 1 x 2 hours per week.
N/A	STAQ2402	Analysis of Observations	Incompatibility STAT2402 Analysis of Observations	Lectures: 3-hours per week; Computer Labs: 2-hours per week; Workshops: 1-hour per week

Take all units (24 points):

5: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ3001	Advanced Algorithms	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3001 Advanced Algorithms	lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3002	Computer Networks	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2002 Systems Programming Incompatibility CITQ3002 Computer Networks	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3401	Data Warehousing	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python and CITQ1402 Relational Database Management Systems Incompatibility CITS3401 Data Warehousing	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3403	Agile Web Development	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITQ2002 Systems Programming Incompatibility CITS3403 Agile Web Development	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week

Year 4

Take all units (24 points):

6: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ3011	Intelligent Agents	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3011 Intelligent Agents	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 3 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3200	Professional Computing	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python and CITQ2002 Systems Programming or CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3200 Professional Computing	74 (lectures: 10-hours; project mentor sessions: 4-hours; project: 60-hours)
N/A	STAQ3064	Statistical Learning	Prerequisites Successful completion of STAQ2401 Analysis of Experiments and STAQ2402 Analysis of Observations Incompatibility STAT3064 Statistical Learning	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Laboratory: 2-hours per week
N/A	STAQ3405	Introduction to Bayesian Computing and Statistics	Prerequisites Successful completion of STAQ2401 Analysis of Experiments and STAQ2402 Analysis of Observations Incompatibility STAT3405 Introduction to Bayesian Computing and Statistics	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Computer Labs: 2-hours per week

3) Cybersecurity (MJD-CYBER) / Computer Science (MJD-CMPSC)

Year 1

Take all units (24 points):

1: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	BUSQ1104	Business Communication for Change, Influence and Impact	Incompatibility BUSN1104 Business Communication for Change, Influence and Impact	Up to 3 hours per week
India Semester 1	CITQ1003	Introduction to Cybersecurity	Incompatibility CITS1003 Introduction to Cybersecurity	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Workshop/Practicals: 2-hours per week
India Semester 1	CITQ1401	Computational Thinking with Python	Incompatibility CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week; workshops: 1 hour per week
India Semester 1	ECOQ1101	Microeconomics: Prices and Markets	Incompatibility ECON1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week

Year 2

Take all units (24 points):

2: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	CITQ1402	Relational Database Management Systems	Incompatibility CITS1402 Relational Database Management Systems	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	ECOQ1102	Macroeconomics: Money and Finance	Incompatibility ECON1102 Macroeconomics: Money and Finance	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/A	PHIQ1001	Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy	Incompatibility PHIL1001 Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy	3 hours per week
N/A	STAQ1400	Statistics for Science	Incompatibility STAT1400 Statistics for Science	Lectures: 3-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week

Take all units (24 points):

3: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
India Semester 1	CITQ2002	Systems Programming	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python Incompatibility CITS2002 Systems Programming	Lectures: 3-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week
N/A	CITQ2200	Data Structures and Algorithms	Incompatibility CITS2200 Data Structures and Algorithms	61 (lectures: 26 hours; practical classes: 11 hours; labs: 24 hours)
N/A	ECOQ2233	Microeconomics: Policy and Applications	Prerequisites Successful completion of ECOQ1101 Microeconomics: Prices and Markets Incompatibility ECON2233 Microeconomics: Policy and Applications	lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
N/A	STAQ2401	Analysis of Experiments	Incompatibility STAT2401 Analysis of Experiments	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week

Year 3

Take all units (24 points):

4: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ2005	Object Oriented Programming	Incompatibility CITS2005 Object Oriented Programming	Lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: 2 hours per week;
N/A	CITQ2006	Defensive Cybersecurity	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1003 Introduction to Cybersecurity and CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python Incompatibility CITS2006 Defensive Cybersecurity	Lectures 2 hours per week, Workshop/Practicals 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ2211	Discrete Structures	Incompatibility CITS2211 Discrete Structures	Lectorials: 2-hours per week
N/A	CITQ2402	Introduction to Data Science	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python Incompatibility CITS2402 Introduction to Data Science	lectures: 2 x 1 hour per week; laboratory: 1 x 2 hours per week.

Take all units (24 points):

5: India Semester One

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ3001	Advanced Algorithms	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3001 Advanced Algorithms	lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3002	Computer Networks	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2002 Systems Programming Incompatibility CITQ3002 Computer Networks	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3401	Data Warehousing	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python and CITQ1402 Relational Database Management Systems Incompatibility CITS3401 Data Warehousing	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3403	Agile Web Development	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python or CITQ2002 Systems Programming Incompatibility CITS3403 Agile Web Development	Lectures: 2-hours per week; Laboratories: 2-hours per week

Year 4

Take all units (24 points):

6: India Semester Two

Availability	Unit code	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	CITQ3006	Penetration Testing	Prerequisites 12 points CITQ units Incompatibility CITS3006 Penetration Testing	lectures: 2 hours per week; laboratories: 2 hours per week.
N/A	CITQ3007	Secure Coding	Prerequisites 12 points CITQ units Incompatibility CITS3007 Secure Coding	lectures: 2 hours per week; laboratories: 2 hours per week.
N/A	CITQ3011	Intelligent Agents	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3011 Intelligent Agents	lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 3 hours per week
N/A	CITQ3200	Professional Computing	Prerequisites Successful completion of CITQ1401 Computational Thinking with Python and CITQ2002 Systems Programming or CITQ2200 Data Structures and Algorithms Incompatibility CITS3200 Professional Computing	74 (lectures: 10-hours; project mentor sessions: 4-hours; project: 60-hours)

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

UWA Handbook 2026