Advanced Computing specialisation

50 points

Level 3: compulsory

• INFO20003 Database Systems

Level 3: pick 1

• COMP20003 Algorithms and Data Structures
• COMP20007 Design of Algorithms

Level 3: pick 2

• COMP30013 Advanced Studies in Computing
• COMP30019 Graphics and Interaction
• COMP30020 Declarative Programming
• INFO30006 Information Security and Privacy

Level 1 and 2: take these first

• COMP10002 Foundations of Algorithms

Where it can lead

What the Handbook says Advanced Computing leads to, with official job information from the Australian Government's Your Career site.

Related fields

Matched by subject area: the Handbook page doesn't name these jobs.

• ICT Security Specialist

Industries

software engineering, cybersecurity

Further study

• After the Bachelor of Science: Honours (depending on the major; see BH-SCI), graduate professional entry degrees (some with research training), and research higher degrees (masters/doctoral) after research training in Honours, a Postgraduate Diploma or a Masters.

Accreditation route: Australian Computer Society (ACS)

Counts towards ACS accreditation when taken with the Computing and Software Systems major.

Also complete one of these: Computing and Software Systems

From the Handbook · checked 2026-10-23

From the 2026 University of Melbourne Handbook. Check it before you enrol.