Qualification regulations for the Bachelor of Information Sciences

Qualification Regulations

Part I

These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes and Regulations of the University including General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, and Graduate Certificates.

Part II

Admission

1. Admission to the Degree of Bachelor of Information Sciences requires that the candidate will meet the University admission requirements as specified.

Qualification requirements

2. Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Information Sciences shall follow a flexible programme of study, which shall consist of courses totalling at least 360 credits, comprising:

(a) not more than 165 credits at 100 level;

(b) at least 75 credits at 300 level;

and including:

(d) at least one major or joint major;

(e) attending field trips, workshops, tutorials and laboratories as required.

3. Candidates who, in the opinion of the Academic Board, have passed with sufficient merit an NZQF recognised Level 6 diploma in a relevant subject, or equivalent, may be granted specified or unspecified credit not exceeding a total of 240 credits. The credit granted will be determined by Academic Board after taking into account the areas of study, the quantum of study and the standard of pass attained.

4. Candidates who, in the opinion of the Academic Board, have passed with sufficient merit an NZQF recognised Level 5 diploma in a relevant subject, or equivalent, may be granted specified or unspecified credit not exceeding a total of 60 credits. The credit granted will be determined by Academic Board after taking into account the areas of study, the quantum of study and the standard of pass attained.

Specialisations

5. Candidates may complete a major by fulfilling the requirements for a major or joint major as set out in Schedule B for the Qualification.

6. Majors available are: Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology and Information Systems.

7. Joint Major available is Software Engineering.

8. Candidates may complete a double major in the qualification subject to the following:

(a) the qualification requirements regarding core courses are met;

(b) the requirements of both majors are met.

(c) Notwithstanding Regulation 8(b), candidates completing a double major are required to complete a capstone course from one of the majors; the other capstone course may be waived.

(d) A joint major may not be included as part of a double major.

9. Candidates may include a minor in the qualification subject to the following:

(a) the minor must be in a different subject area from the major;

(b) no course may be credited to both a major and a minor;

(c) the minor may be included from any undergraduate degree within the University for which recognised minors are specified;

(d) where the minor is from another undergraduate degree the regulations of that programme for the minor will apply.

10. Minors available within the Degree of Bachelor of Information Sciences are: Business, Computer Science, Data Science, Games Programming, Information Technology, and Information Systems; the requirements for which are specified in Schedule B for the Qualification.

Completion requirements

11. Any timeframes for completion as outlined in the General Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, Undergraduate Diplomas, Undergraduate Certificates, and Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates will apply.

12. Candidates may be graduated when they meet the Admission, Qualification and Academic requirements within the prescribed timeframes; candidates who do not meet the requirements for graduation may, subject to the approval of Academic Board, be awarded either the Certificate in Science and Technology or the Diploma in Science and Technology should they meet the relevant Qualification requirements.

Unsatisfactory academic progress

13. The general Unsatisfactory Academic Progress regulations will apply.

Transitional provisions

14. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion regulations and the Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I regulations for the degree, all candidates who commenced study towards the Bachelor of Information Sciences prior to 1 January 2020 may be permitted course substitution beyond the normal limits until the end of the 2024 academic year.

15. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion regulations and the Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I regulations for the degree, all candidates who commenced study towards the Bachelor of Information Sciences prior to 1 January 2022 will be permitted to substitute 159.171, if already completed, for 159.100 or 159.101, and 159.172, if already completed, for 159.102, until 31 December 2026.

16. Subject to any Maximum Time to Completion and the Abandonment of Studies provisions specified in the Part I regulations for the degree, candidates enrolled in the Bachelor of Information Sciences prior to 1 January 2024 may substitute 161122 if successfully completed for 297101. Candidates enrolled in the Information Technology, Software Engineering or Data Science Majors and/or the Data Science Minor prior to 1 January 2024 may substitute 158222 if successfully completed for 297201 and 158333 if successfully completed for 297301.

17. These transition arrangements expire 31 December 2028.

Schedule for the Bachelor of Information Sciences

Course planning key

Prerequisites: Courses that need to be completed before moving onto a course at the next level. For example, a lot of 200-level courses have 100-level prerequisite courses.
Corequisites: Courses that must be completed at the same time as another course are known as corequisite courses.
Restrictions: Some courses are restricted against each other because their content is similar. This means you can only choose one of the offered courses to study and credit to your qualification.

Key terms for course planning

Courses: Each qualification has its own specific set of courses. Some universities call these papers. You enrol in courses after you get accepted into Massey.
Course code: Each course is numbered using 6 digits. The fourth number shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
Credits: Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
Specialisations: Some qualifications let you choose what subject you'd like to specialise in. Your major or endorsement is what you will take the majority of your courses in.

Schedule A: Core courses

Choose 15 credits from

247112 Science and Sustainability for ICT 15

The pursuit of environmental sustainability is a complex societal issue. This is a problem-based course, where students will develop their critical thinking, communication and information literacy and management skills as they evaluate interdisciplinary approaches to the contemporary sustainability challenge of climate action. Students will explore the intersection of science and community through exemplars of partnership between research and Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) in the context of land, water and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Restrictions: 247177, 141111, 141112, 228111, 228112, 247155, 119155, 246102, 247111, 247113, 247114

Regulations for The Bachelor of Information Sciences - BInfSc