Foundation Studies Program Accelerated (Computer Science /IT), Leading to Bachelor of Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence Kaplan Group - The University of Adelaide College - Melbourne Campus, Australia

Foundation Studies Program Accelerated
Our Foundation Studies Program provides you with a pathway to follow your dreams of studying business, IT, engineering, medicine, nursing and much more at the University of Adelaide. If your qualifications need a boost, we are here for you!

Program Benefits

• For students studying in Adelaide, once you achieve your required progression score, you are guaranteed entry to your packaged degree, and, for most bachelor’s degrees, you won’t need to provide any further English language evidence.
• For students studying in Melbourne, after completing your Foundation Studies Program, you will continue your pathway studies as a University of Adelaide College student undertaking a Degree Transfer Program.
• We will ensure that you understand all the additional entry requirements for dentistry, oral health, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and veterinary science.
• The University will issue you a packaged Confirmation of Enrolment for the entire duration of study at the College and the University.
• You will be flexible in studying a standard (34 teaching weeks) or accelerated (31 teaching weeks) Foundation Studies Program. In addition to weekly class attendance, students are also expected to complete 20-25 hours per week of independent learning.

Leading to: Bachelor of Information Technology
Demand for professionals with exceptional IT design and management skills is rising. And our new Bachelor of Information Technology puts you squarely in employers’ sights.

What will you do?
The degree is taught within a faculty ranked 48 in the world for computer science and engineering^. Leveraging the University’s strong industry links and world-class research, it features an emphasis on systems and business approaches, and design thinking. Majors are offered in either Cyber Security or Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

In addition to gaining a broad, application-based understanding of computer and information sciences, you’ll develop skills in:

• Evaluating and using IT methods, tools and processes in real-world contexts, complemented by the ability to integrate new and emerging technology
• Applying systems-thinking principles to manage and develop well-structured, maintainable and safe technological solutions
• Designing, making and studying large-scale distributed software systems, including parallel, mobile and cloud-based
• Advanced critical and independent thinking, and interpersonal communication.

Major: Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence major will allow you to learn from academics within the Institute of Machine Learning, driving the fourth industrial revolution. You will learn how to design, develop, and analyse software systems to perform tasks requiring human intelligence such as: self-driving cars, robotic vision, machine learning, and image recognition.

With advanced knowledge and skills in this exciting field, you could play a leading role as an engineer working in: artificial intelligence and machine learning; computer vision; business intelligence; or research and development.