About the course

Computer systems and computer system architectures provide critical resources for modern computing environments. This ranges from resources for generally purpose user application programming, to highly specialised real time embedded development environments. By gaining a deep understanding of these systems a developer can produce robust and high performing implementations. Gaining such and understanding also facilitates the exploration of better ways of providing these fundamental resources. This specialisation focuses on computer systems including their use, architecture, design, implementation, and limitations.

　　Depending on the chosen courses, students will learn about: concurrency and the design and implementation of concurrent programs, synchronisation approaches, operating system design, memory management, process scheduling, files systems, network layers and protocols including datalink, network, and transport layer protocols and their performance, modelling and simulation and the limitations and design of such systems, numerical calculation, developing algorithms and implementing code that yields good performance on high-performance architectures, database design methods, database query processing and optimization, and transaction and security management in a relational database management system. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 4 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (February), 2024	Canberra
Semester 2 (July), 2024	Canberra
Semester 1 (February), 2025	Canberra
Semester 2 (July), 2025	Canberra
Semester 1 (February), 2026	Canberra
Semester 2 (July), 2026	Canberra

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for The Australian National University

Applicants who complete a recognised secondary/senior secondary/post-secondary/tertiary sequence of study will be assessed on the basis of an equivalent selection rank that is calculated upon application.

　　International Baccalaureate - 31

　　Academic IELTS - An overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component of the test.

　　TOEFL PBT - A score of 570 with a TWE score of 4.5

　　TOEFL iBT - An overall score of 80, with a minimum of 20 in Reading and Writing and 18 in Speaking and Listening

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

Application deadline:

This date isn’t available – speak to an IDP counsellor to get detailed information.

　　

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at The Australian National University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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