Difference between Computer Science and Information and Communication Technology?

[Engimal]

I'm enrolled to do a Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology next year at UTAS but I was wondering what the difference is between a BICT and doing computer science under a Bachelor of Science?

 

[John Dawh]

In context of UTAS:

Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology
http://www.utas.edu.au/computing-in...r-of-information-and-communication-technology

I see a mention of "Software Development Major" and "GCT Major" (Games and Creative Technology)

The wash-up: this is a software/coding degree

Cons
- A hard degree to do
- Ridiculous workload. Think in terms of law degree. Don't plan on any sleeping or partying if you want to do well in this degree unless you are one of the 2% who are natural coders.
- Software development is increasingly being outsourced to India and Eastern Europe. There will always be jobs, just less of them
- Software is not where the money is in IT

Pros
- If you love coding, this is for you
- It gives you a good understanding of programming and software development. Always useful.


computer science under a Bachelor of Science

Have you got any literature because from what i quickly read it looks like the same stuff, i.e. software



What course you probably should do

An IT degree that has a higher networking component. Why?

- More job opportunities
- More money
- More options

Go check out what Uni's in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide etc are offering.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

In essence, if you get a computer science degree you need to move to India to get a job. If you do an ICT degree, you need to move to the Philipines.

 

[Hammer#8]

From my understanding:

ICT - Is about applying and deploying computing technology to help an organisation or business achieve a task. This specialisation may look at such things as databases, websites, collaborating and collecting documentation (user requirements, system specs), business analysis, and some coding. Besides learning some of the underpinnings of software packages and applications, you may look at business scenarios, like the importance of ICT to a organisation, how much time and money was saved as a result.

Computer science - Is the theoretical study of computation. The far end of the disipline involves heavy theory where things like computational theory and algorithms are studied (about as far away from touching a computer as you get). A more broader overview of CS (towards the other end of the spectrum) may look at subject areas like operating systems, computer architecture, networks, artificial intelligence, data structures and databases. This subject disipline is likely to have lots of programming, since a lot of the material is best taught this way, and is a means to understanding the concepts.

I'm not sure what your major covers, but from what I would assume first year is pretty simila, and then second year and beyond is more specialised. Expect more project management and business oriented subjects for ICT.