Unit information

Unit code
IFN509
Faculty
Faculty of Science
School/Discipline
School of Computer Science
Study area
Science
Credit points
12

Dates and locations

Teaching period Dates Locations
Semester 1, 2026 23 February 2026 - 19 June 2026 Gardens Point
Semester 2, 2026 20 July 2026 - 13 November 2026 Gardens Point
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Fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount
2026: $1,192
Domestic fee-paying student fee
2026: $4,116
International student fee (excluding study abroad students)
2026: $5,616
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Guide to fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount
For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens who study this unit:
  • as part of a QUT course and are eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
  • as a cross-institutional student who has a Commonwealth supported place at their home university.
Domestic fee-paying student fee
For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens, who study this unit:
  • as part of a QUT course and are not eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
  • as a cross-institutional student who does not have a Commonwealth supported place at their home university
  • as a single-unit study student.
International student fee
For international students who study this unit:
  • as part of a QUT course
  • as a cross-institutional student.

Previous study requirements

Prerequisites
(IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN582) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN15 or IN17 or EN72 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77) IFN554, IFQ554, IFN555 and IFQ555 or IFN581 or IFN582 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN509.
Anti-requisites
INN342, INN343
Equivalents
IFQ509
Assumed knowledge
Basic statistics functions

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites
To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites
You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites
To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents
You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge
We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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Study abroad and exchange

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