Unit information
- Unit code
- IFN554
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- School/Discipline
- School of Information Systems
- Study area
- Science
- Credit points
- 6
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Previous study requirements
- Prerequisites
- (Admission to IN20 or IN18 or IN19 or IN23 or IN27 or IN26 or BS11 or KC88 or IV53 or IV55 or IV56 or IV58) or (192cps in SV03 or MV05 or BV06 or EV08).
- Equivalents
- IFQ554
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