Unit information
- Unit code
- IFN551
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- School/Discipline
- School of Computer Science
- Study area
- Science
- Credit points
- 6
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Previous study requirements
- Anti-requisites
- IFN503
- Equivalents
- IFQ551
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