COMP8800 Advanced Computing Research Project
S1S212 units8000-level
COMP8800 is an Annual course (12+12) that must be completed twice, in consecutive semesters. This course requires students to conduct a substantial individual research project under academic supervision, with a formal thesis being submitted and presentation of a seminar or poster. This course will allow you to apply your Computer Science knowledge and skills in the planning and execution of your research project. This course provides you with the opportunity to deeply engage with the course content, drive your leaning, build skills and confidence in undertaking a research project.
- 2024S1 S2
- 2025S1 S2
- 2026S1 S2
- 2027S1 S2
Prerequisites in 2026
The handbook's wording is ambiguous; this is a person's reading of it
All of
One of
- enrolment in the Master of Computing (Advanced)
- enrolment in the Master of Machine Learning and Computer Vision
- COMP6445Computing Research Methodsor in the same semester
- 36 units of COMP courses
Why it's read this way: Programs first, then every "AND have" clause applies. The GPA of 6 and the permission code can't be checked here and are caveats.
The handbook also asks for something this site can't check (a permission code, a GPA, group membership or "equivalent" study). Read the original below.
Incompatible with COMP8715, COMP8830: you can't count both.
The handbook's wording, and when it changed
To enrol in this course you must: be enrolled in the Master of Computing (Advanced) AND have completed COMP6445 AND COMP6442 AND COMP8260 AND recieve a permission code by completing the steps listed on Enrolling in student projects and having submitted the Student Project Registration Form OR be enrolled in the Master of Machine and Computer Learning AND have completed ( COMP6710 OR COMP6730 ) AND ( COMP6250 OR COMP8260 ) AND have completed OR be currently enrolled in COMP6445 AND receive a permission code by completing the steps listed on Enrolling in student projects and having submitted the Student Project Registration Form Incompatible with COMP8715 . You also need to have a signed 'Independent Study contract' with a supervisor before the start of the semester in which you plan to start your project.
To enrol in this course you must: be enrolled in the Master of Computing (Advanced) AND have successfully completed COMP6445 AND COMP6442 AND ( COMP6250 OR COMP8260 ) AND have a GPA equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated AND receive a permission code by completing the steps listed on Enrolling in student projects and having submitted the Student Project Registration Form OR be enrolled in the Master of Machine and Computer Learning AND have completed ( COMP6710 OR COMP6730 ) AND ( COMP6250 OR COMP8260 ) AND have a GPA equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated AND have completed OR be currently enrolled in COMP6445 AND receive a permission code by completing the steps listed on Enrolling in student projects and having submitted the Student Project Registration Form Incompatible with COMP8715 .
To enrol in this course you must: be enrolled in the Master of Computing (Advanced) OR Master of Machine Learning and Computer Vision AND have completed or be currently enrolled in COMP6445 AND have completed ( COMP8280 or COMP8260 or COMP6250 ) AND have completed 36 units of COMP courses AND have a GPA of 6 out of 7 AND receive a permission code by completing the steps listed on Enrolling in student projects and having submitted the Student Project Registration Form. Incompatible with COMP8715 and COMP8830 .
What it leads to in 2026
No course names COMP8800 in its 2026 prerequisites.