Bachelor Of Information Technology

Course Overview

In our digital world, the information technology (IT) industry is central to the way we work, learn, play, communicate and socialise. Build a solid foundation for your future career with core IT skills suitable across multiple industries.

During Deakin’s Bachelor of Information Technology, you will gain the essential skills and experience required to embark on a career in IT, while developing specialist knowledge in an industry-relevant study area of your choosing.

This course will give you the opportunity to explore in areas like programming, networking, cyber security, entrepreneurship, innovation and user-centred design. You will undertake a specialised capstone project and access co-working spaces, enabling you to collaborate with like-minded peers and kickstart your own professional network. An honours year is available for high-achieving students interested in undertaking a focused research project.

The course offers you a range of industry-based learning opportunities to further develop your professional IT career, including hands-on practical experience in industry for eligible students. This practical experience enhances your future employment prospects for students without industry exposure, adding experience to your resume and developing your professional networks before graduation.

IT professionals play critical roles across a broad range of industries from health care, education and finance through to government, mining and agriculture. By studying information technology, you will enter a dynamic, innovation-driven industry with expansive employment opportunities.

Deakin’s Bachelor of Information Technology offers diverse majors and minors, so you can specialise in the area that interests you most and develop in-demand skills to pursue a range of careers.

We offer a combination of experiential learning and practical exposure, with access to industry-standard resources and world-class facilities. These include our $1.2 million Robotics and Internet of Things (RIoT) lab, dedicated cyber security labs, networking labs, and virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) labs.

Beyond the labs, you will have a range of industry-based learning opportunities, including an IT placement of a minimum of 100 hours. With this extensive hands-on industry experience, you will gain practical expertise and develop valuable professional networks, ensuring you graduate job ready.

Students undertaking capstone units will have the opportunity to develop solutions to real-world problems from industry and learn agile project management methods widely used across the industry.

Our past students have worked on capstone projects such as:

• medical: a mobile app that tracks pupil responses to light

• real estate: a mobile app to track your notes about properties you view

• transport: planning a bus trip with real-time data

• gaming: children’s computer game to build their resilience

• architecture: a virtual reality space to assess architecture student projects

• security: voice-activated passwords

• political: developed a secure online voting system

• wellbeing: virtual reality experience focusing on altering moods

• education: online student social network Study Buddy

• security: threat and assessment toolkit for cyber security.

Entry Requirements

Academic requirements

If you're currently studying Year 12, or completed Year 12 in the last two years, you will need to meet all the following criteria to be considered for admission to this degree:

Year 12 prerequisite subjects

• Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English EAL (English as an Additional Language) or at least 20 in English other than EAL

ATAR

• Senior Secondary Certificate of Education with an unadjusted ATAR of at least 50 or equivalent

English language proficiency requirements

To meet the English language proficiency requirements of this course, you will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:

• Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) English Units 3 and 4: Study score of 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 20 in any other English

• IELTS overall score of 6.0 (with no band score less than 6.0) or equivalent

• other evidence of English language proficiency (learn more about other ways to satisfy the requirements)

Admission criteria

Selection is based on a holistic consideration of your academic merit, work experience, likelihood of success, availability of places, participation requirements, regulatory requirements, and individual circumstances. You will need to meet the minimum course entry requirements to be considered for selection, but this does not guarantee admission.

Recognition of prior learning

The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations.

Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.