Bachelor of Information Technology

You'll learn in purpose-built, industry-leading facilities crafted to reflect genuine workplaces. From our Big Data Visualisation and Cisco Networking Labs to our virtual and augmented reality, gamification and robotics labs, as well as our new Cyber Range, you will have ample opportunity to enhance your learning through cutting-edge technology to graduate industry ready.

You'll learn from world-class researchers and lecturers who have used satellites to detect bushfires from space, worked with government to protect national cyber assets, and predicted the outcome of federal elections using big data.

Ignite your future by harnessing cutting-edge technology that drives innovation and opens doors to exciting career opportunities. With this degree, you'll achieve a high level of core IT technical knowledge and a major specialisation, ensuring you're prepared for a career across a vast number of roles in this constantly expanding industry.

Industry and expert connections

• What makes our IT degree stand out is the opportunity to put what you learn in the classroom into practice through industry experience. From working in start-ups to large corporations, these opportunities are often a stepping-stone into future employment. You may have the opportunity for paid industry experience through our App Factory, where students work with real clients to develop apps to meet their business needs.
• We also have a wide range of industry contacts and partnerships that help you build your professional network. Our Industry Advisory Board, which includes members such as IBM and Suncorp, ensures that our degree is focused on what employers are looking for and provides our students opportunities to meet and learn from industry-leading professionals.

Graduate outcomes

• Depending on your major, you may find a job as a systems analyst, business analyst, software developer, database administrator, systems administrator, network and security administrator, network architect, technical writer, web developer, app developer, game developer, computer engineer, educator or researcher. You'll be prepared for a career in commerce, industry, corporate IT, government or private consulting.

Majors

• Information Systems and Business Analysis
• Networks and Cyber Security
• Software Development
• Data Analytics and IoT (Internet of Things)

Flexibility

• Take control of your time - This degree has intakes in Trimester 1, 2 and 3. So, whenever you're ready to study, we're ready to get you started.

Global Mobility

• An array of inspiring overseas study opportunities, ranging from a few weeks to a year, are available for students in this degree. Find out more about going global at Griffith.

Professional recognition
Graduates are eligible to apply to join the Australian Computer Society as full members.

• Griffith University has accreditation from the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) and graduating Bachelor of Information Technology students with the Information Systems major will have commenced their preparation for industry certification from the IIBA.
• Those Bachelor of Information Technology students graduating with the Networks and Security major will be ready to undertake industry network certification.

Attendance information

• This degree is offered full-time and part-time at the Nathan and Gold Coast campuses and online. You may choose to study courses on-campus, online or a combination of modes to suit your requirements. You may also choose to study courses at other campuses if or where the program structure allows.
• If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE). The recommended study load for international student in each compulsory trimester is 40CP.

Work-integrated learning
Enrich your employability

• Unleash your creativity in our App Factory studio and work on real software solutions for clients. Receive expert guidance and get paid to learn new techniques and professional work skills. From mobile app development to machine learning, App Factory will set you up for the future. Find out more.
• You'll complete a 20 credit point Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course in your final year. WIL placements, internships and projects offer you the opportunity to learn in an industry setting, engage with professionals and ask questions to help your learning. These experiences are an ideal chance to put theory into practice and earn credit towards your degree. WIL has been designed to integrate students into the workplace through the completion of industry-based work, which is designed to benefit both the student and the industry partner. With placement, students are placed with an industry partner where students attend their placement 2 days a week to produce deliverable(s) for that organisation. With a team project, students are assigned into a team to work on a project from an industry partner. With either choice, students use their placement or team project to demonstrate independent and learning on the job.
• When you graduate, set yourself up for success with Cyber Studio, open to all our IT alumni who want to work in the cyber security and IT industries. Get a head start on your career and find new opportunities through events, short courses, bootcamps and paid internships.

My career opportunities
Key employment sectors

• Computer security
• IT support
• Software
• Information Systems architecture design

Potential job outcomes

• IT support manager
• Software developer
• Software engineer
• Network designer
• Business analyst