Bachelor Of Information Technology

Designed to help you build our digital future, La Trobe's Bachelor of Information Technology equips you with skills across programming, networking, databases, systems analysis and design, and project management.

Along with building a strong set of core IT skills you can choose to major in one of several areas aligned to future industry growth including artificial intelligence, cloud analytics, cybersecurity, network engineering or information systems.

Broaden your knowledge and capabilities further through a wide range of electives. Combine your core IT skills with business, social sciences, humanities, web engineering, computer technology, security and information systems analysis subjects.

Plus you could develop a software program of your own, which you could present at the annual Engineering and IT Showcase to potential employers.

With industry-based projects and CISCO certification embedded in the course, you'll receive professional mentoring opportunities as you build career ready skills.

You'll also gain access to our expert research centres, including the Centre for Technology Infusion and our state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab for the Internet of Things – developed in collaboration with Microsoft and CISCO.

Bachelor of Information Technology intended learning outcomes

• Apply information technology knowledge and skills, and critical thinking to find practical and innovative solutions for industry problem

• Evaluate the suitability of information technology to develop and implement appropriate solutions

• Work effectively both autonomously and in collaboration with others to complete information technology projects to professional standards

• Apply awareness of the ethical and cultural values to shape the complex professional work of information technology professional

• Apply well-developed skills in information technology to find sustainable solutions across diverse business environments

• Engage diverse audiences to explain and present ideas and build influential relationships.

• Apply standards, methods, tools and applications relevant to a specialist information technology area to make appropriate decisions.

Bachelor of Information Technology career opportunities

After you graduate, you could work across almost any sector – including technology, communications, education, finance, government, healthcare and energy.

Possible roles include:

• Network administrator

  • Develop, install and provide maintenance support across network and computer systems including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), network segments, intranets and other data communication systems.

• Web developer

  • Design, build and maintain websites using both creative and technical skills to continuously improve safety, performance, usability and capacity.

• Network architect

  • Plan and build data communication networks to provide both local and global connections. Analyse and implement new technologies and provide solutions to maintain and improve technical infrastructure.

• Software developer or programmer

  • Design, test and develop software to meet user needs. Write code for programs and applications that adapt and respond to changing business requirements.

• Machine learning engineer

  • Use data science to design and develop machine learning systems that perform statistical analysis and help to drive innovation in artificial intelligence.

• Systems analyst

  • Analyse software, hardware and information systems to ensure they're appropriate for the business or client and help to develop and improve these systems and workflows.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Information Technology is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). Graduates of the Bachelor of Information Technology may apply for membership with the ACS.

Membership may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.