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Bachelor of Information Technology

Unleashing career dreams

Program code

1538

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

3 years full-time
6 years part-time (online only)

Credit points

240

Indicative fee

$38,500.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual fee

Entry requirements

6.5

IELTS (Academic) (more)

CRICOS code

003423G

Commencing in

Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and Trimester 3

Prerequisites

  • Nil

Assumed knowledge

  • English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3&4, C)
  • General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods (Units 3&4, C)

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About this program

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.

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.

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)
  • Information Technology

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.

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.

My attendance during the program

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).

Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of Absence

Taking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure.

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. Find out more.

My career opportunities

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

*Source: Australian Government Job Outlook

Program accreditation

Program accreditation

The Bachelor of Information Technology is accredited with the Australian Computer Society.

Professional recognition

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.

What are the fees?

International students

An International student is one who is not:

  • an Australian or New Zealand citizen or
  • a Pacific Engagement visa holder or
  • a person who has Australian permanent resident status.
Indicative annual tuition fee

The indicative annual tuition fee is calculated based on a standard full-time study load which is usually 80 credit points (two full-time trimesters).

The indicative annual tuition fee is based on current conditions and available data and should only be used as a guide. These fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change.

Tuition fees
  • An International student pays tuition fees.
  • Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
  • The tuition fee is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.

Program fees for the Bachelor of Information Technology (1538)

If the fee rate for your program is not displayed above, please contact Student Connect for assistance.

Changing programs

If an International student changes to a different program they will be subject to the approved program fee for the trimester in which they are enrolled.

Permanent resident status

If an undergraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will be provided with a domestic fee-paying place.

The student may then apply for a Commonwealth supported place at the next admission period provided that the student satisfies the conditions for transfer from a domestic fee-paying place to a Commonwealth supported place as set out in the Fees and Charges Procedure.

If a postgraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth supported place (subject to availability) or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.

If a research student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.

Further information