Duration | 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time |
Location | Brisbane and |
Next start term | Term 1, 2025 |
Internship | Yes |
Study mode | On Campus, Online |
Course code | CQ18 |
CRICOS | 003401C |
First-year fee | A$38,940 (Indicative) |
Overview
Kickstart your IT career with our Bachelor of Information Technology and benefit from real-world experience and the support of our experienced course leaders. Develop in-demand industry skills valued by employers through authentic learning experiences. Accredited by the Australian Computer Society and designed in consultation with industry, you can choose to major in Application Development, Business Analysis, or Cyber Security. Customise your studies further with a wide range of minors, offering depth in complementary disciplines and aligning with emerging IT fields to align with your career aspirations.
Within this highly practical degree, you'll develop a broad foundation of IT knowledge and skills, plus gain access to work-integrated learning opportunities that prepare you for a successful IT career. Designed with input from our industry partners, benefit from innovative, up-to-date and industry-relevant units, as well as in-built practical experiences.
During your studies, your core units will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of key IT and computer-based systems areas. From your second term, you will begin to study units from your chosen major. You also have the choice of a minor that complements your major and career aspirations which reflect emerging fields and industry demands within the IT sector are available.
Decide what suits you with either a project or internship in your final year. If you choose the capstone project unit, you'll enhance your collaboration skills in the production of project management artefacts typically required of a small-scale commercial project appropriate to your major. Alternatively, the internship allows you to gain real-world experience before you graduate and multiply your professional networks.
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The Bachelor of IT suits students who are really curious minded and passionate about technology.
This degree provides students with the opportunity to become a skilled, innovative and work-ready professional in the field of IT.
We have three majors, andwe make sure these majors are designed with consultation with the industry, so that when they get the experience they're actually work-ready for the real world.
We also evaluate our course curriculum almost every year and in consultation with industries because IT is developing and changing frequently.
All our units and subjects in the Bachelor of IT are accredited by ACS.
We make sure that our courses are designed according to the guidance and the instructions of SFIA. So that can be matched whenever they're applying for jobs and that matches their skill level.
The one thing that makes our bachelor very different is that we provide active and engaged industry placements to the students or do a capstone project.
We have partnerships and engagement with different kinds of industries like networking, database development software, software development industries…
We find every year they’re offered some jobs after the internship placement.
So, once they are doing either a capstone project or internship, they are applying the skills and knowledge they have learned, and completing the course successfully and in future careers, as well.
I gained the opportunity to do my placement with CQUniversity. This opportunity has given me the advantage of learning different skillsets from industry professionals.
As part of my placement, some of my activities consists of programming and analysing, testing, as part of the data management team.
My confidence improved by communicating with everyone and doing my programming languages, as I learn new programming skills every day.
We started a partnership with people who are in the Bachelor of Information Technology and as a part of that students would do a project within their degree.
But what we've found over the years is that these staff come and work with us and they really tend to be very good and motivated, and they essentially become part of the team.
For a student, there is a huge advantage to getting involved in these programs. When they come into the University, they're working on real-world projects and they're working in teams where other people have to perform.
As you go into your degree, it's not just about studying the content and the materials, but it's also about forming those connections and building up your soft skills as well.
My advice for students that want to study Bachelor of Information Technology is network with like-minded people and to take advantage of the work experience and placement offers outside or inside CQUniversity.
I'd like to advise the future IT students that is, be curious and be passionate about technology and if possible, have some basic mathematical backgrounds and that will be awesome if you have some basic programming language that can be C, C++ or C# or Python, anything so that will help you a lot.
Study experience
- Authentic Learning Experiences
- Industry Accredited
- Industry Relevant
- Internships
- Real-world Learning Facilities
- Seamless Pathways
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Studying IT is essential as everything becomes digitalised. CQU offers unique support, from its internship program to a strong emphasis on practical learning. My goal is to become a computer programmer, and I’m excited to leverage the opportunities at CQU to achieve my aspirations.
Daler Abdukarimov
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The course offers work integrated learning, such as a placement internship which actually provides you with experience of what to expect in the workplace, which is really good for students.
Aronel Buncayo
Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op) | Philippines
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CQU helped me to become the person I am today, someone who is proud to hold a bachelor's degree. CQU provided excellent tutors who guided us through our courses and any difficulties we encountered. The international support team was always willing to help.
Tinashe Paul Songore
Bachelors in Information and Technology (Cyber Security) I Zimbabwe
Career Opportunities
On completion of the Bachelor of Information Technology you will be qualified to work in both public and private sectors and in roles such as:
- application programmer
- analyst programmer
- database administrator
- ICT customer support technician
- ICT support engineer
- ICT support technician
- information technology project manager
- network administrator
- security analyst
- systems administrator
- systems analyst
- web developer.
Structure & Availability
The course structure and available locations can change depending on when you want to study. You can choose the intake that best suits you in the drop-down menu below.
Available locations
Your course
You must complete 23 units (144 credits):
- 1The core structure (8 units)
- 2One seven-unit major
- 3One four-unit minor
- 4Four elective units
Unit details
The units you'll study are listed below. Click on a unit to learn more.
Additional information
Undergraduate ICT Internship - COIT13239
Students have the option of undertaking an internship instead of the capstone units COIT13230, COIT13232, and COIT13236.
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Students are able to undertake discipline capstone units while working with industry partners. The capstone units are COIT13230 Application Development Project, COIT13232 Business Analysis Project, and COIT13236 Cyber Security Project.
Learned Society - Australian Computer Society
Cyber Security Major
This course and the Cyber Security major is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at the professional level.
https://www.acs.org.au/cpd-education/accredited-courses.html
Learned Society - Australian Computer Society
Business Analysis Major
This course and the Business Analysis major is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at the professional level.
https://www.acs.org.au/cpd-education/accredited-courses.html
Learned Society - Australian Computer Society
Application Development Major
This course and the Application Development major is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at the professional level.
https://www.acs.org.au/cpd-education/accredited-courses.html
If you have already completed a study relevant to the course you have enrolled in, you may be eligible for credit transfer.
Requirements
To be eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
During your study
While not needed to apply, you'll need to meet the following requirements throughout your studies.
Fees & Scholarships
Course fees
This is an approximate cost of enrolling in this course, shown in Australian dollars (A$), for one academic year and is based on a full-time study load (8 units over 2 terms).
Your actual fees may vary, depending on the units that you select to study and your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and are subject to change.
A scholarship can help with the costs involved with living on campus, laptops and technology, childcare, study and living expenses, travel, and more.
You may be eligible for up to 25% international scholarship funded by the University.
We also offer other scholarships to support international students and encourage you to apply for the one that's right for you.
In addition to your international course tuition fees, you must have sufficient funds to cover other study and living expenses.
This will include costs such as textbooks, accommodation, visa applications, Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), general living, etc.
How to apply
Our easy to use online application system for international students will guide you through the process of applying for a course at CQUniversity Australia.