Bachelor of Information Technology

The Bachelor of Information Technology at UHE Australia is a three-year degree built around information systems, the part of IT that deals with how organisations store, move and use data. You will study programming, database design, systems analysis, networking and project management, and you will spend a good share of your time on group projects that mirror how IT teams actually work. Assessment is a mix of exams, assignments and practical work, and you will build a portfolio of projects you can show an employer.

Australian bachelor degrees are structured around units of study, each worth a set number of credit points. You normally enrol in four units per semester and study two semesters a year, with the option of a third trimester at some institutions. To graduate you need to complete the required credit points, usually 144 for a three-year degree. Most IT degrees include a capstone unit in the final year, where you take a real problem from a client and design a solution from start to finish. Work-integrated learning is common in this field, an internship, an industry project or a placement with an IT team, and it is often the unit students remember most. Check the official course page for the exact unit list and credit point totals.

What you actually learn: how to write code in at least one language, how to design and query a relational database, how to gather requirements from users who do not speak technical language, how to secure a network, and how to manage a project so it finishes on time. You also learn to explain technical decisions to people who are not technical, which is the skill that separates a good IT graduate from an average one. Group work is unavoidable and that is deliberate, most IT jobs are team jobs.

This degree suits school leavers who like solving problems and are happy to keep learning new tools, and it suits mature-age students moving into IT from another field. If you are an international student, you can work up to 48 hours per fortnight while your course is in session, and the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream lets you stay and work after you finish, provided you meet the requirements. English proficiency is required, IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall is the usual undergraduate standard, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and UHE's own English programmes accepted as equivalents. The Department of Home Affairs sets a separate English threshold for the Student visa itself. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 102223C. Confirm all details on the official page.

• IT support officer or help desk analyst, first-line and second-line support in banks, hospitals, government departments and managed service providers.
• Junior developer or programmer, building and maintaining applications for software companies, consultancies and in-house IT teams.
• Database administrator or data analyst, designing, querying and looking after the databases that organisations run on.
• Business analyst, working between the business side and the technical side to work out what a system needs to do.
• Network administrator, keeping networks running and secure in telecommunications, education, health and government.
• Cybersecurity analyst, monitoring systems and responding to security incidents, a growing area across Australian industry and government.
• Project coordinator or junior project manager, keeping IT projects on schedule in consultancies, banks and large public sector organisations.