Overview
Duration
3 YEARS
Scholarship
YES
Fee
AU $37,000 PER YEAR
Intake
FEB, JULY, NOV
Be at the forefront of a constantly developing industry, ready to help shape the future. 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 and industries.
You'll learn in purpose-built, industry-leading facilities crafted to reflect genuine workplaces. From our Big Data Visualisation Lab to our virtual reality, augmented reality, gamification and robotics labs, you will have ample opportunity to enhance your learning through cutting-edge technology.
Throughout this degree, you'll be learning from world-class researchers and lecturers who have sent robots into space 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 will 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
*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.
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.
Program accreditation
The Bachelor of Information Technology is accredited with the Australian Computer Society.
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).
My career opportunities
Key employment sectors*
*Computer security
*IT support
*Software
*IS architecture design
Potential job outcomes
*IT support manager
*Software developer
*Software engineer
*Network designer
*Business analyst
