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Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology with a Major in Network Technology
Undergraduate
SWI-CMN-DEG 2024Build practical IT capabilities and specialise in networks
Focus on planning, deploying, and maintaining secure network systems. You’ll cover network admin, routing principles, remote access, and more. Get work-ready with professional skills including project management. Step into well-paid and stable work in IT.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology with a Major in Network Technology
About this degree
Project Management
Identify the need for ICT intervention, and work with stakeholders to research and implement effective solutions.
Situation Analysis
Source and apply the generic and specialised software tools used by IT professionals to improve processes and outcomes.
Professional Communication
Communicate effectively in a professional context, adapt communication style to a given audience, work efficiently in a team and guide and team members to success.
Understanding Technologies
Demonstrate an appropriate knowledge of the technologies that make up ICT infrastructure and articulate the relationships and inter-dependencies between technologies.
Data Management
Understand how to securely store and manage large volumes of user data.
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the need for ICT solutions, elicit information from the relevant stakeholders about the requirements for the solution and research and plan solutions according to the requirements identified.
- Assess and analyse the appropriateness of methodologies and technologies for the design and implementation of ICT solutions.
- Research, evaluate and discuss the suitability and procurement options of alternatives for a given purpose.
- Identify and analyse situations that require investigations about methodologies, practices, technologies, ethical and legal issues and source the generic and specialised software tools used by IT professionals.
- Communicate effectively using written and spoken English in a professional context, adapt personal interaction style to a given audience, work efficiently in a team, guide and direct other team members, identify the pertinent legal and ethical issues and be familiar with the generic and specialised software tools used by IT professionals.
- Demonstrate problem-solving skills to apply technologies to new situations when implementing, maintaining, documenting and troubleshooting small-scale systems.
- Demonstrate an appropriate knowledge of the technologies that make up ICT infrastructure and articulate the relationships and inter-dependencies between technologies.
Network Technology majors will be able to:
- Plan and deploy secure network systems utilising current practices in IP technologies, network security, and scale-able server deployment.
- Prepare for CISCO certification.
- Design, maintain and manage ICT infrastructure and services.
- Elicit information about existing or envisaged business processes, analyse these processes from the viewpoints of all stakeholders and advise the stakeholders on possible improvements, providing process models which can be discussed with a client.
With its focus on practical problem-solving, this course provides you with a thorough understanding of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) principles, equipping you with the skills needed to succeed in a growing industry. There are a wide variety of career paths open to ICT professionals, and the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology with a major in Network Technology will ensure you graduate work-ready.
You will gain cutting-edge information technology skills, including network architecture, modern network security, implementing intrusion prevention, cryptography, to be able to confidently apply ICT solutions in a professional setting. You will also learn essential workplace skills such as effective communication, stakeholder management, and legal and ethical practice.
Recommended study pattern
Web Development (COS10005)
Introduction to Programming (COS10009)
Network Administration (TNE10005)
ICT Inquiry Project (ICT10022)
Technology in an Indigenous Context Project (COS10025)
Fundamentals of Data Management (COS20015)
ICT Project A (ICT30017)
ICT Project B (ICT30018)
Networks and Switching (TNE10006)
Network Routing Principles (TNE20002)
ICT Design Project (ICT20025)
Advanced Web Development (COS30020)
Data Visualisation (COS30045)
Secure Remote Access Networks (TNE30012)
ICT Innovation Project (ICT30016)
Enterprise Network Server Administration (TNE30018).
Award requirements
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology, students must complete 300 credit points comprising of:
- 8 core units (100 credit points)
- 8 units of study from the Network Technology discipline (100 credit points)
- 8 units of other studies (100 credit points) from the two available advanced minors and/or from electives of your choice.
Students may not complete more than 150 credit points (normally 12 units) at introductory level. A unit of study can only be counted once, where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternate.
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Indicative total fee $26,844
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
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Entry requirements
Completion or partial completion of an approved tertiary qualification (including certificates IV (completed), diplomas, advanced diplomas, associate degrees and degrees).
Successful completion of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or its equivalent, such as an interstate or international Year 12 qualification.
VCE Pre-requisites: VCE Units 3 and 4: a minimum study score of 25 in any English (except EAL) or 30 in English as Alternate Language (EAL) or equivalent.
If you don’t have a formal qualification, you may be considered for entry upon completion of the STAT test.
International students are required to demonstrate their English proficiency before enrolling into a Swinburne Online degree by undertaking one of the following English language tests; The International English Language Test Score (IELTS) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score.
Credit transfer
Credit is granted in recognition of previous study and/or experience and allows students to gain advanced standing towards their course. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Speak to a Course Consultant about applying for credit.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows students to gain credit (advanced standing) towards their course in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Speak to a Course Consultant about applying for RPL.
Career opportunities
Systems Implementation Manager
Manage a team of implementation specialists responsible for the implementation of technical systems, software and hardware.
Information Security Specialist
Analyse existing security procedures and suggest changes for increased efficiency and security.
Cyber Security Lead
Ensure that all work completed in IT are assessed in terms of vulnerabilities and exposure to attack.
Systems Architect
Objectively analyse and recommend the correct combination of IT requirements components to achieve specific business goals.
Data Warehouse Architect
Design and maintain complex data management solutions that are accessible and secure.
Network Engineer
Plan, develop and implement computer network and system services, and find effective solutions to network issues.
Professional recognition
The course is accredited at Professional Level by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).