Bachelor of Information Technology
Undergraduate | CSU-TEC-DEG | 2024
The latest skills in the latest technologies
Build a solid foundation of practical IT skills and add your specialisation. Choices include cyber security, network engineering, and software or web development. IT professionals are always in demand. Graduate work-ready into a realm of opportunity.
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 28
- Price from
- $27,876
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Bachelor of Information Technology
About this degree
Get the best of both worlds
We’re changing the game when it comes to learning that works for you. Year one, you can choose to study online or combine on-campus and online study. You’ll make all-important connections with your peers and academics, and build your industry network. Plus, because we know you have a busy life, we’ll keep the timetable nice and compact so you can fit everything in. As you move into your second and third years, you’ll study more independently as you start to specialise and undertake industry placements. The course changes as you learn more.
Gain a solid foundation – then specialise
Will you get a solid grounding in the fundamental theory and practice in your field? Of course. That’s what your first year is all about. You then build on those foundations by specialising in an area that aligns with your career goals. Choose from: Cyber Security, Network Engineering, Software and Application Development, and Web Development.
Build your employability
Alongside your foundational and technical skills, you’ll also study employability skills subjects that will give you the aptitudes relevant to any job – such as communication, problem-solving and critical thinking. So you’ll graduate with the ultimate portfolio of skills that employers need. How do we know employers need them? We got them to help us develop the course.
A qualification at every step
As you complete each year of study, you gain a qualification. After the first year, you can receive a Diploma of Information Technology; after the second, an Associate Degree in Information Technology. So, if you achieve a diploma and then want to work for a year, when you return, you’ll go straight into the associate degree year, with credit for your completed diploma. You can also choose to fast-track your degree by studying across all three sessions in a year.
Accredited by the Australian Computer Society, the Bachelor of Information Technology at Charles Sturt University gives you a comprehensive understanding of fields across the entire IT industry.
Recommended study pattern
The course consists of fourteen core subjects, one restricted elective chosen from two subjects, a specialisation of eight subjects and five unrestricted electives or a minor sequence. All subjects are 8 points unless otherwise indicated. Study Centre students may have limited specialisations and minors selection.
Core subjects
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC114 Introduction to Database Systems
ITC161 Computer Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis and Design
ITC212 Internet Technologies
ITC218 ICT Project Management
ITC290 Personal Portfolio (2)
ITC295 Personal Portfolio 2 (2)
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
ITC396 IT Work Placement (6) Study Centre students complete ITC399 IT Work Place Learning in place of ITC396 IT Work Placement
EMP100 Building Resilience for Workplace (2)
EMP101 Building Emotional Intelligence (2)
Restricted Electives
One of the following subjects:
EMP107 Financial Literacy (2)
EMP108 Data Analysis & Insights (2)
Specialisations
Software and Application Development specialisation
ITC205 Professional Programming Practice
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC303 Software Development Project 1
ITC309 Software Development Project 2
ITC313 Programming in Java 2
ITC322 Data Structures
PLUS any two of the following subjects:
ITC204 Human Computer Interaction
ITC209 Mobile Application Development
ITC293 Introduction to the Web
ITC294 Web Programming in the Cloud
Network Engineering specialisation
ITC233 Computer Networks
ITC254 Wireless Networks
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC308 IT Project
ITC354 Routing and Switching
ITC355 Network Design
PLUS any two (2) of the following subjects:
ITC240 Cyber Security Management
ITC292 Network Security
ITC314 Virtualisation Technologies
ITC358 Cyber Security
Cyber Security specialisation
ITC240 Cyber Security Management
ITC292 Network Security
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC308 IT Project
ITC358 Cyber Security
ITC398 Ethical Hacking
PLUS any two (2) of the following subjects:
ITC233 Computer Networks
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC205 Professional Programming Practice
ITC314 Virtualisation Technologies
Web Development specialisation
ITC204 Human Computer Interaction
ITC293 Introduction to the Web
ITC294 Web Programming in the Cloud
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC308 IT Project
ITC314 Virtualisation Technologies
PLUS any two (2) of the following subjects:
ITC108 Games 1 - Games Design
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC209 Mobile Application Development
ITC292 Network Security
Unrestricted Electives
Students must choose five unrestricted electives by completing:
* a minor in another discipline area and one unrestricted elective OR
* five unrestricted electives.
An unrestricted elective is any standard undergraduate subject offered provided prerequisites and enrolment restrictions have been met.
Minor Sequence
A minor is a prescribed set of subjects taken from a discipline other than the chosen specialisation. For a minor – comprised of subjects either from within the Faculty, or from another Faculty – students must take an established sequence of a set of four subjects. A minor must include no more than two level 1 subjects and must include at least one level 3 subject. Students must ensure that they take the necessary prerequisites. If a minor is chosen from those offered within the Faculty, it must be in an area other than that of the specialisation studied. No more than one subject can be counted towards a minor if it has already been undertaken as part of the core and/or the specialisation. A student cannot claim more than one minor.
Software and Application Development
ITC205 Professional Programming Practice
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC313 Programming in Java 2
ITC322 Data Structures
Network Engineering
ITC233 Computer Networks
ITC254 Wireless Networks
ITC354 Routing and Switching
ITC355 Network Design
Cyber Security
ITC240 Cyber Security Management
ITC292 Network Security
ITC358 Cyber Security
ITC398 Ethical Hacking
Web Development
ITC204 Human Computer Interaction
ITC293 Introduction to the Web
ITC294 Web Programming in the Cloud
ITC314 Virtualisation Technologies
Psychology
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology
PLUS one of the following subjects:
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition
Note: Students who have completed QBM100 Data Analytics for Business and MKT230 Marketing Research should not complete. PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology but should select an alternative subject from PSY203 Social Psychology OR PSY204 Psychological Testing OR the other level 3 subject.
Management and Leadership
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT330 Business Strategy
PLUS two of the following subjects:
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT220 eCommerce
MGT290 Project Management
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT340 International Management
Entrepreneurship
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
PLUS two of the following subjects:
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT290 Project Management
MKT211 Applied Social Media & Digital Marketing
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product Innovation
Study Centre students may have limited specialisations and minors selection.
Associate Degree of Computing (exit point only)
The course structure consists of:
* Eight core subjects
* Five restricted IT electives
* Three unrestricted electives
Core subjects
IKC101 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC114 Introduction to Database Systems
ITC161 Computer Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis and Design
ITC212 Internet Technologies
ITC218 ICT Project Management
Restricted IT Electives
Five IT subjects chosen from the specialisation subjects listed above.
Diploma of Computing (exit point only)
The course structure consists of:
* Seven core subjects
* One unrestricted elective
Core subjects
IKC101 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC114 Introduction to Database Systems
ITC161 Computer Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis and Design
ITC212 Internet Technologies
Award requirements
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
Bachelor of Information Technology (with specialisations)
- To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Exit points
Associate Degree in Computing (Exit Point Only)
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.
Diploma of Computing (Exit Point Only)
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Charles Sturt University is Australia’s most experienced online uni, and has the country’s highest graduate employment rate. From agriculture, arts, healthcare and IT, to business, law, social work and teaching—you’ll get the latest skills in your field, and learn from academics who are connected to industry. Add in 24/7 IT support, scholarships and a vibrant student community, and you can take your next, or first, career step with confidence.
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Entry requirements
- Successful completion of at least two appropriate standard IT university-level subjects.
- A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) with an ATAR of at least 55 (including adjustment factors);OR
- Completion of the HSC (or equivalent) with strong performance (such as 60% or higher marks) in subjects in the Information Technology area; OR
- For recent school leavers, a report from the School Principal, equivalent to that used in the School Recommendation Scheme (SRS), recommending the applicant as well-suited for university study; OR
- Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR.
- A completed AQF Certificate III in Information Technology (including any specialisation of Information Technology) or a completed AQF Certificate III in an area related to Information Technology.
- IT related professional certifications such as from CISCO, Microsoft, IBM and other professional industries; OR
- Two years relevant professional IT work experience (i.e. in areas such as programmer, analyst, systems administration, help desk, network support but NOT clerical roles such as data entry or secretarial) demonstrated by a detailed resume.
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) and credit for current competencies will be granted to eligible applicants.
Study method requirements
Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component:
ITC396 - IT Work Placement
Some online subjects include a compulsory or optional residential school. These are an opportunity to come on campus for between one and five days for face-to-face learning.
You'll meet your lecturers and classmates, put theory into practice in our facilities, and could take part in anything from exam prep workshops and guest speaker presentations, to lab work and research tutorials
You can also take advantage of our on-campus accommodation, and access specific grants and financial assistance to help you attend.
Career opportunities
As an IT professional, you could be involved in developing business protocols and processes such as databases and back-up systems, and computer applications to support these. Positions exist in large or small companies, or you could provide services on a consultancy basis.
Drive development
Develop websites and mobile applications or keep projects running on time.
Manage and protect networks and systems
This course will prepare you for various roles, such as network engineer, systems architect, systems administrator, systems analyst and cyber security specialist.
Work in IT support
Provide technical support, troubleshooting and fix software and hardware.
Professional recognition
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) accredits courses in Information Technology to verify that they meet professional standards in terms of content, staff skills, teaching facility and quality assurance. The Bachelor of Information Technology (with specialisations) has been accredited at the Professional level of recognition by the ACS. Accreditation renewal of the course is required after every five years.
Career outlook
- Computer Network Professionals:
- $93K to $120K
- Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists:
- Over $120K
- ICT Support and Test Engineers:
- $93K to $120K
- Software and Applications Programmers:
- $93K to $120K