Help build our digital future.

The world is drawing closer together. As the speed and quality of digital technologies continues to evolve, we need more passionate professionals who can create meaningful solutions and connections.

Designed to help you build our digital future, La Trobe's Bachelor of Information Technology equips you with skills across programming, networking, databases, systems analysis and design, and project management.

Along with building a strong set of core IT skills you can choose to major in one of several areas aligned to future industry growth including artificial intelligence, cloud analytics, cybersecurity, network engineering or information systems.

Broaden your knowledge and capabilities further through a wide range of electives. Combine your core IT skills with business, social sciences, humanities, web engineering, computer technology, security and information systems analysis subjects. Plus you could develop a software program of your own, which you could present at the annual Engineering and IT Showcase to potential employers.

With industry-based projects and CISCO certification embedded in the course, you'll receive professional mentoring opportunities as you build career ready skills. You'll also gain access to our expert research centres, including the Centre for Technology Infusion and our state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab for the Internet of Things – developed in collaboration with Microsoft and CISCO.

You'll learn:

Web and software development
Develop and build websites and software. Administer the front end, back end and server side of websites and IT systems.

IT systems analysis and design
Understand and analyse IT systems to deliver more efficient and effective IT solutions for your organisation.

Design
Learn about software, system and network design so you can contribute to making better programs and infrastructure.

Programming and networking
Learn the language of computers and how they communicate with one another to create working code and smarter systems.

Project management, estimation, documentation and report evaluation
IT is more than just computers. Learning to manage projects and communicate effectively is a must in any organisational environment.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.

After you graduate, you could work across almost any sector – including technology, communications, education, finance, government, healthcare and energy.

Possible roles include:

Network administrator
Develop, install and provide maintenance support across network and computer systems including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), network segments, intranets and other data communication systems.
Web developer
Design, build and maintain websites using both creative and technical skills to continuously improve safety, performance, usability and capacity.
Network architect
Plan and build data communication networks to provide both local and global connections. Analyse and implement new technologies and provide solutions to maintain and improve technical infrastructure.
Software developer or programmer
Design, test and develop software to meet user needs. Write code for programs and applications that adapt and respond to changing business requirements.
Machine learning engineer
Use data science to design and develop machine learning systems that perform statistical analysis and help to drive innovation in artificial intelligence.
Systems analyst
Analyse software, hardware and information systems to ensure they're appropriate for the business or client and help to develop and improve these systems and workflows.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Information Technology offered on the Melbourne (Bundoora), Bendigo, Dandenong and Sydney campuses are accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). Graduates of the Bachelor of Information Technology may apply for membership with the ACS. Membership may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.