Undergraduate · Information Technology
Bachelor of Information Technology
La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The undergraduate Bachelor of Information Technology follows the same specialisation logic as La Trobe's postgraduate IT courses, with majors in areas like cybersecurity, software development, networking and data-oriented computing, delivered mainly from the Bundoora campus with a Sydney campus option for students in NSW. Core first-year subjects cover programming fundamentals, systems and networks, and database design before the major-specific content takes over from second year.
La Trobe has pushed cybersecurity hard as a growth area across both its undergraduate and postgraduate IT offerings, reflecting genuine industry demand in Melbourne's tech and finance sectors, and the degree carries ACS accreditation that gives graduates a recognised route into Australian Computer Society membership. A capstone industry project or placement unit in the final year is standard rather than optional, tying the technical major to an applied deliverable before graduation.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
5 terms of coursework
- Year 1 core: Introduction to Programming, Computer Systems and Networks, Database Design, ICT Professional Practice
- Major (from Year 2) chosen from Cybersecurity, Software Development, Networking, or Data-oriented computing streams
- Elective units and a minor from a complementary discipline
- Capstone: industry project or work placement in final year
- ACS-accredited
Admissions
Year 12 completion or equivalent; ATAR as per current guide