Undergraduate · Information Technology
Bachelor of Networking
Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
MIT's Bachelor of Networking is explicitly built around vendor certification alongside the academic degree: coursework maps toward Microsoft Server Administration and Cisco certifications including CCNA, CCNA Wireless, and CCNA Security, which gives graduates a combination of an ACS-accredited (Professional Level) academic qualification and industry-recognised certifications that carry weight independently with employers. That dual-track approach is a meaningful point of difference from a generic IT or computer science degree with a couple of networking electives tacked on.
The course structure moves from common core IT units (programming, information systems, database technology, project management) into networking specialisation electives covering wireless network security, advanced internetworking design, and enterprise cybersecurity, with a dedicated Cyber Security major offered as a named specialisation for students who want to lean that direction specifically. Business electives round out the technical core, and industry-based projects apply the work-integrated learning model MIT uses across its degrees.
Offered from both the Melbourne and Sydney campuses, the degree suits students targeting network engineer, systems administrator, or network security roles who want vendor-recognised certifications as a tangible credential alongside the degree itself, rather than relying purely on the university qualification to signal competency to employers.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
6 terms of coursework
- Common core: Programming Fundamentals, Information Systems, Database Technology, Software Engineering Principles, IT Project Management
- Networking specialisation electives: Wireless Network Security, Advanced Internetworking Design, Enterprise Cybersecurity
- Optional major: Cyber Security
- Certification alignment: coursework maps to Microsoft Server Administration and Cisco CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCNA Security
- Capstone: industry-based networking project
- Total: 3 years full-time, ACS-accredited (Professional Level), on campus (Melbourne or Sydney)
Admissions
Year 12 completion or equivalent; foundation/diploma pathway available