UndergraduateInformation Technology
Bachelor of Information Technology
Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
Murdoch's IT degree is built around named majors rather than a single generalist stream, and Cyber Security and Forensics is the one the school markets hardest: it covers network security, software security, computer forensics and penetration testing, and it carries Australian Computer Society accreditation at the Professional level, which is a recognised bar for graduates entering security roles in Australia.
Students aren't locked to a single major either; the course structure explicitly supports a double major within IT, or pairing an IT major with a major from another Murdoch degree, which lets students build combinations like cyber security plus data science or IT plus criminology that a single-major degree wouldn't allow. Delivery mixes on-campus lectures with lab-based practical work and industry placement opportunities, which matters in a discipline where a lot of the actual skill (network configuration, exploit analysis) doesn't transfer well from lecture slides alone.
Career outcomes cited by the school for cyber-focused graduates include security consultant, forensic investigator and database administrator roles: a broader spread than "penetration tester" alone, reflecting that most entry-level security jobs in Australia are still generalist information-security roles rather than narrow specialisations.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1: programming fundamentals
- computer systems and networks
- database fundamentals
- introduction to information security. Year 2: network security
- systems administration
- software security principles
- choice of major (Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems, Business Information Systems, Computer Science, Cyber Security and Forensics, Games Design and Development, Games Technology, Internetworking and Network Security, or Mobile and Web Application Development). Year 3: advanced major units (for example computer forensics and penetration testing in the Cyber Security and Forensics major)
- industry placement or capstone project. Total: 3 years full-time. The Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
- Business Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Cyber Security and Forensics
- Games Technology
- Internetworking and Network Security
- and Mobile and Web Application Development majors are accredited at the Professional level by the Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Developer ProgrammerANZSCO 261312
On MLTSSL, so it supports the 189, 190, and 491. Assessed by the ACS on the same basis as Software Engineer. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
ICT Business AnalystANZSCO 261111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, so it supports 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Common landing occupation for IT and business-analytics graduates.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Software EngineerANZSCO 261313
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, so it supports the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. Needs an ACS skills assessment, which usually wants the degree plus one to two years of relevant work, or a Professional Year in ICT in place of some of that experience.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Systems AnalystANZSCO 261112
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, with an ACS skills assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Computer Network and Systems EngineerANZSCO 263111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Database AdministratorANZSCO 262111
On STSOL and CSOL, which supports the 190 and 491 (not the 189 on its own) plus the employer-sponsored 482/494/186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Systems AdministratorANZSCO 262113
On STSOL, supporting the 190 and 491. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Domestic admission is by ATAR (minimum 70) or an equivalent Minimum Selection Rank of 70 in WA/ACT/NSW/NT/SA/TAS/VIC, with a scaled mark of 50 or higher in English ATAR, Literature ATAR or English as an Additional Dialect (EALD) ATAR, or a STAT Written English score of 140 or higher. Alternative pathways include Murdoch's own enabling programs (FlexiTrack, TLC Learning for Tomorrow), an enabling or bridging program at another Australian university, at least 2 years of TAFE or RTO study, GCE A Levels, the International Baccalaureate Diploma (total score 24 or higher), or completion of 2 units at an Australian university or Open Universities Australia. International applicants are assessed against Murdoch's country specific secondary and tertiary qualification equivalencies.
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