UndergraduateInformation Technology
Bachelor of Information Technology
Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
A three-year degree taught entirely in VU's block format, so students take one IT subject at a time for four weeks before moving to the next, rather than the usual four-subjects-at-once semester grind. VU has published its own research on this model and reports pass rates climbing from 77% to nearly 87% after it was introduced, which the university leans on heavily in how it markets the course to first-in-family students who might otherwise struggle with a traditional course load.
Students choose a major partway through (options typically include software development, cybersecurity, networking or data analytics), and the degree includes an industry-based learning placement in the final year, giving graduates workplace experience before they finish. VU's IT program has a large international cohort, and the block structure was partly designed with exactly that group in mind: intensive, single-subject study is easier to follow for students still building English academic fluency than four simultaneous subjects.
Graduates commonly go into junior developer, systems administrator or support analyst roles across Melbourne's west, an area VU has deliberately positioned itself to serve given its Footscray and Sunshine campus locations sit closer to industrial and logistics employers than the CBD-focused universities.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- Year 1: Programming Fundamentals
- Web Development
- Database Design
- Networking Essentials
- Year 2: Data Structures and Algorithms
- Systems Analysis
- Cybersecurity Principles
- Major elective units begin
- Year 3: Advanced major units (Software Development, Networking, or Data Analytics stream)
- Industry-Based Learning placement
- IT Capstone Project
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
ATAR 60 or equivalent, VU Block Model entry
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