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CSU’s Bachelor of Information Technology will provide you with the skills needed to become a knowledge worker in the rapidly expanding information technology industry.

Information is the new global currency. It allows citizens to make informed decisions, provides business with its competitive advantage, and creates the opportunity to develop new knowledge and insights. The demand for highly-skilled knowledge workers to process, manipulate and analyse the ever-growing mountain of information has never been greater. The Bachelor of Information Technology will provide you with the knowledge and skills to pursue a rewarding career in this area.

The employment rate for graduates is very high. You may find employment in both the commercial and technical sectors of the computing industry or other industries relying on information technology. Typical careers include:

Network engineer
Systems analyst
Software architect
Systems administrator
Project manager
Web specialist and developer
Programmer
IT support technician

As a student of the course, you will first study core aspects of the computing discipline such as databases, data communications, systems analysis and design, information security and project management. You then follow a study pathway that suits your interest – choose to specialise in Network Engineering, Software Design, Systems Administration, Online Systems, IT Management, or Systems Analysis.

International students may study the Bachelor of Information Technology through CSU regional campuses* or the CSU Study Centre Sydney or Melbourne. An intake in Session 3 is available for Study Centres only.
* For international students wanting to study at a regional campus in Australia, please note that not every major is available for complete on-campus study. Please contact us before deciding on which major you want to study so we can refer you to the appropriate regional campus.

Apply now and take advantage of the great career opportunities that await you.

Entry Requirements

Students applying for entry to the Bachelor of Information Technology should have (1) of the following:

NSW HSC ATAR with appropriate ATAR (typically 65 or greater)

Completion of the NSW HSC (or equivalent) with strong performances in subjects in the Information Technology area

Successful completion of at least two appropriate standard Information Technology university-level subjects

For recent school leavers, a report from the school principal, equivalent to that used in the Principals' Report Entry Program (PREP), recommending the applicant as well-suited for university study

Appropriate professional certifications

Two years' relevant professional information technology work experience

A completed AQF Certificate III (or above) in Information Technology or a related area.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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CSU's Doctor of Information Technology is a unique course offering flexibility and industry relevance, allowing you to develop your IT expertise to the highest professional level.

Through both coursework and thesis components, the Doctor of Information Technology offers the research opportunity to extend knowledge of the discipline of information and communication technology and develops the attributes required to successfully identify, investigate and resolve problems and opportunities in today's IT industry.

Entry Requirements

Candidates admitted to the course will:

hold a Class 1 or Class 2 division 1 Honours degree in a computing related discipline, or a Master degree in a computing related discipline or another discipline deemed to be equivalent.

normally have at least five years of full-time (or equivalent) professional experience, a significant amount of which should be at middle and / or senior management level.
meet the University's English language proficiency requirements.

normally be required to certify that they have access to an appropriate organisation to carry out their empirical research work.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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Want to take you technical career to the next level? Then CSU's Master of Information Technology is for you. Highly-regarded for its practical focus, this course lets you specialise in a hot topic area such as networking, security, programming or IT management. You can combine subjects from different areas to design a course that suits your needs.

The Master of Information Technology is accredited by the Australian Computer Society and is available to those with professional IT experience or with a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. All subjects may be done online without the need to attend on campus lectures or residential schools. Our subjects are supported by a host of educational technologies that may include video lectures, lab simulations and chat rooms. The course can also be studied on campus through CSU Study Centres in Sydney or Melbourne.

The course content is flexible and may be tailored to your professional needs. You can choose subjects that relate to networking, programming, security, management, or systems analysis. We offer subjects from such diverse fields as digital forensics, wireless networking, cloud computing, virtualisation, and object-oriented programming.

As a distance education student you can complete the course in two years. You can also fast-track completion by studying additional subjects, which will allow you to finish earlier. You can also choose to study fewer subjects or take temporary leave to fit in with your busy work and personal schedule.

We encourage students from different educational and work-experience backgrounds to apply for this course. We offer an entry pathway for students without an undergraduate degree but with previous IT experience. In keeping with the strong practical focus of the course, we also offer credit for a wide range of industry certificates from vendors such as Cisco, Microsoft and EMC, along with credit for previous academic study.

Apply now and take your career to the next level.

Entry Requirements

For admission to the Master of Information Technology (12 subjects) applicants must have:

a bachelor's level degree or

eligibility for full ACS membership at professional or higher level; or

an associate degree in IT and the CSU Graduate Diploma of IT; or

three years experience in IT-related work and the CSU Graduate Diploma of IT.

For admission to the Master of Information Technology (16 subjects) applicants must have:

any of the qualifications / experience criteria listed above for admission into the 12 subject Masters, or;

the Graduate Diploma of IT.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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The Bachelor of Information Technology offers a complete grounding in all aspects of the information and communications technology (ICT) industries including programming, systems analysis and design, multimedia development and usage, database development, networking and communications theory, computer security and technology management.

Students also have the opportunity to study some of the issues confronting the ICT industry, including employer obligations, employee rights, impacts on society, and future directions of the industry.

The University also offers the mentoring program, Women in Technology to provide dedicated support for women entering this specialised area.

Entry Requirements

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Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year, international students exempt)

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Students have the opportunity to complete a workplace internship, which counts towards their degree. Placements must be approved by the unit assessor.

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The Master of Information Technology provides an opportunity for those who are looking for a change of direction in their career or for those who want to enhance their IT qualifications. Those seeking a change of direction can come in without any background in IT and graduate with a sound knowledge and understanding of IT qualifying them for employment in a broad range of positions in private industry, government agencies, or research organisations which have an IT requirement. Similarly, the Master of Information Technology provides candidates who have an IT background with the opportunity to update their qualifications. The course offers considerable flexibility in that students are able to complete special topic units in addition to a research project which requires submission of a thesis. For these, students are able to choose topics which are of particular interest to them. This gives students the opportunity to combine their information technology skills with another discipline, for example, mathematics or physics or agriculture or music or education, etc.

Entry Requirements

A candidate shall hold:

(a) an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification; or

(b) an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification with a major in a relevant discipline*; or

(c) an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Bachelor with Honours qualification in a relevant discipline*.

*Relevant disciplines - include but are not limited to the following:

Computer Science

Information Systems

Information Technology

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Intensive mandatory schools may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. See Unit Catalogue for specific requirements.

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