Highly regarded as an innovative IT program, it’s recognised as best practice by the ACS. A 1600 hour internship is embedded within the degree which sees you undertake 1600 hours of work integrated learning with IBM® in Ballarat or Canberra. This exposes you to the world of a globally integrated enterprise allowing you to obtain experience in the breadth and depth of real world, large scale, and complex IT project delivery. You’ll earn a scholarship of $38,400 over the final two years of the degree as you study and complete your internship. Second and third year studies include courses aligned with your agreed industry focus area: Software Developments focused or Cloud and Mainframe focused. The contacts you make at IBM® or at our other industry sponsors may become your future colleagues, managers or mentors. This degree qualifies graduates as ACS accredited IT professionals with broad IT knowledge, as well as advanced knowledge in Data Modelling and either Software Development or Cloud/Mainframe Infrastructure.

This program is offered to International Students by Alternate Entry only. International Students should enrol in the Bachelor of Information Technology, and then after one or more semesters with excellent results, the Faculty of Science and Technology may invite them to undertake an interview to transfer into the Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional Practice). Academic IELTS Overall score of 6.0, with no band less than 6.0