General Information

Overview

The Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology equips you with the essential knowledge and skills for a career as an ICT professional, offering the opportunity to specialise in a chosen area. 

This course focuses on computer and network configurations, web and app programming, and database design and maintenance.

Study structure

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology requires students to complete units of study to the value of 300 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

Units of study Unit code
Core units
Web Development
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS10005
Introduction to Programming
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS10009
First Year Industry Project
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		INF10026
Business Digitalisation
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		INF10024
Database, Analysis and Design
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		INF10002
Information Technology Project
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT30001
Professional Issues in Information Technology
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ICT30005
Managing IT Projects
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		SWE30010
Units of study Unit code
User-Centred Design
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS20001
Network Administration
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE10005
Computer Systems
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS10004
Networks and Switching
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE10006
Network Routing Principles
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE20002
IT Security
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS30015
Enterprise Network Server Administration
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE30018
Advanced Web Development
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS30020
Units of study Unit code
User-Centred Design
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS20001
Network Administration
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		TNE10005
Computer Systems
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS10004
Managing Software Projects
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		SWE20001
Object Oriented Programming
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS20007
IT Security
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS30015
IoT Programming
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		SWE30011
Software Development for Mobile Devices
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		COS30017

Complete 8 units (100 credit points) from a co-major, advanced minor, minor or electives

Cybersecurity Advanced Minor (Choose four units from list)
Data Science Advanced Minor (Choose four units from list)

Recommended elective units can deepen your understanding of your chosen major or an area of interest. A full list of available elective units can be found upon enrolment.

Find more detail about elective units

Aims and objectives

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

1) Identify the need for ICT solutions, elicit information from the relevant stakeholders about the requirements for the solution and research and plan solutions according to the requirements identified.

2) Assess and analyse the appropriateness of methodologies and technologies for the design and implementation of ICT solutions.

3) Research, evaluate and discuss the suitability and procurement options of alternatives for a given purpose.

4) Identify and analyse situations that require investigations about methodologies, practices, technologies, ethical and legal issues and source the generic and specialised software tools used by IT professionals.

5) Communicate effectively using written and spoken English in a professional context, adapt personal interaction style to a given audience, work efficiently in a team, guide and direct other team members, identify the pertinent legal and ethical issues and be familiar with the generic and specialised software tools used by IT professionals.

6) Apply technologies to new situations when implementing, maintaining, documenting and troubleshooting small-scale systems.

7) Articulate the relationships and interdependencies between technologies that make up ICT infrastructure.

Software Technology major only
8) Participate in a software development project, design and implement object-oriented software, including software for mobile applications and consider relevant security and usability aspects.

Network Technology major only
8) Plan and deploy secure network systems utilising current practices in IP technologies, network security, and scalable server deployment

Career opportunities

There is a large number of job roles available for those with software development qualifications and experience including enterprise systems application developer, quality assurance analyst, project manager, multimedia developer, systems architect, business requirements analyst, technical writer, application integration specialist, user interface analyst, contract manager, data warehouse architect, data mining specialist and help desk manager.

The course emphasis is on knowledge and skills needed for a wide variety of employment positions in ICT.

Professional recognition

The course is accredited at Professional Level by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Professional placements

Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process. International students may be required to change courses in order to complete a placement and should consider visa and extended study duration prior to applying.

Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 375 credit points comprising:

  • 8 Core units (100 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from one of the following Majors: Software Technology, Information Technology, Network Technology (100 credit points)
  • 4 units of study from the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points); and
  • 6 units of other studies comprising an Advanced Minor, Minor or electives (75 credit points)

Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 337.5 credit points comprising:

  • 8 Core units (100 credit points)
  • 8 units of study from one of the following Majors: Software Technology, Information Technology, Network Technology (100 credit points)
  • 2 units of study from the Professional Placement Minor (50 credit points); and
  • 7 units of other studies comprising an Advanced Minor, Minor or electives (87.5 credit points)

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology is 200 credit points (normally 16 units).

Admission criteria

Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.

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