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The Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Professional) can lead to a range of roles – from computer programmer to network security practitioner – across a variety of sectors. Gain the skills to power up your career potential and get the professional edge with a 12-month paid work placement as part of your degree.

Develop your problem-solving capabilities and your understanding of generic and specialised software tools. Learn how to identify gaps in ICT solutions, analyse and assess appropriate options and make recommendations accordingly.

In state-of-the-art labs boasting 17 network racks and 700 Cisco devices at your disposal, you’ll study computer and network configurations, web and app programming, and database design and maintenance – plus much more.

Our impressive selection of majors enables you to specialise in an area of your choosing. Hone your skills in software development and programming with Software Technology, deepen your understanding of deployment of secure network systems with Network Technology, or dive into the implementation of information systems with Information technology.

You’ll maximise your career potential through our Work Integrated Learning program, which guarantees real industry experience through placements, internships and industry-linked projects. In this course you’ll undertake six projects – one per semester – and each will build on the last. This Professional Degree also includes a mandatory 12-month paid work placement. Benefit from Swinburne’s unique industry partnerships, gain invaluable full-time work experience and earn credit towards your degree.

Upon graduation, you’ll be ready to apply for a wide variety of roles in ICT. Consider employment opportunities as a database administrator, Internet systems developer, IT support professional, network administrator, software engineer, systems analyst, systems architect and more.

This course is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at Professional Level (the highest level).

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Whether you’re living in Australia or overseas, you’re automatically considered for a scholarship of up to 30% off your course fees. Please check our updated entry requirements.

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Start dates

Hawthorn campus

Semester 1 - 28 February 2022
Semester 2 - 1 August 2022

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Duration

4 Year/s

Full-time

CRICOS code

095881J

Fees

A$33180 (annual for 2022)*

The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Course details

- Course structure, work integrated learning, career opportunities and professional recognition.

Course structure

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Professional) requires students to complete units of study to the value of 375 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.
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Core studies

8 units (100 credit points)

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Web Development	COS10005	12.5
Introduction to Programming	COS10009	12.5
Technology in an Indigenous Context Project	COS10025	12.5
ICT Inquiry Project	ICT10022	12.5
Network Administration	TNE10005	12.5
Fundamentals of Data Management	COS20015	12.5
ICT Project A *	ICT30017	12.5
ICT Project B *	ICT30018	12.5

*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes

Major

8 units (100 credit points)

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Information Technology Network Technology Software Technology

Placement

4 units (100 credit points)

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Integrated Professional Placement A - Information and Communication Technology	ICT20013	25
Integrated Professional Placement B - Information and Communication Technology	ICT20014	25
Work Experience In Industry A	WEI20001	25
Work Experience in Industry B	WEI20002	25

Other studies

6 units (75 credit points)

Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 75 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).

– Work Integrated Learning + Minors + Elective units + Signature Series

Work Integrated Learning

Swinburne's Work Integrated Learning program provides additional opportunities for you to gain valuable skills and real industry experience in the form of placements, internships or study tours - all while earning credit towards your degree.

Choose a Work Integrated Learning option:

You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for 12 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.

The Professional Placement co-major has four 25 credit point units.

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You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for 6 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.

The Professional Placement minor has two 25 credit point units.

A Professional Internship is all about gaining valuable real-world skills in your area of study all while earning credit points towards your degree. Plus, it looks great on your CV as it shows you’ve had real industry experience before you’ve even graduated!

You might choose to complete your internship part-time over a semester or in a more intensive block during Summer or Winter terms.

Travel overseas, discover other cultures, enrich your professional experience and enhance your CV all while gaining credit towards your course.

Minors (50 credit points)

Minors are a structured set of 4 units or 50 credit points and may be chosen from any field of study.
The following minors are suggested for this course. Please also refer to the full list of available minors.

Elective units

Any of the following units may be undertaken.

Units	Unit codes	Credit points
Financial Information for Decision Making	ACC10007	12.5
Computer and Logic Essentials	COS10003	12.5
Computer Systems	COS10004	12.5
Introduction to Management	MGT10001	12.5
Fundamentals of Marketing	MKT10007	12.5
Critical Thinking	PHI10003	12.5
Networks and Switching	TNE10006	12.5
Management Decision Making	ACC20014	12.5
Object Oriented Programming	COS20007	12.5
Cloud Computing Architecture	COS20019	12.5
Requirements Analysis and Modelling	INF20003	12.5
Database Systems	INF20010	12.5
Mobile Business and Social Media	INF20011	12.5
Managing Software Projects	SWE20001	12.5
Network Routing Principles	TNE20002	12.5
Artificial Intelligence for Games	COS30002	12.5
Data Structures and Patterns	COS30008	12.5
IT Security	COS30015	12.5
Software Development for Mobile Devices	COS30017	12.5
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	COS30019	12.5
Advanced Web Development	COS30020	12.5
Languages in Software Design	COS30023	12.5
Interface Design and Development	COS30043	12.5
Business Information Systems Analysis	INF30003	12.5
Business Intelligence and Data Visualisation	INF30004	12.5
Business Process Management	INF30005	12.5
Database Administration	INF30010	12.5
Database Implementation	INF30011	12.5
Information Systems Risk and Security	INF30020	12.5
Software Architectures and Design	SWE30003	12.5
Software Deployment and Evolution	SWE30004	12.5
Network Security and Resilience	TNE30009	12.5
Enterprise Network Server Administration	TNE30018	12.5
Unix in the Internet	TNE30019	12.5
Advanced Switching	TNE30023	12.5
Topics in Computer Science	COS40004	12.5
Introduction to Network Programming	TNE60003	12.5
Creating Data Driven Mobile Applications	COS80020	12.5
Software Quality and Testing	COS80022	12.5
Advanced Routing	TNE80008	12.5

Signature Series

A Swinburne education prepares you for life. That’s why we’ve developed the Swinburne Signature Series. It’s a suite of study opportunities that embody Swinburne’s ethos – of confidence, clarity and adventure. These opportunities give our students something extra; whether that’s a new perspective on the world through a Study Tour unit, an expanded sense of possibilities through our Innovation Minor, or a deeper understanding and respect for culture through our Indigenous Minor. Like Swinburne University itself, our Signature Series will grow and adapt to reflect the evolving issues of the day.

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

Course learning outcomes

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. Demonstrate problem-solving skills to apply technologies to new situations when implementing, maintaining, documenting and troubleshooting small-scale systems.

7. Demonstrate an appropriate knowledge of the technologies that make up ICT infrastructure and articulate the relationships and interdependencies between technologies.

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

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

8. Information Technology major Plan and implement an information system considering requirements of business and management, and elicit information about existing or envisaged business processes, analyse these processes from the viewpoints of all stakeholders and advise the stakeholders on possible improvements, providing process models which can be discussed with a client

9. Appraise workplace expectations and opportunities related to their discipline, and integrate their studies with professional practice to enhance their career readiness

Career opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Professional) will be exposed to curriculum and learning activities that will develop these attributes, interpreted within an ICT context, as well as those generic attributes that form a requirement of the Australian Computer Society.

Professional recognition

This course has been accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at Professional Level (the highest level).

How to enter this course

- Entry requirements and English language requirements.

Entry requirements

A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.

Successful completion of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or its equivalent, such as an interstate or international Year 12 qualification.

VCE Units 3 and 4: a minimum study score of 25 in any English (except EAL) or 30 in English as Alternate Language (EAL) or equivalent.

Meeting the minimum entry requirements for the course does not guarantee offer of a place. See Admissions at Swinburne for general information about admission process.

International Students must achieve at least an ATAR equivalent of at least 80.

Assess your eligibility for entry to Swinburne.

English language requirements

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
Or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.

Pathways

Pathways allow students to progress from one qualification to another where the first course is recognised as an entry requirement and/or provides advanced standing to the second.

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How to apply

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