Strengths and reputation

The future starts here

A four-year degree in three

The program covers some of the same material as the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice. The BIT program, however, places greater emphasis on combining technical and management capabilities in preparation for senior roles. As well as discipline-specific course content, you’ll build a range of soft skills that are a must in every workplace. Think communication, time management, and the ability to prioritise your workload. The best bit? It’s a condensed degree, which means you’ll gain all the benefits of a four-year degree in only three years of study.

Scholarship support while you study

As a BIT student, you’ll receive an industry-sponsored co-operative scholarship valued at around $16,500 a year (that’s a total of about $49,500 over the life of the degree). It’s designed to help ease the financial pressures that come with being a student. This means you can focus on the business of being a student. Planning to pursue further study? We’ve got scholarships for that as well.

Getting work-ready in the workplace

Need real-world experience? Get it in the real world. As a BIT student, you’ll complete two six-month industry placements with our sponsoring organisations, all of which are leading IT or IT-related companies. You'll build skills beyond what you learn in the classroom by coming face-to-face with real-world industry challenges and technologies.  In doing so, you’ll gain extensive workplace experience and professional networks that other grads won’t have.

The industry tick of approval

At UTS, we talk a lot about work-ready students and courses that respond to industry need. But it’s more than just talk. BIT course content is shaped by an industry steering committee that has a vested interest in the future of IT. They understand the challenges the sector is facing and the skills required to solve them. This expertise is used to shape the BIT curriculum meaning everything you study is relevant in the real world. Want more? The degree is recognised by the Australian Computer Society (opens external site) as well.

A degree that reflects your interests

We’re constantly updating our course content to make sure it stays relevant. One key change we’ve made recently is adding a range of IT sub-major options. Think software engineering, interaction design or games design all alongside the business information systems subjects that have always been available. The upshot? You can tailor the course to suit your professional aspirations, building specific expertise to get ahead in your chosen career.

Like for like

The BIT is more than an IT degree. It’s an intensive, fast-paced and challenging experience that’s been designed to push you to your intellectual limits. But you don’t have to do it alone: the degree boasts a series of social, professional and alumni events – and networks! – to keep you well connected. You’ll make friends for life and meet previous grads who are making waves in the profession. You'll also get to know a range of industry contacts who could ignite your future career.

The proof? It’s in the numbers

The BIT boasts an employment track record of 100% - proof that what we’re doing is working. In fact, up to 80 per cent of BIT students take on a graduate role with one of our sponsoring organisations. The remaining 20 per cent find employment too because they’ve got a great reputation across the broader IT sector. As well as excellent job prospects, our graduates also report higher-than-average starting salaries and great opportunities for career progression.