The Bachelor of Computing Systems provides you with a strong undergraduate learning experience that will underpin your readiness to work in the computing industry. This programme is designed to build professional adaptive skills that will prepare you for the inevitable technical disruption and changes you will encounter in the IT industry, as well as progressively honing your technical skills and developing smart interpersonal skills to prepare you for the working environment. In your final year, you'll get the opportunity to complete an IT-related project in industry so that you can build up your working experience a key advantage when looking for employment and presenting your CV to employers.

Highlights

• Industry based project in your final semester. This project is designed to further integrate knowledge gained throughout the programme in a practical situation that uses a wide range of skills.
• Student Exchange programme: option to spend one or two semesters studying overseas
• Numerous scholarships for both school leaver applicants, as well as for established second and third year students
• Flexible study structure so you can fit study around your life
• An applied computing qualification that equips you with the ability to cope with technological changes in this fast moving industry
• Emphasis on practical assessments and case study scenarios
• Upon successful completion of this programme you can go onto further study in Postgraduate Diploma in Computing and Master of Computing programmes.

Study pathways

Computer networks and cloud computing: Computer networks, real and virtual, are the connectors of the computing world. Organisations need people to help them manage their networks and 25% of computing jobs are in this area. This pathway also gives you the opportunity to gain industry recognised Microsoft and Cisco certifications, including those in Cloud Computing.

Software engineering: Software engineering regularly rates as one of the top jobs in the world. This dynamic and changing pathway gives graduates the knowledge to design and develop software solutions and products.

Business intelligence: The amount of data and speed at which it is collected by organisations has reached unprecedented levels in recent years. But data without analysis is just a storage problem. Business intelligence combines business, databases, data warehousing, data mining and software development to find ways for organisations to use this data for future planning.

Cybersecurity: People with cybersecurity skills are needed by both the private and public sectors and there is a huge demand for graduates in this field. The cybersecurity pathway can give you the knowledge to help you protect computers, networks and data from these threats.

Already have computing experience?

If you already have work experience, education, or skills and knowledge which are highly relevant to computing, then you may be able to get formal recognition for it and reduce how long it will take to finish your study.

CAREER OPTIONS

• Applications programmer
• Business analyst
• Database analyst
• Cyber-security analyst
• Game or app designer
• Information systems manager
• IT support (hardware)
• IT systems administrator
• Linux systems administrator
• Windows systems administrator
• Multimedia developer
• Network administrator
• Network and security analyst
• Network designer
• Tester
• Network engineer
• Internet and Web developer
• Software designer