Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology

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Overview

Want a career that is both rich in diverse experience and prepares you for the future? Deakin's Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology allows you to have just that. This course equips you with the transferable skills needed to seamlessly move between the jobs of the future, along with the technical knowledge and critical thinking skills to confidently help shape that future.
  
Combining arts with IT will see you graduate with a diverse, in-demand skillset that sets you apart in industry. You will develop specialist knowledge in your chosen arts disciplines and learn how to apply critical, creative and strategic thinking to real-world issues. In your IT studies, you'll gain the skills and experience required to embark on a technology-rich career, while also developing foundational knowledge and skills in areas such as cloud computing, application development or cyber security.

Course information

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent, see: www.deakin.edu.au/undergrad-entry.

Majors

Animation (Burwood, Online, minor only), Anthropology, Application development (Games animation, Web design, Web applications programming) (Burwood, Online), Arabic (Burwood, Online), Chinese, Creative technologies (Burwood, Online), Criminology, Cyber security, Cyber security network operations (minor only), Design thinking (minor only), Education (Burwood, Online), Embedded systems (Burwood, Online, minor only), English - children's literature, English - creative writing, English - literature, Film and television studies (Burwood, Online), Game design (Burwood, Online, minor only), Gender and sexuality studies, History, Indigenous studies (Online, minor only), Indonesian, Information technology (Computer networks, Programming, Distributed systems, Games development, Software development, Databases), International relations, Media and communication, Media studies (Burwood, Online), Networking and cloud computing, Networking and cloud technologies (Burwood, Online, minor only), Performing arts (Burwood), Philosophy, Politics and policy studies, Programming (Burwood, Online, minor only), Public relations studies, Religious studies, Security management (minor only), Social media, Sociology, Spanish (major Burwood, Online; minor, Burwood, Online, Waurn Ponds), Sport and society (minor only), Sport journalism, Strategic advertising (Burwood, Online), Virtual and augmented reality (Burwood, Online, minor only), Visual arts and photography (Burwood), Visual communication design, Web design (minor only).

Potential Career Outcomes

The Bachelor of Arts builds valuable and transferable career skills, making you highly employable within many industries. IT is at the heart of innovation and productivity. It shapes the way we live, work, learn, communicate, socialise and entertain ourselves. The Bachelor of Information Technology will equip you with the contemporary knowledge, skills and experience required to meet this demand and to develop a successful and satisfying career as an IT professional that may find work in many

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Deakin University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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