Diploma of Information Technology

University of Wollongong - Wollongong

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Overview

This course is delivered by UOW College Australia.

The Diploma of Information Technology provides students with access to the university experience within a supported context. In the introductory phase of this course, students will complete subjects specifically designed to develop effective approaches to learning in the higher education context. In sessions 2 and 3, students are provided with a range of experiences and opportunities to engage with key disciplinary areas, including programming, systems analysis and web technology.

Successful completion of the diploma provides entry into the second year of the Bachelor of Business Information Systems, the Bachelor of Computer Science, and the Bachelor of Information Technology, or first year of the Bachelor of Technology at the University of University of Wollongong (UOW).

Majors

Areas of study

Concepts and practice of object-oriented programming; fundamental database concepts and skills in the design and manipulation of relational databases; major information systems found in a typical business; structured programming; techniques and technologies of structured systems analysis.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

Software consultant, project coordinator, games or app developer, network or communications manager, business or systems analyst, web designer or developer, database administrator, software trainer, help desk support, computer technician and IT sales consultant, systems designer, systems administrator, project manager, consultant, programmer, artificial intelligence, big data engineer, cyber security analyst and manager, computer animator, data scientist, network manager, security engineer, software engineer, developer for rich multimedia and service-orientated applications for industries such as marketing, education, research, media providers.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2022.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer68.768.7
Median rank to receive an offer58.3560.2
Lowest rank to receive an offer55.155.1

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of Wollongong website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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