Wellington Institute of Technology

Course Details

bachelor of information technology(Information Assurance and Security)

Course Description

Look ahead to a bright future with a career in information security. Security specialists are in high demand within government, commercial and banking sectors, who require skilled professionals to future proof information and network access. This major will provide you with the ability to analyse and discover the risks and potential vulnerabilities of business systems. You’ll develop skills such as policy and strategy development as well as technical skills in network maintenance and repair. You’ll also become competent in the detection of current and future security risks, graduating confident to meet the needs of the rapidly changing business environment. Security specialists are in high demand within government, commercial and banking sectors, who require skilled professionals to future proof information and network access. Major Overview *Learn the principles of contemporary engineering *Increase your knowledge of security and forensics *Gain an understanding of networking fundamentals *Develop skills in programming and software development skills *Learn about scripting languages *Gain knowledge of object oriented and agile development methods *Learn the techniques of prototyping *Gain understanding of logic methods *Learn about problem analysis *Learn how to use modelling techniques *Gain skills in developing and testing commercial software applications

Course Duration

NumberDuration
3year

Career outcomes

Career options Software Developer Programmer Network Engineer Web Programmer Security Engineer IT Business Analyst Database Manager

bachelor of information technology(Information Assurance and Security) Wellington Institute of Technology