The Diploma of Information Technology leads to year 2 of the Bachelor of Information Technology, ranked in the top 200 in the world by the 2015 QS World Subject Rankings. This degree gives all graduates core skills in building software that uses complex databases and sophisticated web interfaces suitable for the corporate office or the mobile phone. Students can choose from a number of major areas of study ranging from the building of commercial applications to the creation of digital media for entertainment or game playing.

Popular Careers This three year degree opens up a range of career opportunities for you. You will be able to use the latest information technology to create a number of applications for customers and users. Graduates of the Bachelor of Information Technology from the University of Newcastle are employed as: business analysts and system architects for major international IT companies software developers for companies and government organisations in mining, healthcare, retailing, and a range of manufacturing database administrators for transport companies and major government organisations animators and effects coordinators in digital media companies website developers for a broad range of organisations knowledge management specialists, project managers and system analysts programmers on major software applications for commercial software vendors