Bachelor of Information Technology
at Deakin University, Victoria.
A three-year ACS-accredited IT degree at Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds and online (ranks shown are for Burwood). VCE prerequisite is a Units 3 and 4 study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL (or 25 in EAL).
Lowest selection rank
The lowest selection rank (LSR) is the lowest ATAR plus adjustment factors (equity, subject and regional bonuses) that received an offer to the Deakin Bachelor of Information Technology for that intake. Universities publish it in their admissions student profiles. Only intakes with a published figure are listed.
| Intake | Lowest selection rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61.55 | delta.vtac.edu.au |
| 2025 | 62.10 | delta.vtac.edu.au |
| 2024 | 61.20 | delta.vtac.edu.au |
A lowest selection rank describes a past intake, not a guaranteed entry score. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page before you apply through VTAC.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Study areas include programming, networking, cyber security, cloud applications, entrepreneurship and user-centred design. Majors include application development, cloud native application development, cyber security, human-computer interaction design and information technology. Students finish with a specialised capstone project guided by industry mentors.
Placement and industry experience
Students can take credit-bearing work-integrated learning placements, alongside industry projects, capstone team projects and site visits.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as software developers, data analysts and cybersecurity analysts across financial services, government and technology firms.
- Common destinations include graduate developer programmes at the major banks, Atlassian, Canva and federal-government technology agencies.
- Many alumni progress into product management, solutions architecture and engineering management roles within five years.
Professional accreditation
- Australian Computer Society (ACS)
- Seoul Accord (international recognition)
Typical first jobs
- Graduate software developer or engineer
- Cybersecurity analyst at consulting firms or banks
- Data analyst or junior data scientist
- DevOps or cloud engineer (with cloud certifications)
- Business or systems analyst
- Junior support engineer or sysadmin
- Mobile or web developer at a Melbourne studio
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $85,000 per year
Source: jobsandskills.gov.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
Graduates work as developers, network and security specialists and IT consultants. High performers can take a two-trimester Honours year and then a research degree.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who already enjoy coding or building things on the side
- Patient problem-solvers willing to debug for hours
- Self-starters who join hackathons and open-source projects
- Team players comfortable with stand-ups and pair programming
- Students keen to chase internships from year two
It is probably not for you if
- Students who dislike maths and logical problem-solving
- Those who want a humanities-style essay-based course
- People who refuse to debug or learn new languages on the job
- Students looking for a regulated profession with a single licence
Careers this leads to
Australian career pathways that name this Bachelor of Information Technology as an entry route. Each page shows uni, TAFE and apprenticeship alternatives.
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Deakin University website and on VTAC before applying.