Bachelor of Information Technology
at La Trobe University, Victoria.
A three-year IT degree at Melbourne (Bundoora), Bendigo, Sydney and online (ranks shown are for Melbourne). 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 La Trobe 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 | 56.45 | delta.vtac.edu.au |
| 2025 | 55.05 | delta.vtac.edu.au |
| 2024 | 57.30 | 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
Students learn programming, networking, databases, systems analysis and design, and project management. Majors are artificial intelligence, cloud analytics, data science, information systems, network engineering and software engineering; availability differs by campus.
Placement and industry experience
Students can gain real-world experience through a Work Based Learning placement and industry partners such as Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle and Optus.
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.
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, analysts and network and cloud specialists. Course packages add a master's in business analytics, business information systems or logistics and supply chain management.
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
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the La Trobe University website and on VTAC before applying.