Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology
at Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria.
Swinburne's IT degree is the three-year Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology at Hawthorn, accredited by the Australian Computer Society at Professional level. VTAC reported low numbers (L/N) for 2025 and 2026, so only the 2024 rank is published. VCE prerequisite is a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL (or 30 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 Swinburne Bachelor of Information and Communication 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 study network configuration, web and app programming and database design, and can specialise in information technology, network technology or software technology. Labs include 17 network racks and around 700 Cisco devices.
Placement and industry experience
Students apply their learning in six professionally focused, industry-linked projects, and work-integrated learning is guaranteed.
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 (Professional level)
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 in networking, software, database and IT support roles. Swinburne also offers separate Computer Science, Cyber Security, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence degrees.
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 and Communication 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 Swinburne University of Technology website and on VTAC before applying.