Bachelor of Information Technology
at Torrens University Australia, South Australia.
A three-year IT degree co-designed with industry, taught on campus and blended in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, and online. No lowest selection rank is published by UAC or VTAC. Students get complimentary Australian Computer Society student membership. No Year 12 subject prerequisites.
Lowest selection rank
Torrens has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Students cover programming, software engineering, networks and databases, human-centred design, smart technologies and cloud architecture. Subjects include interaction design, data and networking, foundations of information systems, introduction to cloud computing and IT professional practices.
Placement and industry experience
Work-integrated learning is built into the degree, so students apply their IT skills to real industry problems.
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
- Junior software developer
- Data or business analyst
- Cybersecurity or IT support analyst
- Web or front-end developer
- Systems or network administrator
- UX or product support analyst
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $78,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Graduates work as developers, analysts and cloud and network specialists, or continue to postgraduate IT study. Torrens also offers a separate Bachelor of Cybersecurity.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Logical problem solvers who like building working software
- Students who prefer hands-on labs and projects to lecture-heavy study
- People interested in both the technical and user-experience sides of tech
- Self-directed learners suited to trimester and blended delivery
- Those who want an internship and employer contacts before graduating
It is probably not for you if
- Students who dislike maths, logic and debugging detail
- Those wanting a broad non-technical elective spread
- People who prefer large public-university campus life
- Students seeking a heavily theoretical computer-science focus
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Torrens University Australia website and on SATAC before applying.