Bachelor of Information Technology
at University of Wollongong, New South Wales.
A three-year IT degree at Wollongong and Liverpool, accredited by the Australian Computer Society. The assumed knowledge is any 2 units of English, and any 2 units of mathematics are recommended. Final-year students build an application in a team project for real clients.
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 UOW 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 | 70.30 | uac.edu.au |
| 2024 | 70.40 | uac.edu.au |
| 2022 | 72.30 | uac.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 UAC.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
The degree shares a common core with UOW's computer science and business information systems degrees, then specialises in areas such as network design and management and web design and development (majors differ by campus). In the final year students develop their own application in an annual student team project. Optional internships and industry projects are available, and Honours is an additional year.
Placement and industry experience
In the final year, students develop an application as part of an annual student team project that builds solutions for real clients. Optional internships and industry projects are also available.
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
Typical first jobs
- Software developer or graduate engineer at the major banks and tech firms
- Cyber security analyst at consultancies, government and large enterprises
- Data analyst at retail, finance, government and tech
- Business analyst at consulting firms and corporates
- Cloud or DevOps engineer at AWS, Microsoft and partner consultancies
- Solutions consultant at SaaS and enterprise software vendors
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $85,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
UOW information technology degrees are accredited by the Australian Computer Society. Graduates work as developers, network engineers, analysts and IT consultants.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who like building things and shipping working code
- Those who enjoy team-based software projects
- People comfortable picking up new tools and languages independently
- Students aiming for industry roles rather than research careers
- Those willing to do unpaid internships to build a portfolio
It is probably not for you if
- Students wanting deep theoretical computer science (consider a BCompSc or BSc Adv with computer science)
- Those who hate group work or pair programming
- Anyone unwilling to learn outside the formal curriculum
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the University of Wollongong website and on UAC before applying.