Bachelor
This course may be completed as per the recommended structure taking 3 years plus a summer or completed in 4 years without summer enrolments. The Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional Practice) is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and is a highly innovative course with a real edge for those looking to work in IT. An internship is embedded within the course which gives you the opportunity to undertake 1600 hours of paid work in and internship with IBM or Kyndryl allowing you to develop relationships and establish networks for future employment or mentorship opportunities. Our close partnership with IBM has recently seen us win the Award for Excellence in Student Engagement at the Engagement Australia 2020 Excellence Awards. In the final two years of the course you will be employed on a paid internship worth more than $47000.This course offers core subjects in first year to help you build a strong foundation in information technology in addition to the required technical and problem solving skills and in second and third year you may purse an interest area in either software development or cloud and mainframe. To help you balance your study load subjects are offered across semester 1 and 2 as well as throughout summer. With the opportunity of employment at IBM or another of our industry sponsors our unique course is designed to ensure you are industry ready when you graduate as an ACS accredited professional.*Students must meet graduate recruitment requirements and be eligible to work in Australia.
The Federation University Co-operative Model will accelerate your career by putting you at the heart of education and industry.
Federation Co-op creates a direct connection between students and employers, via paid placements, career preparation and workplace skill development, supported by a leader in student support, skills development and social equity.
Our industry stakeholders are excited about Federation Co-op as it addresses skill shortages by inviting them to collaborate on our courses, to identify the real skills that our students need to succeed in their chosen industry.
Co-op means you can succeed wherever you start on your study journey.
Federation has the know-how to deliver Co-op through our award-winning relationships with industry, including our 25+ year partnership with IBM, and our extensive research into the co-op model's success in the USA, Canada and Europe for generations of students.
* Work and world ready graduates. We prepare our students through mandatory career development units, so you will be ready to enter the workforce during your co-operative placements, and through transferable World Ready Skills, so you are workforce ready when you graduate, regardless of your background before going to uni.
* Real experience in your chosen profession. Every Co-op student completes a minimum of 60 days' paid placement relevant to their course - contributing directly to course credits - either full time over one semester, part time over an extended period or in blocks embedded into your subjects. Co-op offers flexibility to suit our students' commitments and course.
* Co-design, co-develop and co-delivered with industry. We work with employers, industry, students and alumni to co-design, co-develop and co-deliver a comprehensive set of structured, assessed Co-operative Experiential Learning activities.
The Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional Practice) has been developed in conjunction with IBM to produce graduates who have an appreciation of the culture of work as an entrepreneur and business IT professional.
Graduates have a significant competitive advantage, having gained significant industry experience and an appreciation of the culture of work as an IT professional. You will have a wide variety of career opportunities in small, medium and large businesses, industry and government. Upon completion, you will graduate with significant work experience equivalent to 1 year full time in industry, and the opportunity to apply for a position at IBM or Kyndryl.
Those students undertaking the Enterprise Computing stream may also be in a position to apply for graduate positions with alternative corporate employers based on completed work experience and coursework that provide students with valuable sought after skills.
Database manager
Games programmer
Information security
IT project manager
Multimedia developer
Network manager
Programmer
Software engineer
Web developer
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