Bachelor of Information Technology (Mobile Application Development)

In this degree you will learn to influence how people interact with social networks, entertainment, e-commerce and information sourcing and sharing.

You will gain technical knowledge and specialist software skills to design your own apps, studying areas such as:

• Systems Requirements and User Experience
• IOS Enterprise Development
• Design Patterns with C++
• Agile Development and Governance
• Andriod Games Development
• Cloud and Concurrent Programming

You will build on these skills in courses to develop apps on both iOS and Android platforms.

You will learn through exposure to industry relevant exercises and state-of-the-art research developments and technologies. An innovative program design provides you with the opportunity to learn core concepts followed by an intensive four week interactive studio where the concepts you have learnt will be reinforced through practice. You will further develop your skills through practical application on a range of problems. Four studio courses are crafted to provide you with skills in design thinking, system requirements, system design and agile development and project management. Non-technical skills are interwoven through the studio intensives in order to develop the qualities that are highly sought after and valued by industry. You will apply your learning in a final year capstone project that solves a problem and produces a product for an industry partner.

You will have opportunities for industry placements, internships and research projects with industry partners.

You will start your degree with core courses in information technology. This will give you a solid grounding in important areas such as IT, networking, database and programming fundamentals, and systems requirements.

Along with core courses in information technology, you will learn to develop mobile apps in languages such as C++, and Swift. You'll also collaborate with an industry partner for your final project, developing solutions to real-world problems.

You can gain an extra qualification and broaden your career prospects by completing a Diploma in Languages.

Employment prospects for software and application developers are growing. By 2023, the availability of roles is expected to increase by:

• 25,500 jobs for software and applications programmers (or 21 per cent)
• 2,300 jobs for ICT business and systems analysts (or 9.5 per cent)
• 8,200 jobs for ICT managers (or 13.9 per cent)
• 8,100 jobs for ICT Network and Support professionals (or 15.3 per cent)1

Careers to consider:

• Android/iOS applications developer: developing iterative software; collaborating with other developers through code reviews, software planning, and standup meetings; contributing to projects from concept to delivery; juggling several projects at different phases; writing clear, well-commented code
• software applications programmer: developing, coding, testing and debugging software applications; interpreting customer requirements; working with a team to research, design, and write software; working with others to understand and resolve issues in existing software
• mobile applications architect: leading and implementing mobile applications development; researching, analysing, designing, developing and testing business appropriate solutions; collaborating with other teams to develop solutions meeting business needs for functionality, performance, scalability and reliability[1] Source: Australian Government Department of Employment: Occupation projections.

Explore a range of IT and computing careers here.

1 Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business, Occupational Employment Projections 2018