Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information Technology
Overview Be a leader in a technology driven world, with a career that combines the best of the business world with your passion for the latest IT solutions. This double degree brings a competitive edge in the eyes of possible employers who are increasingly needing digitally-savvy employees. The Bachelor of…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
- Be a leader in a technology driven world, with a career that combines the best of the business world with your passion for the latest IT solutions. This double degree brings a competitive edge in the eyes of possible employers who are increasingly needing digitally-savvy employees.
- The Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information Technology provides you with knowledge and practical experience across the business, commerce and IT sectors and gives you an advantage within the workforce.
- Build your professional identity and develop confident skills in decision making, teamwork, and complex problem solving to help you become a versatile and adaptable employee, equally adept at addressing both technical and business issues.
- Have the opportunity to work alongside industry partners on real-world issues through a variety of authentic case studies as well as a capstone project
- Study a double degree as it takes less time than doing the programs separately, can save you time and money, and you graduate with two testamurs (official certificates) for each of your degrees.
Professional accreditation
The Bachelor of Information Technology is accredited at professional level by the Australian Computer Society and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries. The Seoul Accord is a multi-lateral agreement that allows ACS accreditation to be recognised globally. This means when you graduate, your degree will be recognised by other countries who are members of the Accord.
Finance major in Bachelor of Business will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).
UniSQ is seeking accreditation for the Human Resource Management major by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI). Upon accreditation approval, this major will satisfy the educational requirements for professional membership of AHRI.
Career outcomes
- As a graduate with this double degree, your career opportunities are extensive and vary depending on your chosen majors. You will be optimally placed for a wide range of careers in business and IT, including business information systems developer, business applications designer, business analyst, enterprise architect, intelligence officer, information systems developer, ICT project manager, database administrator, network security engineer, app developer, or database designer.
- Some of the biggest employers of ICT graduates in Australia are international IT vendors, including Microsoft and IBM, and ICT end-users such as banks, insurance companies, and government departments.
Note: Limited courses are available at UniSQ Springfield in the November intake (Semester 3).
REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must have Australian year 12 level or equivalent.
Students from different country must have qualifications equivalent to Australia.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic only) – Overall minimum score of 6.0 and no individual band score of less than 5.5; TOEFL (internet based) – Overall minimum score of 80 and no individual skills score of less than 19; Pearson (PTE Academic) – Overall score of 50 and no individual Communicative Skills score of less than 50; Cambridge C1 Advanced C2 Proficiency – Overall minimum score of 169 with no less than 162 in each skill.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1         QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242         Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243         Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244         QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022
