Make information and communications technology your business

If you enjoy IT but prefer the science of data management and building innovative systems designed to streamline and maximise productivity, then UC’s Bachelor of Business Informatics is the perfect course to teach you how. 

Accredited by the Australian Computer Society, UC’s Bachelor of Business Informatics is an interdisciplinary degree providing a bridge between the areas of business and information technology. 

In this course you will learn how to critically analyse complex systems and if required, completely design or redesign robust management systems, in order to meet the specific needs of a business.

Your study will set you on the path to becoming an invaluable information and communications technology professional, with further postgraduate study available in advanced or related fields. 

This course also has one of the best graduate outcomes in Australia and experiences an exceptionally high demand for graduates, especially from within the government sector, due to its location in Canberra.

This course allows you to future-proof your career by offering the option to specialise in Cloud Computing and the Internet of Things, Cybersecurity and System Administration or Data Science.

Study a Bachelor of Business Informatics at UC and you will:

• achieve comprehensive insight into engineering aspects of computer science

• study the current programming languages at an intensive level

• be able to analyse and build complex integrated management systems

• understand the methodology of software systems engineering using analysis and specification methods such as UML, XML, structured and soft systems methodologies

• learn to design and build systems and software using specialist engineering tools

• work within modern development environments that include Windows, Linux, mobile and cloud computing

• gain high-level awareness of professional ethics, responsibilities, values and standard.

• graduate with an internationally recognised qualification

• be in high demand

Standard Full time, Semester 1 Commencing:

Year 1:

Semester 1:

• Database Design (5915)
• Enterprise Systems (11366)
• Introduction to Information Technology (4478)
• Professional Practice in IT (7722)

Semester 2:

• Information Systems in Organisations (6348)
• Social Informatics (11490)
• Systems Analysis and Modelling (11486)
• Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship (11408)

Year 2:

Semester 1:

• Designing Human-Computer Interaction (6389)
• Workflow and Process Management (11481)
• Two Restricted Choice units

Semester 2:

• Systems Project and Quality Management (7173)
• Three Restricted Choice units

Year 3:

Semester 1:

• Business Intelligence Systems (7156)
• Two Restricted Choice units
• Information Security (11759)

Semester 2:

• Corporate Strategy and IT Governance (9276)
• Restricted Choice unit
• Information & Communication Technology Project (9785)
   

Standard Full time, Semester 2 Commencing:

Year 1:

Semester 2:

• Information Systems in Organisations (6348)
• Introduction to Information Technology (4478)
• Professional Practice in IT (7722)
• Social Informatics (11490)

Year 2:

Semester 1:

• Database Design (5915)
• Enterprise Systems (11366)
• Systems Analysis and Modelling (11486)
• Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship (11408)

Semester 2:

• Three Restricted Choice units
• Systems Project and Quality Management (7173)

Year 3:

Semester 1:

• Designing Human-Computer Interaction (6389)
• Workflow and Process Management (11481)
• Two Restricted Choice units

Semester 2:

• Corporate Strategy and IT Governance (9276)
• Three Restricted Choice units

Year 4:

Semester 1:

• Business Intelligence Systems (7156)
• Information & Communication Technology Project (9785)
• Information Security (11759)

UC’s Bachelor of Business Informatics is a globally recognised and industry respected qualification that is currently in very high demand in Canberra and around Australia. As a result, once you graduate you should be able to confidently transition into any one of the following careers:

• IT security analyst

• Business analyst

• Systems architect

• IT project manager

• Information analyst

• Data scientist

• Digital systems architect

• Cloud computing architect

• IoT engineer, developer or designer

• Cybersecurity specialist

• Service desk manager

• System administrator 

• Cybersecurity operations manager

• Big data engineer

• Big data architect

• Data scientist 

• Business intelligence specialist 

For international students studying an Australian Year 12 qualification, your selection rank is your ATAR plus any adjustment factors you may be eligible for. If you’re an international stud

Academic IELTS of 6.0 or equivalent, with no band score below 6.0

TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 60 with: R: 13; L: 12; S: 18; W: 21

Pearson Test of Academic English: 50 with no skill score below 50

Cambridge English Scale: 169 with no sub-score below 169

Occupational English Test: No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests.