La Trobe College (LTU) - Melbourne
La Trobe College (LTU) - Melbourne

Sylvia Walton Building, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

Foundation Studies for Business, IT and Humanities (LFSO) (085026J) + Bachelor of Information Technology (SBIT) (049940G)

3-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Summary

This Foundation Studies program will allow students to gain direct access into the 1st year of a range of La Trobe Bachelor degrees.

Designed to help them to build there digital future, La Trobe's Bachelor of Information Technology equips them with skills across programming, networking, databases, systems analysis and design, and project management.

Along with building a strong set of core IT skills so they can choose to major in one of several areas aligned to future industry growth including artificial intelligence, cloud analytics, cybersecurity, network engineering or information systems.

Broaden their knowledge and capabilities further through a wide range of electives. Combine there core IT skills with business, social sciences, humanities, web engineering, computer technology, security and information systems analysis subjects. Plus they could develop a software program of their own, which they could present at the annual Engineering and IT Showcase to potential employers.

With industry-based projects and CISCO certification embedded in the course, students will receive professional mentoring opportunities as they build career ready skills. They will also gain access to there expert research centres, including the Centre for Technology Infusion and our state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab for the Internet of Things – developed in collaboration with Microsoft and CISCO.

Students will learn:

  • Web and software development

Develop and build websites and software. Administer the front end, back end and server side of websites and IT systems.

IT systems analysis and design

Understand and analyse IT systems to deliver more efficient and effective IT solutions for your organisation.

  • Design

Learn about software, system and network design so you can contribute to making better programs and infrastructure.

  • Programming and networking

Learn the language of computers and how they communicate with one another to create working code and smarter systems.

  • Project management, estimation, documentation and report evaluation

IT is more than just computers. Learning to manage projects and communicate effectively is a must in any organisational environment.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

Grade 12 / High School

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

5

Writing

5

Listening

5

Speaking

5

Reading

36

Writing

36

Listening

36

Speaking

36

Program Intakes

Open date

October 1, 2024

Submission deadline

April 1, 2025

Open date

February 1, 2025

Submission deadline

August 1, 2025

Open date

June 1, 2025

Submission deadline

December 1, 2025

Cost and Duration

3-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Level

8 month foundation program followed by 3 year bachelor's degree

Program Length

$29710 AUD

Cost of Living

$0 AUD

Application fee

$39738 AUD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Degree Package Fee: $1,000 (one time)
Overseas Student Health Cover Fee: $627 per year
Enrolment fee: $200 (one time)