Sylvia Walton Building, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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:
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.
Learn about software, system and network design so you can contribute to making better programs and infrastructure.
Learn the language of computers and how they communicate with one another to create working code and smarter systems.
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
IELTS
5.5
Reading
5
Writing
5
Listening
5
Speaking
5
PTE
42
Reading
36
Writing
36
Listening
36
Speaking
36
Program Intakes
June 2025
Open date
October 1, 2024
Submission deadline
April 1, 2025
October 2025
Open date
February 1, 2025
Submission deadline
August 1, 2025
February 2026
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)
Study Destinations
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