Information Technology - Southern Cross University

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The jobs of tomorrow require agile digital specialists able to create, deliver and distribute content and resources seamlessly across channels and technologies.

Our Computing and IT degrees offer a thorough grounding in the technology and communications of today, complemented by insight and perspective on what is coming tomorrow. In a sector based on transformation, we help put you at the forefront.

New for 2024 is the Master of Computing, designed to advance your career in the fast-paced field of Information Communication Technology (ICT). Specialisations on offer include Smart Environments, Big Data Analytics and Pervasive Computing.

Southern Cross University is rated 5-stars for median graduate income, skills development, student support, teaching quality and overall experience in computing and information systems (Good Universities Guide 2023).

Students have the opportunity to work on real-world projects in the Digital Enterprise Lab at our Gold Coast campus, and our strong links with industry form a fundamental part of internship programs that give students experience in real jobs before they graduate. And by studying under our unique Southern Cross Model, you can translate teaching innovation into career innovation.

Whether as a programmer, designer, web developer, systems analyst, database administrator, project manager, ICT network professional or technical support personnel, studies in information technology are the beginning of an amazing future.

Why choose Computing and IT with Southern Cross

Graduate employment

86% of IT graduates are employed within four months of completing their courses (Grad Outcome Survey 2017-2019)

Digital Enterprise Lab

Our Digital Enterprise Lab on-campus enables you to work on real-world projects

Professional accreditation

Australian Computer Society (ACS) accreditation for the Bachelor of Information Technology.

creative and very fun. My name is Mrisha Upadhyay. I am an international student. I come from Nepal.

I realised that I really enjoyed working on the design part of it, just the interactive part,

you know, talking with the clients and making the design more interactive according to their

preference. So, that's the reason I chose Masters of Information Technology with the user experience

specialisation. We are the five-star university in students support. We also have relatively

small class size. It's also mean that you have better chance to talk to your tutors,

your lecturers. We can do internships so I started it before my unit starts for the following

term. So I'm doing uh working as an assistant webmaster intern in a Brisbane-based company. So,

it's work from home. And then we do team meetings. I'm working with a lot of senior

developers as well so it's quite good to get your feet on the field. So, as part of my degree we use

Unity as a software to develop games. The VR, the simulators are actually used as part of developing

games and also as part of developing any AR or VR technology so those ones are like really good

to just understand what you're developing as well and just to dive into it and actually experience

it as well. After graduating I really want to work in the industry. I feel like I have enough

knowledge now to just dive into the workforce so I want to work as a UX or UI designer so

I'm trying to develop my CV accordingly and taking help from my professor just to make my

portfolio stand out and work in the field for some years and maybe start my own business later on.

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The Faculty of Science and Engineering

The Faculty of Science and Engineering is a leader in outstanding research and industry innovation, offering a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees which specialise in engineering, IT, and environmental, marine, and forest science. Each course is designed to equip students with industry-relevant knowledge and capabilities, focused on innovative approaches to contemporary issues, while opening doors and opportunities for them anywhere in the world. Our strong links with industry form a fundamental part of our internship programs, giving our students experience in real jobs before they graduate.

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