Program Description
This course is a pathway to a the Bachelor of Information Technology at La Trobe University Sydney Campus. The Foundation Studies Program is a university preparatory course, which focuses on building the language and study skills required to succeed at university.
Taught by a team of highly qualified teachers with specialist expertise in helping international students adapt to tertiary studies in Australia, students will learn academic fundamentals while building their confidence in a caring and supportive environment.

Successful completion of the Foundation Studies Program can lead to direct entry into diploma or bachelor program at La Trobe University Sydney Campus. The career options upon completion of a bachelor program are extensive.

Students who pass all Level 2 subjects and achieve an overall grade of 65 percent - with an overall grade of at least 60 percent in Academic Study Skills 2 - will be eligible for direct entry into La Trobe University's Bachelor of Information Technology

The world is drawing closer together. As the speed and quality of digital technologies continues to evolve, we need more passionate professionals who can create meaningful solutions and connections.

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

Along with building a strong set of core IT skills students 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.

Students will broaden their knowledge and capabilities further through a wide range of electives. They will combine their 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 to 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'll also gain access to La Trobe's expert research centres, including the Centre for Technology Infusion and state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab for the Internet of Things – developed in collaboration with Microsoft and CISCO.