Does future focused technology ignite your interest? Do you have a passion for computers? Are you curious to discover how things work? Tomorrow’s web designers, software engineers and app developers take their first step with a UTS Information Technology degree.

Our focus is to build your skills, develop your confidence and prepare you for success at university, and in your future career in Information Technology. We offer the UTS Foundation Studies (for international students only) and a Diploma of Information Technology, which leads straight into the second year of your UTS IT degree*.

*Subject to successful completion of a diploma with the required Grade Point Average (GPA) (domestic students) or no more than two subject failures (international students) and depends on the course you choose.

Fast track into 2nd year UTS
Fast track into 2nd year UTS

Fast track into 2nd year UTS

Industry guest speakers

Industry guest speakers

Part of the UTS family

Part of the UTS family

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Diploma of Information Technology course details

Paths to UTS

The pathway you take to UTS will depend on your current academic and English qualifications.

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Degree majors

  Receive 42 credit points towards the following UTS degrees. 

  • Bachelor of Information Technology / Bachelor of Business (combined degree)   
  • Bachelor of Forensic Science (Digital Forensics)

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Receive 48 credit points towards the following UTS degrees.

  • Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence
  • Bachelor of Computing Science (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Criminology / Bachelor of Cybersecurity (combined degree)
  • Bachelor of Cybersecurity
  • Bachelor of Games Development
  • Bachelor of Information Technology
  • Bachelor of Information Technology, Diploma in IT Professional Practice (Domestic students only)

Career prospects

  • ICT Business Analyst
  • Computer Animator  
  • Computer Games Designer/Developer
  • IT Consultant
  • Programmer
  • Software Engineer
  • Systems Analyst
  • Web Developer
  • Network Specialist
  • Information Systems Manager
  • IT Project Manager
  • Digital Marketing Manager
  • Test Analyst
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Security Specialist

Alumni success

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Anubhav studied Diploma of IT at UTS College and Bachelor of IT at UTS. He is now the Co-Founder of GoDoctor.

My degree laid a theoretical and practical IT groundwork that I've used throughout my career in all the technology companies I have co-founded.

Anubhav studied Diploma of IT at UTS College and Bachelor of IT at UTS. He is now the Co-Founder of GoDoctor.

Terry studied Bachelor of Information Technology at UTS. He is now the CEO & CTO at Gix Entertainment.

When I discovered that UTS was the #1 in Australia for IT, then there was no choice, only UTS.

Terry studied Bachelor of Information Technology at UTS. He is now the CEO & CTO at Gix Entertainment.