Bachelor of Information Technology (Networking and Security)

Learn how to defend business government and individual databases that hold sensitive data. Employment in this area has experienced strong growth over the last ten years and is forecast to continue. Your specialisation in security will allow you to be on the frontline of the war in cyberspace and become familiar with methods attackers use. You will learn how to investigate and protect against security breaches on vulnerable private information whilst developing an understanding of the security models provided by the major operating systems involved in modern computer networks. Through core studies and practicals you will delve into networks their protocols and hardware to investigate how these systems can be vulnerable to a malicious attack. Your problem solving skills will come to the fore when ethical hacking testing a system to break-in or to find weak points. As a network architect or an IT security specialist you can look forward to a varied career in information security or IT operations.

The Federation University Co-operative Model will accelerate your career by putting you at the heart of education and industry.
Federation Co-op creates a direct connection between students and employers, via paid placements, career preparation and workplace skill development, supported by a leader in student support, skills development and social equity.
Our industry stakeholders are excited about Federation Co-op as it addresses skill shortages by inviting them to collaborate on our courses, to identify the real skills that our students need to succeed in their chosen industry.
Co-op means you can succeed wherever you start on your study journey.
Federation has the know-how to deliver Co-op through our award-winning relationships with industry, including our 25+ year partnership with IBM, and our extensive research into the co-op model’s success in the USA, Canada and Europe for generations of students.
• Work and world ready graduates. We prepare our students through mandatory career development units, so you will be ready to enter the workforce during your co-operative placements, and through transferable World Ready Skills, so you are workforce ready when you graduate, regardless of your background before going to uni.
• Real experience in your chosen profession. Every Co-op student completes a minimum of 60 days’ paid placement relevant to their course – contributing directly to course credits – either full time over one semester, part time over an extended period or in blocks embedded into your subjects. Co-op offers flexibility to suit our students’ commitments and course.
• Co-design, co-develop and co-delivered with industry. We work with employers, industry, students and alumni to co-design, co-develop and co-deliver a comprehensive set of structured, assessed Co-operative Experiential Learning activities.

Academic entry requirements

Successful completion of Australian Year 12 with final-year mathematics courses, or overseas equivalent.

English language requirements

Overall IELTS band score of 6.0, with no band less than 5.5, or equivalent.

ATAR

Lowest Adjusted ATAR 50.00

Applicable to onshore international students applying for undergraduate/bachelor degree programs only.

Federation University accepts a variety of English language tests as proof of English proficiency. English proficiency assessment should be made using an external English test (Academic IELTS or equivalent) with the results determining whether the student can enter into our programs directly or via an appropriate English program.

From 1 July 2016 direct entry without an external English test will be only permitted when student meets the English exemption requirements described on the Federation English language requirements page as per the Simplified Student Visa Framework’s English requirements.

Ethical hacker

ICT security specialist

Network architect and designer

Network administrator

Networking and security officer

Product security manager

Entry requirements vary from program to program, but generally require completion of an Australian bachelor degree, or overseas equivalent, with specified minimum grades (or marks) in relevant subjects. A period of work experience, following graduation, may also be required for some programs. For information on the entry requirements for your chosen program, please refer to our International Program Guide or our Course Finder.