Do you have an IT career in mind? The table below will help you choose the IT degree that will get you there.
For postgraduate career pathways visit Postgraduate IT Careers.
| Undergraduate career outcomes | Business Information Systems | Computer Science | Software Engineering | BITS: Applications development and networks |
BITS: Business systems |
BITS: Internet systems |
BITS: Information management |
BITS: Information systems |
BITS: Multimedia applications |
BITS: Multimedia games development |
BITS: Net-centic computing |
BITS: Security |
BITS: Systems development |
| 3D modeller | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Analyst programmer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||
| Animator | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Application security analyst | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Application security designer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Application security implementer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Archivist | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Artificial intelligence programmer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Audio programmer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Business analyst | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Business information manager | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Business management (various roles) |
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| Business requirements analyst | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Computer programmer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||
| Corporate server administrator | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Corporate webmaster | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Database administrator | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||
| Database designer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||
| Database manager | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| e-Commerce consultant | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||||
| e-Commerce developer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Educational developer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Games designer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Games engine / Tools programmer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Games programmer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||||
| Graphics / special effects programmer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| IM project manager | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Information architect | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Information consultant | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Information manager | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Information security analyst | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Information security engineer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Information service manager | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Information systems manager | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Interactive programmer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Internet developer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||||
| IS Manager | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| IT consultant | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| IT project manager | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||||
| Java and/or .NET developer | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Knowledge manager | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Librarian | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Mobile applications developer | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Mobile commerce developer | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Mobile games developer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Multimedia developer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||
| Multimedia programmer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||
| Network administrator | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||
| Network applications developer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Network manager | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Programming specialist | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Project manager | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||
| Records manager | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Security solutions manager | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Software architect | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Software consultant | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Software developer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Software engineer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Sound editor | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Special effects engineer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Systems analyst | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||
| Systems architect | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Systems designer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ||||||||||
| Systems developer | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Systems implementer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Systems programmer | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Systems administrator | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Systems tester | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Video/sound producer | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Web content manager | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||||||
| Web programmer / developer | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲ | |||||||
| Website supervisor | ▲ | ||||||||||||
| Wireless & connected network security manager | ▲ |
For further information on entry requirements, applications, fees and scholarships visit Information Technology Courses.
For more information about careers in the IT industry visit Youth Central - the Victorian Government's initiative to bring job, study and travel information to
students and youth.
Also see the ICT Careers Portal for information which assists career seekers, career advisors, students and parents in understanding how to start and develop an ICT career, and the various career and relevant options that are available.