Bachelors of Commerce and Bachelor of Information Technology - Software Design

Prepare yourself for diverse career options across sectors including accounting, financial services and information technology with a strong foundation in commerce, plus computing design and engineering. With a Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Information Technology, you'll be ready to adapt to ever-changing commercial environments and be in high demand with employers. You'll graduate with a combination of core and specialist knowledge, along with sharp analytical and technical skills that will kickstart access to rewarding opportunities across many sectors of the economy, from banking and finance services through to high-tech service and software development. You'll study foundation topics including accounting, information systems, economics, business analytics, management, software engineering, design, mathematics and information systems. As you progress through your degrees, you'll select majors that allow you to specialise within commerce and information technology disciplines. Developed with strong input from our industry partners, this flexible course will allow you to stand out from the crowd with highly developed business acumen and technology leadership skills.

This major is aimed at students who wish to follow a career in the creation and management of software applications. Courses in this major focus on programming, software engineering, project management, requirements analysis, specification, and the software process, as well as software applications involving Internet design, human-computer interaction, algorithms, data structures, and concurrency.

Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent):

General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C)
Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C)
International Baccalaureate Diploma - 30


IELTS overall 6.5, reading 6, writing 6, speaking 6, listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.