Course details

Bachelor of Applied Information Technology
NZQF Level 7

About the course

Want to get started on a career in advanced IT, or step-up your computing skills? The three-year Bachelor of Applied Information Technology is an ideal choice. Wherever you’re at with your study or career, you gain comprehensive knowledge and applied skills in the latest technologies to take into your future IT career. Throughout the degree you continuously put into practice what you learn through hands-on, practical projects, and work with real industry clients to help solve real problems in the workplace. You'll be building apps, websites, cloud-based services, content management systems or complex systems integrating a range of technologies. You could even be creating your own website themes and plugins or putting in place a firewall security system. As the demand for smart, adaptable IT professionals escalates, you could take your skills and knowledge into a wide range of future careers, such as a network or security specialist, programmer, software engineer, or web designer or developer.

Rain Ruan, Graduate "Studying IT or programming might sound intimidating but our tutor gave us the best advice when we were starting out. He said, 'IT is like building. You just need the right tools, and when you learn to use those tools, you can build anything.' That gave me so much confidence! And you do… you learn along the way," Read more

Entry requirements

You must have:

NZQA University Entrance or equivalent, OR ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Certificate in Information Technology Essentials (Level 4), OR Evidence of ability to meet academic requirements.

About the provider

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is the largest tertiary provider in the Bay of Plenty and the third largest institute of technology in ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ. We are home to more than 14,000 students, more than 1,000 staff, and we offer more than 150 study options ranging from certificate to post-graduate level.