Course details

Summary

UCOL’s Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Applied) begins with a broad foundation in essential ICT skills and technologies and progresses toward a number of specialist areas including software engineering, systems analysis, databases, web development, networks installation, and project management.
This three-year degree is industry aligned learning at its best. It includes a final project or internship, which brings together and showcases the skills you have developed and also allows you to push the boundaries by providing innovative solutions to real-world requirements. UCOL’s Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (Applied) graduates are uniquely qualified, highly skilled, and have strong industry experience.

Career & Study Outcomes

• Mobile application development
• Network design
• Web development
• Software architecture
• Software engineering
• Desktop support
• Corporate training
• Database architecture
• Database administration
• Game development
• Network security
• Project management
• Systems analysis
• Programming
• User support

Course Information

Year One

Compulsory Courses

• Software Development
• Data Fundamentals
• Information Systems
• User Support
• Web Fundamentals
• Systems Analysis Fundamentals
• Network Fundamentals
• Computer Fundamentals

Year Two

Compulsory Courses

• Database Development
• IT Project Management
• Analysis and Design

Optional Courses

• Advanced Programming
• Software Process
• Digital Multimedia
• Industry Placement
• eCommerce Systems
• Dynamic Web Solutions
• Network Services
• Networks (CISCO ITN)
• Networks (CISCO RSE)
• Systems Security

Year Three

Compulsory Courses

• Professional Practice
• Industry Project

Optional Courses

• Software Engineering
• Java Mobile and Web
• Advanced Database Concepts
• Managerial Practice
• Advanced Systems Analysis
• Special Topic
• Network Design
• CISCO Scaling and Connecting
• Systems Administration

Entry criteria

Applicants under 20 years of age:

Applicants under the age of 20 years must have University Entrance

Or equivalent academic achievement, such as:

New Zealand Certificate in IT Essentials
New Zealand Certificate in Business (Administration and Technology) - Level 4

Or on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Executive Dean.

Or a provisional enrolment. Provisional enrolment is defined by NZQA as being Discretionary Entrance and includes the following clauses:

Discretionary enrolment may be granted to those applicants under the age of 20 who:

Are New Zealand or Australian citizens and permanent residents under 20 years of age
Must have a minimum of 14 credits in an approved subject at Level 2 towards NCEA
Must also have met the literacy and numeracy standards required for University Entrance.

International student applicants whose first language is not English must have an IELTS (or equivalent including TOEFL) score of 6.0 with no band score lower than 5.5. UCOL is a TOEFL iBT testing centre. IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form (i.e. combining scores from more than one test is not permissible).

Under 20 years of age
For international applicants under 20 years of age who do not hold NCEA, International Academic Qualifications Entry Criteria apply.