Institute of Technology or Polytechnic
Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)Bachelor of Applied Information Technology
This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Bachelor's Degree
Duration
3 years
Next start date
Expected Jul 2026
Campus
City Campus
Summary
In this programme, students will gain a strong foundation of knowledge across a broad range of different information technology skills, as well as an advanced level of expertise in a selected specialisation.
Students will undertake core modules that cover the fundamental skills required for a career in IT, for example, software engineering, database architecture, web development, business analysis, communications technology, operating systems, systems administration, and network engineering. Students will also gain practical, industry-aligned skills that employers demand from our graduates as well as new and emerging fields including cloud computing, big data and analytics, DevOps, business intelligence, agile development, web and mobile app development, games development, AR/VR, intrusion detection, vulnerability assessment, and security.
Our degree is also designed to provide students with a broad skill-set and holistic understanding of the wider context of the IT business domain and the global IT industry, as well as specialist knowledge in a specific area. Technologies and tools used within the degree are ever-updating but currently include python, C#.net, Visual Studio, Java, Android development, MS Server, Active Directory, Godot, Cisco, Fortinet, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Laravel, PHP, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Power BI, AWS, Azure, Hadoop, and much more.
Specialisations
Students will gain a strong foundation of knowledge across a broad range of different IT skills in the first three semesters. After that, they will gain an advanced level of expertise in one of four selected specialisations, each of which is aligned to the four most in-demand IT employment pathways, specialisations are:
- Network Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Database Architecture*
- Web Development*
The Wintec Bachelor of Applied Information Technology is also accredited with IT Professionals NZ (TPNZ) under the Seoul Accord, which confirms the programmes' quality and supports global recognition. Our students are also eligible for membership to ITPNZ.
Students in this programme are encouraged to bring their own device (a laptop). Specifications can be found here.
** * Please note that these pathway options are subject to sufficient student numbers and may not be available.**
Entry criteria
Candidates are required to have:
NCEA Level 3 comprised of 60 credits at NCEA Level 3 or above and 20 credits at NCEA Level 2 or above, including: (1) 14 credits each at NCEA Level 3 in three approved subjects; and (2) UE Literacy (10 credits at NCEA Level 2 or above made up of 5 credits each in reading and writing); and (3) UE Numeracy (10 credits at NCEA Level 1 or above) made up of specified achievement standards or a package of specified unit standards; or
72 credits at NCEA Level 2 including: (1) A minimum of 14 credits in each of four subjects; and (2) UE Literacy (10 credits at NCEA Level 2 or above made up of 5 credits each in reading and writing); and (3) UE Numeracy (10 credits at NCEA Level 1 or above; or
A relevant qualification at Level 3 on the NZQF or above and the equivalent of UE Literacy and UE Numeracy; or
The New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology (Level 5); or
The New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology Technical Support (Level 5); or
Equivalent.
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