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Provides you with an understanding of fundamental concepts and necessary skills in programming, networking and databases, enabling students to articulate into the range of IT degrees at the UniSA.
Study with confidence in small class sizes and personalised teaching methods
Dedicated academic and personal support services to assist with your success
Student leadership opportunities to grow your skills further
Diploma Structure
Tertiary Preparation
Language for Study
Mathematics for Study
Stage 1
Essential Study Skills
Information and New Media Technologies
Communication, People, Place and Culture
Academic Research and Critical Enquiry
Design
Programming
Maths & Statistics
Electives (choose 1)
Media & Society
Business Fundamentals
Early Career Development
Human Biology
Physics 1
Stage 2
Problem Solving and Programming
Design Thinking Studio
Information Technology Fundamentals
Network Fundamentals
Object Oriented Programming
Data Driven Web Technologies
System Requirements and User Experience
System Requirements Studio
Career Outcomes
Depending on your chosen UniSA specialisation, your career options can include:
Business Analyst
IT Manager
IT Consultant
IT Project Manager
User Interface Designer
IT Solution Specialist
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
September 2025
South Australian Institute of Business and Technology (SAIBT)
SAIBT, The University of South Australia, City East Campus Level 4,
Brookman Building, North Terrace (corner of Frome St),
ADELAIDE,
South Australia,
5000, ADELAIDE, Australia
Year 12 SACE:
Entry into Diploma Stage 1:
Year 11 Equivalent Entry - completion of SACE Stage 1
Entry into Diploma Stage 2:
A score of 8 in one of the approved SACE Year 12 English subjects (or equivalent Australian year 12/ SAT/ IB score).
IELTS (Academic): IELTS 5.5 with no band lower than 5 correlate as FCE or CAE overall score of 162 with no skill less than 154
GCE 鈥極鈥� Level: C
GCE 鈥楢鈥� Level: C
IGCSE: 4
HKDSE: HKDSE Level 2 / Form 5-55%
English 119: C
SPM/UEC: C
Pearson鈥檚 (PTE Academic): 42
CELUSA (Academic English): AE3
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
SAIBT pathway allows students into the 2nd year of most UniSA bachelor鈥檚 degrees, where they study on campus with UniSA facilities and lecturers.
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