Computer Science La Trobe University

Overview

As well as your technical subjects, you'll also build the human skills you need for the workplace. Think project management, critical thinking, problem-solving and communication. These are the transferable skills you'll need to be employable and carve a path of success throughout your career.

Access our expert research centres, including the Centre for Technology Infusion, the Optus Cyber Security Research Centre and a state-of-the-art research lab for the Internet of Things – one of the largest in Victoria, proudly developed in collaboration with Microsoft and CISCO. 

You'll use your computer science know-how to solve real-world problems with industry-based learning and mentoring opportunities with major corporations. You could take on an industry-based project with leading organisations like Microsoft, Coles, the Australian Ballet and Incitec Pivot Limited – as students have done in the past.

Show off your work at the annual IT and Engineering Showcase, where prospective employers will see what you've done. Or you could choose to undertake an applied research project, developing the skills you need to succeed in research.

Career outcomes

La Trobe University's Bachelor of Computer Science can lead to careers in technology, communications, education, finance, government, healthcare or energy sectors. Discover specialised careers where you'll develop IT solutions as a systems analyst, interpret technical designs as a developer programmer or write code as a full stack web.

Imagine yourself in one of the following roles:

• Full stack web developer or programmer

• Big data engineer

• Machine learning engineer