Study in Australia: IT courses available for non-science students too

If you are from non-science background and want to change your stream to pursue courses in Information Technology (IT), you can do so by studying in Australia. The IT courses offered in India require the candidate to have a science background in school, so the shift isn’t possible.

Industries like Gaming, Animation, Cloud computing require you to pursue an IT course and in India, these courses are limited to science students. However, in Australia, many universities are open to accepting Arts or Commerce students to pursue IT courses and specialize in one of the related subjects. The ideology of Australian universities is that students from any stream who have an interest in IT and are eager to learn need to be encouraged to pursue such courses. Hence, they admit students from all streams into its IT courses. The varsities have bridge courses which help students from non-technical backgrounds brush up their Mathematics skills.

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Along with this, Australia offers lucrative job prospects as well. The demand for software and IT professionals is high in Australia, so business firms and consulting firms offer a really attractive job offers to deserving students.

Indian students constitute the second largest pool of international students in Australia after the Chinese. Australian universities offer a lot of choices among subjects and courses. Moreover, Australian universities have bagged top spots in recent world rankings. The student visa rules of the country are very simple. An educational qualification from Australia may lead to permanent residency or work visa. Currently, Australia is a preferred destination among Indian students who are looking to pursue their higher education overseas. In 2021, there was a sharp rise in the total number of Indian students getting accepted at Australian universities. It is predicted that this trend will continue through the year 2022 and 2023 as well.

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• Student Guide to Australia
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