Australian Data and Cyber Institute (ADCI)

ADCI offers a curriculum which has been developed with both industry-experts and academic leaders to follow the latest trends in Data Science and Cyber Security. This provides international students with relevant and practical skills to become industry-ready and seek to advance collective knowledge and understanding through a commitment to free intellectual enquiry and scholarship.

Both of ADCI's bachelor's degrees are high-quality courses designed to be future-oriented, with an emphasis on the changing challenges and opportunities of the digital era. The courses offer students a focused and specialised learning experience, incorporating the following features:

• Industry collaborations and real-world industry-based projects
• A favourable staff-student ratio which facilitates personalised student support
• Excellent courseware, systems, and tools

ADCI has a commitment to producing successful, knowledgeable, and highly employable graduates who are capable of adapting to the changing needs of business, industry and government in a global digital environment.

Graduates from ADCI will display the following outcomes upon graduation:

• Problem Solving

Actively identify, apply, analyse, synthesize, conceptualise and/or evaluate knowledge that is generated by reflection, reasoning, representation, and opinions to produce an appropriate conclusion or judgement.

• System Design

Design and evaluate solutions for complex computing problems, and evaluate systems, components, or processes that meet specified needs.

• Critical Thinking

Form independent judgements through objective analysis and evaluation of issues.

• Innovative Digital Perspectives

Understand the complexity of technological, social, and economic links between individuals, businesses, technology, and society to build innovative solutions for unexpected marketplaces.

• Teamwork

Function effectively as a member or leader in diverse and/or multicultural teams, and in multi-disciplinary settings.

• Communication

Communicate complex problems and solutions within the community and society through effective verbal, written and presentation skills.

• Professional Skills

Contextualise knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues, and consequent responsibilities relevant to professional practice.

• Ethics

Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics, responsibilities, societal norms and business practices.

• Lifelong Learning

Recognise the need for, and preparation for the ability to engage in, independent, life-long learning in the broadest context of change.

ADCI has a dedicated student services team available to assist students with academic and other issues. Students may receive attention from dedicated student support officers or discuss their concerns in greater depth with the student support services team.

Teaching staff at ADCI are available for a minimum of an hour per week for each unit of study they teach to provide specific support to learners, including face-to-face delivery.

The ADCI Orientation Program provides international students with information on student visa requirements, living and studying in the country, and assimilating into studying at ADCI and Australia. The student services orientation presentation is also available at any time via the ADCI Learning Management System (Canvas).

The student services team also assist international students with airport pickups, accommodation transfers and referrals to the Australian Homestay Network (AHN), which offers comprehensive homestay placement services. Student safety and wellbeing is the utmost importance at ADCI.

ADCI's vibrant, welcoming and cosmopolitan inner-city campus is located in Perth city on Adelaide Terrace in the Perth CBD. The building is centrally located, making it easy for students to access many services and amenities. The campus is located within five minutes walking distance to both Perth train stations and bus stops. The institute's location is also close to major restaurants and cafes, serving as the ideal spot for student breaks and study sessions.

ADCI is located within the Free Transit Zone (FTZ) in the Perth CBD –where all bus and train services in the zone are available free of charge. The campus offers easy access to major freeway links to the North and South of Perth. ADCI is located close to Kings Park, providing students with easy access to the ferry to South Perth and Rottnest Island.

ADCI offers students the convenience of flexible entry options and various study pathways. Entrance requirements for admission to one of the two bachelor's degree courses include one or more of the following:

• Completion of Year 12 with the required ATAR (Australia), or the equivalent for international applicants
  • Achieving a minimum score of 70 on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), and a final school grade of C or higher in Mathematics Methods
  • Successful completion of the unit of study MAT101 Introduction to Mathematics
• Successful completion of Foundation Studies at a recognised Higher Education Provider
• Successful completion of a Vocational Qualification (AQF Level 4) or higher in the field of Information and Communication Technology.

English proficiency

International applicants hailing from countries where English is not the first or native language need to provide evidence of minimum proficiency in one of the following ways:

• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) – a minimum of 6.0 in the Academic Test and no band less than 5.5
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) – 64 on the Internet-based Test and a minimum of 17 in all sections, or 550 on the paper-based test and Written English score of 5
• Cambridge English – 180, with a score of no less than 180 in each component
• Pearson test of English (PTE Academic) – test score of 57, with no band less than 50

Don't meet the minimum entry requirements? Contact the admissions team to discuss alternative arrangements.