This course is only available to Australian citizens or permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens
Overview
- Choose a major in digital environments, enterprise systems, executive information practice, games design, games production, information management, library and information studies, network managements, security, or software architecture.
- Prepares you for a career as a systems analyst, database manager, electronic commerce developer, internet professional, multimedia designer, software engineer, or senior programmer.
- Complete in 1 semester full-time or 2 semesters part-time.
- Opportunity to progress on to a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology.
| QUT course code | IT85 |
| Attendance | Part-time |
| Course duration | 1 year part-time |
| Start month | 2013 February, July |
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Details
Information technology underpins almost every aspect of modern society, from phones to MP3 players to dashboard navigation systems, from ATMs to robotic assembly lines to satellite communication, from online booking systems to banking to instant messaging. The generic option of not choosing a major allows you to select units that either complement prior knowledge or extend that knowledge.
Career outcomes
Careers include business analyst, systems analyst, systems manager, data communications specialist, network administrator, network manager, database manager, electronic commerce developer, Internet professional, multimedia designer, senior programmer, software engineer or systems programmer.
Units
Course design
This course allows students who might like exposure to a number of units across several specialisation areas to undertake 48 credit points from any postgraduate Information Technology units offered. This program suits students who are not looking to undertake a discipline-specific postgraduate program, but rather complementary studies. This study area is the most flexible of the areas offered and thus is the default for students who do not select any major.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for this program, students must meet one of the following criteria:
• the Australian equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a grade point average of at least 4.5 (on a 7-point scale)
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• evidence of recognised prior higher learning in the field of Information and Information Technology (e.g. at least five years of relevant full-time work experience). Industry certification alone is not sufficient evidence.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: $7,800 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Student Services and Amenities Fee
You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Graduate Certificate in Information Technology
You apply directly to QUT for all our postgraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
- Checked important dates.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Collected supporting documents (see application form)
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
Application for postgraduate course admission form (PDF file, 362.47 KB)
