Graduate Certificate in Information Technology

Graduate Certificate

Develop your information technology discipline knowledge and learn to employ existing IT methods to address industry-specific problems.

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Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

6 months full-time, 12 months part-time

Course Code

0101555

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

About this course

Highlights

NEW: This course now offers Commonwealth Supported Places which makes it over 60% more affordable. Eligibility criteria applies.
You will gain well-developed IT knowledge, and, as a graduate, be confident to propose, implement and evaluate IT solutions.
Continue your studies with our Graduate Diploma or Master of Information Technology.
Prepares you for more senior positions with the IT industry.
Complete in as little as six months full-time.

Highlights

You will gain well-developed IT knowledge, and, as a graduate, be confident to propose, implement and evaluate IT solutions.
Continue your studies with our Graduate Diploma or Master of Information Technology.
Prepares you for more senior positions with the IT industry.
Complete in as little as six months full-time.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

You must have one of:

A recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline; or
A recognised diploma (or higher qualification) in information technology followed by at least two years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience in the information technology field; or
At least five years full-time (or equivalent) professional work experience in the information technology field.

A completed recognised bachelor degree (or higher) in any discipline.

Study locations

Gardens Point

What you will learn

All market sectors are embracing new digital and technological advances to ensure they remain competitive (source: Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)). The prevalence of digital technologies in industry is resulting in growing demand for savvy IT professionals across a diverse range of sectors and roles.

Fields such as data science artificial intelligence machine learning cyber security virtual and augmented reality and the Internet of Things continue to evolve rapidly. Business investment in these areas continues to grow as does the demand for expertise in these areas (source: Australia's Digital Pulse ACS/Deloitte).

Our Graduate Certificate in Information Technology has been developed to align with emerging IT industry trends.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

You will be qualified to work with IT service providers consultancies and vendors and be in demand in government departments the finance and banking sector and within healthcare advanced manufacturing engineering mining and agriculture.

Possible careers

Computer scientist
Computer systems engineer
Computer-aided designer
Data communications specialist
Enterprise consultant
Enterprise architect
Information officer
Programmer
Solution architect
Systems analyst
Systems programmer
Web designer

Course structure

To graduate with a Certificate in Information Technology you are required to complete 48 credit points of course units consisting of:

48 credit points of core units comprising of eight 6 credit points of IT foundation units.

To graduate with a Certificate in Information Technology you are required to complete 48 credit points of course units consisting of:

48 credit points of core units comprising of eight 6 credit points of IT foundation units.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at QUT (Queensland University of Technology).

79%

Overall satisfaction

86.8%

Skill scale

67.4%

Teaching scale

71.4%

Employed full-time

$85.6k

Average salary

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