Graduate Certificate of Information Technology

Program Overview

Graduate Certificate of Information Technology

Overview

Enhance your career in Information Technology by developing specialist expertise in areas relevant to your current role or future aspirations. Gain the practical and technical abilities you want to incorporate into your skillset by choosing from subjects including intelligent entrepreneurship, web design and development, data analysis and modelling, and e-strategic management.

Fast Facts

• Location: JCU campuses or study centres where you can study this course. 'Online' means the course can be studied off-campus using a combination of online resources, printed material or other technologies. Some online courses include on-campus workshops and travel for professional placements.
  • Online
  • Cairns
  • Brisbane
• Commencing: The month(s) you can start the course. For courses offered at JCU Singapore and JCU Brisbane, see 'How to Apply'.
  • Online: January
  • Cairns: January
  • Brisbane: January, May, September
• Fees: Indicative, annual cost of your course. Some courses are supported by the Australian Government with the government paying some of your fees. This is the Commonwealth Supported fee. The tuition fee is the fee payable if Commonwealth Support does not apply. You can defer your fees if eligible with HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP. The Student Services & Amenities Fee is a required payment from most students.
  • $4,657.00+ (total estimated Commonwealth Supported Fee) $16,083.00^ (total estimated tuition fee)
  • Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
  • Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
• Duration: The time it will take you to complete the course as a full-time student. Also specifies if the course is available part-time. This section will indicate if some online courses may have a longer duration due to their different delivery method.
  • 6 months full-time
• Entry Requirements: This is usually a score given to Year 12 students upon completion of their studies. Non-school leavers can have their qualifications and work experience assessed to obtain an equivalent score. The score displayed is the minimum adjusted ATAR/rank that was required for entry. Some subjects are required for entry into a course. Whereas assumed knowledge indicates a minimum level of knowledge.
  • AQF level 7 bachelor degree; or equivalent
• Course Code: The course code is JCU's unique identifier for this course.
  • 50311

Course Detail

What to Expect

Expand your career and enhance your employability by gaining expert skills in information technology (IT). This course focuses particularly on the areas of computer programming, data analysis and multimedia. Learn how to identify and diagnose technical issues, create solutions and improve technical systems. As you study the fundamentals of problem-solving and programming, the importance of data modelling, and key areas of design and development, you’ll be equipped to help your current or future workplace run smoothly and innovatively.

Within the Graduate Certificate of Information Technology, you will study two core subjects — Internet Fundamentals and Problem Solving and Programming — and choose two specialist subjects to suit your professional needs and interests. The available elective subjects cover four main areas of the information technology field: database modelling, collective intelligence and entrepreneurship, web design and development and e-strategic management.

Career Opportunities

JCU Information Technology graduates are equipped with skills that are highly-regarded in a wide range of industries.

Graduates pursue careers in various areas including electronics and communications technologies, computer system engineering, schools, and hospitals.

You could find employment as an IT consultant, software engineer, web developer, mobile application developer, data analyst, cyber security analyst, or computer network architect.

Graduates may be eligible for membership with the Australian Computer Society.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Information Technology.

Program Outline

Careers:

• IT consultant
• Software engineer
• Web developer
• Mobile application developer
• Data analyst
• Cyber security analyst
• Computer network architect