Overview
Duration
0.5 YEARS
Scholarship
YES
Fee
AUD $16,915
Intake
FEB JUN OCT
The fields of computing and information technology change rapidly. To succeed in this fast-paced area, it is essential to keep your skills current and relevant. UNE's Graduate Certificate in Information Technology has a strong technical focus that ensures you have the up-to-date skills and competencies needed to maintain your professionalism in computing, software, web and app development.
Why study the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology with UNE?
Information and communications technology have become indispensable in our modern world.
Choose this course if you have relevant undergraduate qualifications in information technology, computer science, software engineering or a related discipline, and wish to broaden your skillset. Our course allows you to extend and refresh your IT skills and knowledge in software, web and app development.
Designed with employment in mind, each unit will expand your skills and knowledge to ensure you can add maximum value in the workplace.
By choosing UNE, you are choosing an industry leader in the provision of online lifelong learning. Year after year, students award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support.
What makes our course different?
Our in-depth course focuses on technical skills development. The flexible program allows you to customize your studies to match your career and professional development goals.
You will have opportunities to:
Undertake units in areas such as artificial intelligence, user experience design, software project management and web programming.
Work with industry-leading programming languages such as Python, JavaScript and SQL.
Collaborate with fellow students and gain hands-on development experience.
Complete your course in as little as six months full time, or up to two years part time.
Study on campus or online, using a variety of educational technologies including video lectures and online discussion forums, giving you the flexibility to balance your studies and other commitments.
Take advantage of our small staff-student ratio and supportive environment, whether you study online and access campus servers remotely or join us on campus.
Hone your written and oral communication skills to communicate technical knowledge and concepts and explain complex knowledge and technical ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Continue your studies by progressing to a graduate diploma or coursework masters.
Expand your theoretical knowledge and analytical skills to future proof your career in today's fast-paced ICT environment.
Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.
Study on campus
Many of our students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation and sporting facilities. These students are often starting their first degree and have left school recently. Through access to academic and career support they get a fantastic start to their careers.
* 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.
