Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication Technology

Introduction

The objective of the Graduate Certificate is to provide an introductory study of the concepts of information and communication technology. The course will cover the issues that arise in the implementation and application of information technology. It addresses the challenge of educating managers and executives about the organisational, economic, regulatory and social problems that must be solved as highly complex technological systems are implemented.

Entry Requirements

Candidates would normally have, either:

1. A three-year Bachelor degree from a recognised tertiary institution in an area related to ICT (eg. Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering); or
2. A three-year Bachelor degree from a recognised tertiary institution in any area plus at least one year (full-time) or two years' (part-time) employment in the ICT industry; or
3. Applicants who meet the academic requirements for entry but have a degree in an area unrelated to ICT and who do not have work experience in ICT (one year full-time or two years' part-time) may take the Pathways course prior to entry. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be permitted to enrol in the above course.

Applicants with other professional or academic qualifications plus a minimum of five years' full-time (or ten years' part-time) employment in the ICT industry may be considered by the Faculty.

Program of Study

This graduate certificate will normally occupy one session (6 months) of full-time study or one year of part-time study, and requires satisfactory completion of 900 level subjects to the value of at least 24 credit points (4 subjects) chosen from the IACT Graduate Subjects List.

Students may choose to undertake a major study in either Information Security or Telecommunications.

Information Security

To obtain a major study in Information Security, candidates must satisfactorily complete at least 24 credit points of subjects, as follows:

Not all subjects may be available every year.

Telecommunications

To obtain a major study in Telecommunications, candidates must satisfactorily complete at least 24 credit points (4 subjects) from Parts A and B of the following list of subjects. Of the 24 credit points attempted, at least 12 credit points (2 subjects) must be IACT subjects from Part A.

or any other subject approved by the head of the Information Technology and Computer Science School.

All subjects may not be available every year.

Articulation

Students who qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication Technology and who have achieved an average grade of 65% or better over all subjects, will be able to proceed to the Master of Information and Communication Technology. Advanced standing of 24 credit points will be granted towards the Masters degree.

Prior to the conferring of a Master of Information and Communication Technology upon a candidate who holds a Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication Technology of this University, the candidate shall surrender the testamur and all rights relating to the Graduate Certificate.