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Enhance your career and develop specialist expertise in Information Technology. Position yourself as a leader in your field with practical and technical skills in computer programming, web design, data analysis and modelling, and e-strategic management.

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Future-proof career

An innovative qualification

Online: February
Cairns: February
Brisbane: February, May, September

$14,080.00^{^}

^{^}total estimated tuition fee

Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible

6 months full-time

or part-time equivalent

AQF level 7 bachelor degree; or equivalent

50311

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.

Become an IT professional and enhance your current qualification with a knowledge and skills base that employers value. With digital dexterity becoming an increasingly vital skill for businesses in all industries, incorporating IT skills into your career skillset will open many doors. You will explore new fields of work, increase your employability and become equipped to take on roles requiring greater capacity and ability.

View the Handbook for a detailed overview of available subjects.

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.

Handbook

Graduate Certificate of Information Technology

Handbook year	2022
Course code	50311
Course type	Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)
Owner	Division of Tropical Environments and Societies
College	Science and Engineering

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Completion of an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in any discipline, from this or another university; or

Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Environments and Societies as equivalent to the above.

Note: Applicants with a bachelor degree in information technology normally undertake the Master of Information Technology or an associated joint masters degree, rather than the Graduate Certificate of Information Technology, and are advised to seek advice from the University prior to applying.

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

12 credit points as per course structure

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Information Technology, JCU graduates will be able to:

Analyse to select appropriate tools and technologies to meet project requirements
Consolidate industry standard contexts for project management approaches
Advance knowledge of technologies and networking methods
Synthesise legal and ethical issues including scope of liability and digital rights management
Communicate technical information clearly through presentations, demonstrations and documentation
Use independent judgment to synthesise information to solving IT issues
Demonstrate a capacity to reflect on progress to tailor self-learning goals for professional development.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent Requirements	Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree.
Reasonable adjustments	Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

CP5631:03 Internet Fundamentals

CP5639:03 Problem Solving and Programming I

CP5633:03 Database Modelling or CP5635:03 Collective Intelligence and Entrepreneurship

CP5638:03 Web Design and Development or CP5636:03 e-Strategic Management

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
JCU Brisbane
JCU Cairns	Available for February (Trimester 1) admission only.
JCU Singapore	Exit Only
External	Available for February (Trimester 1) admission only.

Candidature

Expected time to complete	6 months full-time or equivalent part-time
Maximum time to complete	3 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Professional accreditation requirements	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	A student who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Credit

Eligibility	Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure
Maximum allowed	6 credit points
Currency	Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course.
Expiry	Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 7 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.
Other restrictions	Credit will not be granted for undergraduate studies or for work experience that is used to gain admission to the course.

Award Details

Award title	GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Approved abbreviation	GCertInfTech
Inclusion of majors on testamur	Not applicable - this course does not have majors
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Students who complete the Graduate Certificate of Information Technology are eligible for entry to the Master of Information Technology or joint Master of Information Technology-Master of Business Administration.

Fees and scholarships

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD14,080.00

A Student Services and Amenities fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.

A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.

Pathways to JCU

Consult the admission requirements section in the Handbook for prerequisites and pathways into this course.

How to apply

Complete an online application through our Online Application Portal.

Student

Wei-Chih Lin

Master of Information Technology

I chose the Master of Information Technology at JCU because it is highly regarded in the I.T. industry, and the subjects taught are practical and relevant to current applications. It is a supportive community that I am pleased to be part of.
Lecturer

Lindsay Ward

Information Technology

JCU is a great choice for IT because of its attentive staff, strong industry connections and its award-winning program of integrating Design Thinking across all years of the degree to give students industry-ready skills for the future.