Graduate Certificate in Information Technology
Feb, Apr, Jul, Oct
6 months full-time or part-time equivalent
AUD $ 4,800
Domestic Student
*Limited Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available for domestic students only. Annual fees are subject to change. For more information on CSPs, see below.
Course overview
Move into the fascinating and rewarding field of Information Technology
The Graduate Certificate in Information Technology is the perfect starting point for professionals ready to pivot into IT. Designed to cover the Australian Computer Society’s Core Body of Knowledge, this course gives you the fundamentals you need to step into a fast-moving industry with confidence.
You will gain hands-on experience with industry tools and platforms such as Visual Studio, Azure and Lucidchart. Alongside hard skills, you will sharpen your problem-solving and design skills so you can propose, implement and evaluate IT solutions that work in the real world.
On graduation, you will demonstrate knowledge in key areas including programming, rapid web development and systems innovation. This course also provides a direct pathway to further study, with credit toward the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology or the Master of Information Technology.
Learn more about the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology with QUT Online.
Why this course
The Graduate Certificate in Information Technology prepares you for the real-world application of your skills and helps you gain the critical knowledge and experience to build a career in IT.
Your pace
Part-time or full-time study available to suit your study needs
Career growth
This course has been carefully curated to ensure that you are job-ready in six months
Industry-aligned
Course material delivered by industry professionals
Course units
You need to complete a total of 4 core units (48 credit points).
12 credit points
12 credit points
12 credit points
12 credit points
Entry requirements
You can gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology with the following:
6-month program
- A completed bachelor’s degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline
or
- A completed diploma (or higher qualification) in a relevant area, with at least two years (full-time or equivalent) professional experience in a relevant area
or
- Five years (full-time or equivalent) professional experience in a relevant area
Advanced standing
Students who successfully complete his award with a GPA of 4 or above (on a 7 point scale) are able to gain entry into the Master of Information Technology with advanced standing for units completed.
Course outcomes
Graduates of this course possess the ability to critically analyse complex IT problems and use creativity to generate effective solutions. You will be equipped to enter the ICT job market, ready to tackle real-life problems and employ industry best practices.
Skills and tools in this course
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of information technology disciplines
- Employ industry best practices to develop and implement IT solutions
- Work effectively in both self-directed and collaborative contexts
- Critically reflect on the social, cultural, ethical and diversity issues related to the IT field
Visual Studio
Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft used to create powerful and scalable applications, programs and websites. It allows you to use almost any programming language to edit code, create designs and debug applications on your preferred platforms and devices. Join the millions of developers worldwide using Visual Studio’s flexible and collaborative features.
Tableau
Tableau is the market-leading analytics platform that transforms the way we use data to solve real-world issues. The platform is the top choice for modern business intelligence and helps organisations visualise data and share insights that make real, impactful change. It’s used by influential companies such as Lenovo and Lufthansa Airlines.
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is a public cloud platform that is used for virtual computing, analytics, storage, networking and much more. Azure is comprised of more than 200 products and cloud services, and is fast becoming a central platform for industries to innovate their technological capabilities, including healthcare, financial services and banking, manufacturing, gaming, retail and government.
Lucidchart
Lucidchart is an intelligent diagramming application that allows teams to work together on shared projects. The application allows you to draw plans and create flowcharts and diagrams, and also offers businesses a secure way to store, plan, collaborate and visualise data all in one place. It’s popular among companies such as Google, Amazon and Atlassian.
Draw.io
Draw.io allows you to easily create, edit and style diagrams using an intuitive interface. The open-source, cross-platform software enables collaboration on diagrams and whiteboards, and offers unique features like real-time Confluence-native collaborative editing.
Signavio
Signavio offers intuitive, cloud-based, professional process modelling and allows businesses to document, model, design and simulate workplace processes. The platform helps you to speed up process modelling and determine how certain changes will impact process outcomes.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a central technology used to build websites. HTML allows you to organise the structure of a page forms an essential foundation of your web development skills. It is used across websites world-wide.
CSS
Like HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is another primary technology used to build websites. CSS helps you create the layout of a web page. CSS forms an essential foundation of your web development skills and is used across websites world-wide.
Python
Python is a versatile computer programming language that is commonly used for machine learning, building websites and software, automating tasks, and conducting data analysis. Python is one of the most well-known programming languages for software developers and data scientists around the world. Most modern tech companies rely on Python every day, including Instagram, Google, Spotify and Netflix.
UML
Unified Modelling Language (UML) is a developmental modelling language used by software developers to visualise and design new systems. UML is used in various fields and is useful to help a team visualise projects from start to finish.
Oracle Database
The Oracle Database is the first converged, multi-modal database management system designed for enterprise grid computing. It’s used to store and retrieve data and is key to running online transaction processing and solving common issues for information management.
Jupyter Notebook
Jupyter Notebook is a web-based interactive development environment for notebooks, code and data. It has a flexible interface that allows you to configure and arrange workflows in data science, scientific computing, computational journalism and machine learning. Jupyter Notebooks is used by large companies such as Trivago, Delivery Hero and Yelp.
Anaconda
Anaconda is a distribution of the Python and R programming languages for data science and machine learning that simplifies package management and deployment. With thousands of open-source packages and libraries, it is very popular among modern programmers.
SQLite
SQLite (Structured Query Language) is the most used database engine in the world. SQL codes are built into most mobile phones, computers and applications and are used by several large-scale companies around the world, including Adobe, Airbus, Apple, Facebook and Google.
Potential career opportunities
IT support officer
Provide high-level technical ICT support to an organisation, including maintaining networks, systems and data. They also support system users through remote software, emails and phone calls.
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Average Salary
$78,000
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Industry Job Satisfaction of
4/5
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Industry Growth
24.6%
Projected job growth in next 5 years
, 2025
Programmer
Write, test, and modify programming code to create and manage software.
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Average Salary
$120,000
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Industry Job Satisfaction of
4/5
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Industry Growth
+27%
Projected job growth in next 5 years
, 2025
Network administrator
Manage a business’s IT networks, including hardware like phones and computers, and software like network security and password managers.
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Average Salary
$100,000
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Industry Job Satisfaction of
4.5/5
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Industry Growth
+27.0%
Projected job growth in next 5 years
, 2025
Web developer
A software developer who specialises in the development of websites and other web-based content. Web developers use programming languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and specialise in either front-end or back-end development. Full-stack developers are proficient in both front and back-end development.
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Average Salary
$90,000
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Industry Job Satisfaction of
4/5
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Industry Growth
+27%
Projected job growth in next 5 years
, 2025
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, these foundational micro units can provide credit towards all our Graduate Diploma in IT and Master of IT programs.
Yes, CSPs are available for all Information Technology courses, including bootcamps. CSPs allow domestic students to have a significant portion of their university or higher education fees subsidised by the Australian government.
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