Course code: 1747 + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Australian residents - 2005 annual fees: TBC + International students - 2005 annual fees $20,400, or $2550 per six-point unit + Course director: Dr Kai Ming Ting
The course is designed for those with tertiary qualifications
in any discipline who wish to gain a first qualification in information
technology. It aims to provide students with recognised knowledge and skills in
computer programming, information systems and computer technology, and with
practical knowledge of computer hardware and software that can be put to
immediate use. It also aims to allow students to keep pace with new
developments and assist them in becoming trained professionals in the field of
commercial computing.
The following entry requirements and course structure are under review. Please
visit the website at http://www.gscit.monash.edu.au for current
information.
The normal entry requirement is the equivalent of an Australian
bachelors degree or diploma, or satisfactory completion of the Graduate
Certificate in Information Technology offered by off-campus learning from the
Gippsland campus. Students entering the course with the graduate certificate
are given credit for the four units completed in that course.
Special entry requirements also exist where, in any one year, up to 10 per cent
of admissions made may be granted to applicants who do not meet the above
entrance requirements. Such admissions will be subject to the approval of the
board of the Faculty of Information Technology, and candidates will be required
to satisfy the following criteria: (i) at least two years in total, of
tertiary-level courses and/or industry-level course assessed as being at
tertiary level; (ii) at least two years of relevant work experience.
The course is normally completed over two years and consists of eight units covering computer programming, software design, information technology and information systems with a project in the final year.
In addition, three electives are to be selected (to assist students with selecting these electives, the following three streams are suggested):
and any two electives from:
and any two electives from:
and any two electives from:
For a complete list of other units offered, please consult the course director.
The Graduate Diploma in Computing degree meets the professional-level membership requirements of the Australian Computer Society.
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