Executive Certificate in Information Technology

Course code: 2794 + Course abbreviation: ExecCertIT + Total credit points required: 24 + 6 months full-time, 1 year part-time + No further intake at Peninsula

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield; Clayton; Gippsland)

Off-campus (Gippsland)

Course description

The course facilitates access to information technology professional masters programs for people with little or no previous university study but with extensive relevant industry experience.

On successful completion of the course, the student will have demonstrated the possession of advanced knowledge in one or more areas of information technology; an ability to study information technology at an advanced level and achieve credit results or better; and that their work experience is adequate preparation for further study in professional masters programs in information technology.

Entry requirements

Admission is only available to people with extensive, relevant and advanced work experience. Specifically, applicants must have six or more years of work experience in information technology, information systems or information management activities at either an executive management or senior technical level.

This certificate is intended to lead to a professional coursework masters program. Information industry research and development tasks such as the design and implementation of information systems, information technologies or information management procedures will be appropriately recognised in the articulation process.

In order to gain entry to the university’s postgraduate programs from this certificate, students must attain a credit average in their studies*.

*Those applicants interested in progressing to the Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Communications or Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Communications should note that upon completion of this executive certificate, subsequent entry into the postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma is possible subject to satisfactory achievement in the executive certificate and demonstrated ability to study at tertiary level (the number of places available to applicants to that course in this category is limited to 25 per cent). Credit will be granted towards the Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Communications for approved units undertaken in the executive certificate.

Credit for prior studies

Prior work experience is recognised for purposes of gaining entry to the program only. Prior university or even postgraduate study will not gain credit.

Course structure

The course consists of four units chosen from the following programs: Master of Business Systems, Master of Digital Communications, Master of Information Technology, Master of Information Management and Systems and Master of Network Computing. Typically, students undertake two units per semester for part-time mode, or four units per semester for full-time mode.

Contact details

Course coordinator

Dr Campbell Wilson

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