3315 - Professional Certificate in Information Technology

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated title	Prof Cert IT
CRICOS Code	063356F
Managing faculty	Information Technology
Intake restrictions	This course is not available to international student visa holders.
Study location and mode	Off-campus (Gippsland) On-campus (Caulfield)
Total credit points required	24
Duration (years)	0.5 years FT, 1 year PT
Recognition of prior learning	Work experience is recognised for the purposes of gaining entry to the program only. Credit will not be granted for prior studies.
Contact details	Please visit: http://ask.monash.edu.au or telephone +61 3 9902 6011. Faculty website: www.infotech.monash.edu.au
Course coordinator	Dr Campbell Wilson (Caulfield), Dr Iqbal Gondal (Gippsland, off-campus)

Description

The course facilitates access to information technology graduate diploma programs for people with no or little previous university study but with appropriate relevant industry experience - specifically, four or more years of work experience involved in information technology, information systems or information management activities at or above either a project management or technical level.

Objectives

On successful completion of the course, the student will have :

demonstrated the possession of a professional level of knowledge in one or more areas of information technology
an ability to study information technology at an university/professional level
demonstrated that their work experience is adequate preparation for further study in a graduate or postgraduate diploma.

Requirements

The course consists of four units from the foundation graduate units of the Master or Applied Information Technology or the Master of Business Information Systems pertaining to a specific area of interest and offered by the Faculty of Information Technology.

Typically, students undertake two units per semester for part-time mode, or four units per semester for full-time mode.

Progression to further studies

This certificate is intended to lead to a graduate or postgraduate diploma. 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.

Award(s) received on completion ^*

Professional Certificate in Information Technology

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.