Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Fundamentals

La Trobe University - Melbourne

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Overview

Providing a pathway into a range of postgraduate IT degrees, this course is your first step to a successful career in IT.

With technology taking a front-and-centre role in modern business, IT professionals are in high demand. Industries from media and government to health and education are scrambling to recruit specialists in computing, diagnosis, service and maintenance.

Whether you’re working in IT already and want to deepen your knowledge, or you’re new to IT and want to break into this fast-growing industry, La Trobe’s Graduate Certificate gives you a strong foundation you can use to launch the rest of your career.

Delivered in just six months full-time, this course provides you with a solid foundation in IT fundamentals, programming and statistics – highly transferable skills you can apply in a wide range of industries

From there, you’ll be ready to apply for our Master of Information Technology degree, choosing from a range of specialist IT qualifications.

Prerequisites

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Bachelor Degree: Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).

Majors

Information technology.

Potential Career Outcomes

The Graduate Certificate of Information Technology Fundamentals provides the skills you need for a career in IT – either immediately or after further postgraduate study. Possible roles include:*
  • Network administrator
  • Web developer
  • Network architect
  • Software developer/programmer
  • Machine learning engineer

*Specific outcomes may depend on the completion of further tertiary studies in IT or a related field.

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the La Trobe University website for admission criteria information.

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