Graduate Certificate in Information Technology

This qualification will give you an excellent understanding of the latest in enterprise-wide IT. Upon completion you will be ready to move on to further studies in information technology, or to strengthen your career position.

The University of South Australia is a world-leader in IT teaching and research. 100 per cent of our research is rated at or above world-class standard,1 including the research that informs this degree - such as artificial intelligence and image processing, distributed computing and information systems. 1 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)

This qualification offers three IT streams that will develop your skills in one of the following areas:

• cybersecurity fundamentals
• technical capabilities - infrastructure, databases and warehouses
• business systems and practices

By 2023, employment in ICT is expected to grow strongly in Australia. The availability of roles is expected to increase by:

• 25,500 jobs for software and applications programmers (or 21 per cent)
• 2,300 jobs for ICT business and systems analysts (or 9.5 per cent)
• 8,200 jobs for ICT managers (or 13.9 per cent)
• 8,100 jobs for ICT Network and Support professionals (or 15.3 per cent)1

With the aid of further study, consider careers in:

• business analyst (enterprise management stream)
• IT project manager (enterprise management stream)
• systems administrator (cybersecurity of technical stream)

1 Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business, Occupational Employment Projections 2018