Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Computing is designed for students who wish to complete a short qualification in Computing.
The aim of this award is to provide qualified students with an opportunity to study four advanced topics in Computing to complement or update their existing qualifications, or for those with no … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Enquiry-based learning
- Scholars
2.
Cognitive skills and critical thinking
- Professionals
- Scholars
3.
Communication, adaptive and interactional skills
- Professionals
Program Structure
Students must complete 24 UOC when taken as a standalone program.
Electives24 Units of Credit:
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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
Program Requirements
Progression Requirements
Completion Options
After successful completion of four courses students have two options: Graduate from the Graduate Certificate; OR Prior to graduation, apply to articulate to the Graduate Diploma with credit for the completed courses.
Articulation
Students can apply to articulate from the Graduate Certificate in Computing to the Graduate Diploma program (5543) with credit for the completed courses provided they have not failed anything while enrolled in the Graduate Certificate or if they achieve a 65 average.
Students should pay careful attention when selecting their GradCert courses to ensure that they align with the requirements for the major of their preference if they intend on articulating and completing a double major in the GradDip or MIT.
After successful completion of four courses students have two options: Graduate from the Graduate Certificate; OR Prior to graduation, apply to articulate to the Graduate Diploma with credit for the completed courses.
Articulation
Students can apply to articulate from the Graduate Certificate in Computing to the Graduate Diploma program (5543) with credit for the completed courses provided they have not failed anything while enrolled in the Graduate Certificate or if they achieve a 65 average.
Students should pay careful attention when selecting their GradCert courses to ensure that they align with the requirements for the major of their preference if they intend on articulating and completing a double major in the GradDip or MIT.
For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression
Associated Programs
Nested Postgraduate Program
Graduate Diploma in Information Technology - GDipIT5543 - Information Technology
Master of Information Technology - MIT8543 - Information Technology
Program Fees
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