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Graduate Certificate in Information Technology

PostgraduateUON-MIT-GCE2026

Course information for 2026 intake View information for 2025 course intake

Enhance your IT career opportunities with advanced analytical skills

Gain foundational IT skills. Apply your learning to technology-driven areas including communications, management, and business. This broad, flexible and technical course opens exciting career opportunities for qualified IT professionals.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Duration
6 months full time or part time equivalent
Total subjects
4

Indicative total fee

$14,145

Fee details

Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

Graduate Certificate in Information Technology

About this degree

How to apply

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Entry requirements

Career opportunities

With the flexibility to tailor your Graduate Certificate of Information Technology to best suit your career development needs, you will be able to hit the ground running with your newly attained specialist expertise.

Your career opportunities are quite diverse with possible entry level career paths as a:

  • business analyst
  • database developer
  • systems analyst
  • software developer.

You will also have the option of furthering your studies by progressing to the Master of Information Technology (MIT). You can articulate into this program with credit for the four courses you have already completed in the Graduate Certificate.