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Graduate Diploma of Information Technology
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 1 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 8 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 15490
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • On-campus
  • Distance
Campus
  • Toowoomba
Duration
  • 1 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 8 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 15810
  • On-campus
    AUD 18540

What will I study?

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units
Core courses 4
Plus 4 x Electives  4
Total 8

Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.
Core courses:
CIS1000Information Systems Concepts
CSC1401Foundation Programming
CSC2407Introduction to Software Engineering
MAT1101Discrete Mathematics for Computing
Electives1:
CSC2401Algorithms and Data Structures
CSC2402Object-Oriented Programming in C++
CSC2404Operating Systems
CSC2406Web Technology
CSC2408Software Development Tools
CSC3400Database Systems
CSC3403Comparative Programming Languages
CSC3407Network Fundamentals and Routing
CSC3412System and Security Administration
CSC3413Network Design and Analysis
CSC3419XML and the Web
CSC3420Mobile Internet Technology
CSC3427Switching, Wireless and WAN Technologies
MAT2409High Performance Numerical Computing

Footnotes

1 At least two courses must be from Level 3.