Faculty of Sciences > Programs > Graduate Certificate Programs > GradCertAdvComp

• Program Summary
• Program Objectives
• Admission Requirements
• Program Structure
• IT Requirements
• Articulation
• Program Fees
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• Recommended Enrolment Patterns

Key
HECS = Higher Education Loans Scheme
PELS = Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme
RTS = Research Training Scheme
ANZ = Australia and New Zealand Students
INT = International Students

The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Computing aims to provide computing graduates with the opportunity to extend and update their knowledge and skills by undertaking four units of study in computing.

Graduates will be able to:

• design and develop complex software systems in an effective manner;
• understand a range of topics in theoretical computer science; and
• apply theoretical concepts from computer science to appropriate problems.

To be considered for entry to the program, applicants must:

• hold a bachelor's degree from a recognised University in the field of computing, or
• have an approved qualification at least equivalent to the above.

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Computing, candidates are required to complete at least four units of study, obtained by completing courses chosen from the following table. At least two courses will normally be from Level 4 or 8.

Due to the rapid developments in the field of Computer Science, some Level 2 courses will be new material to Computing graduates from only a few years ago. For this reason it is appropriate to include the possibility of studying special Level 2 courses for some past graduates.

Level 2 courses cannot be credited towards the Master of Computing. Any courses in the table completed as part of an undergraduate program for which an award has been given will not attract credit for the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Computing.

If students are purchasing a new computer, the following minimum configuration is recommended: Pentium, 64Mb RAM, 4Gb Hard Disk, CDROM, Sound Card, SVGA with 2Mb memory, 3-button mouse, modem, printer, dual boot operating system: Linux and Microsoft Windows.

If students already have a computer with specifications that differ from the above, it may be suitable but they should list the specifications of their computer and mail or email them to the Postgraduate Coordinator, Dr Ron Addie (addie@usq.edu.au ) to check its suitability.

In addition, students are strongly advised to have access to the Internet from home.

The University is installing a wireless network for students' computers. In order to take advantage of this facility and further enhance their on-campus learning environment, students should consider purchasing a notebook/laptop computer with wireless connectivity. A notebook/laptop may be required for some courses.

The Faculty of Sciences offers an articulating sequence of postgraduate programs in advanced computing. These are the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Computing, the Graduate Diploma of Advanced Computing and the Master of Computing. However, level 2 courses completed in either the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Computing or the Graduate Diploma of Advanced Computing cannot be credited towards the Master of Computing.

The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Computing contains four units. Any level 3 courses or higher completed whilst enrolled in the program may be credited towards the Graduate Diploma of Advanced Computing and the Master of Computing offered by USQ.

International Students

International students pay tuition fees. For details about international student fees, refer to the Fees and Charges section of this Handbook: http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html

Fee-Paying Postgraduate Domestic Students and Post-graduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS)

For those Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and permanent residents of Australia who pay tuition fees, details about postgraduate fees, are in the Fees and Charges section of this Handbook http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html . Australian citizens and permanent residents of Australia may be able to defer their postgraduate fees through the tax system. For details about this Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme (PELS) refer to the PELS section of this Handbook: http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html

Initial enquiries should be directed to the Faculty Marketing Officer, Mary McGilvray: telephone (07) 4631 2681; email studysci@usq.edu.au .

Currently enrolled Australian students should contact the Program Coordinator, Dr Ron Addie: telephone (07) 4631 5520; email addie@usq.edu.au .

Currently enrolled international students should contact the Program Coordinator, Mike McFarlane: telephone (07) 4631 5535; email mcfarlan@usq.edu.au .

Further information about postgraduate programs, courses and research projects of the Department of Mathematics and Computing may be found at http://www.sci.usq.edu.au/postgrad

The courses listed as Enrolment Requirements in the table below contain the knowledge and skills that students will be expected to have before enrolling in the course for which these courses are listed as enrolment requirements. It is the students' responsibility to ensure that they have this knowledge and these skills before undertaking the course. This can be achieved by either completing the prerequisite courses or by other means available to students.

# CSC2403 will be replaced by CSC2409 High Performance Numerical Computing in 2004.