Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

If you are an IT graduate or a professional looking for a new IT specialty, the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology offers an opportunity to retrain or extend and update your knowledge in the field of advanced computing.You can complete this course full time over one year or part time over two years.

This graduate diploma builds on the foundation of the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology.You may count coursework you undertake in the graduate diploma towards the requirements for the Master of Information Technology.

Admission criteria

To be eligible for admission, an applicant is required to have:

• an Australian bachelor's degree in information technology with a credit average (60 percent) or equivalent qualification or
• an Australian Bachelor of Engineering degree with a credit average (60 percent) and a major sequence of study in computer engineering, software engineering, or equivalent qualification or
• a University of Sydney Graduate Certificate in Information Technology with a credit average (65 percent). Units completed in the graduate certificate can be credited to the graduate diploma. For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution and qualification.

What you'll study