Overview

Developed in consultation with industry, this Graduate Certificate of Information Technology from Deakin University will teach you how information technologies are critical to everyday business operations. You will gain essential, industry-relevant information technology (IT) skills – from software design and engineering to information retrieval and web development.

You’ll graduate with the essential IT knowledge and skills for employment across a range of industries or for further studies in IT.

Career

In today's IT job market, multi-skilling, multi-tasking and cross-skilling are highly valued by employers and Deakin graduates are best placed for a successful career in this industry.

Our graduates are well-rounded IT professionals with the ability to meet the future needs of this ever-evolving, fast-moving industry.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Object-Oriented Development

Software Requirements Analysis and Modelling

Database and Information Retrieval

Web Technologies and Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 6 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-22 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-11-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-26 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

4 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry will be based on performance in:

a Bachelor degree in any discipline OR
at least two years of relevant work experience (or part-time equivalent) OR
evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent

CRICOS code: 035507F

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

21500 AUD / full

≈ 21500 AUD / full
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

4657 AUD / full

≈ 4657 AUD / full

Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Career

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Melbourne

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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