Graduate Certificate in Computer Science (IN15)


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Course Details

Course duration (full-time): 6 months
Course duration (part-time): Domestic: 1 - 2 years
Total credit points:48
Standard credit points/full-time semester:48
Standard credit points/part-time semester:24
Course coordinator:For more information email: askqut@qut.edu.au; ph: 07 3138 2000
Discipline coordinator:AskQUT
Course contact:+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:Gardens Point
CRICOS code:0101553
Faculty:Faculty of Science

Scholarships

Course information

To graduate with a Certificate in Computer Science you are required to complete 48 credit points of course units consisting of:

  • 12 credit points of core units, comprising of two 6 credit points units; plus
  • 36 credit points of discipline option units selected from an approved list of units.

Pathways to further study

The QUT Graduate Certificate in Computer Science is located at Level 8 of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Graduates will be eligible for entry into Master of Information Technology with a reduced course duration.

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

Course Structure

Important Enrolment Information: 

IFN563 and IFN564 are 6 credit points units and are delivered in 5 week teaching period. You must enrol in both units together - one in the first half of the semester and the other unit in the second half of the same semester. 

  • 5 Week A runs from week 1 to 5 of semester 1
  • 5 Week B runs from week 9 to 13 of semester 1
  • 5 Week C runs from week 1 in semester 2
  • 5 Week D runs from week 9 in semester 2.

Due to the shorter timeframes involved the 5 Week sessions have different enrolment and census dates’.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
IFN563
Equivalents:
IFQ563		Object Oriented Design
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(IFN501 or (IFN555 and IFN556) or (IFQ555 and IFQ556) or Admission to IN15 or IQ15 or IN16 or IQ16 or IN17) or (192cps in IV04 or EV08) or (admission to IV54 or IV58).
Antirequisites:
IFN505
IFN564
Equivalents:
IFQ564		Data Structures and Algorithms
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(IFN501 or (IFN555 and IFN556) or (IFQ555 and IFQ556) or IFN563 or Admission to IN15 or IN16 or IQ16 or IN17) or (192cps in IV04 or EV08) or (admission to IV54 or IV58).
Antirequisites:
IFN505
Select 36 credit points from the Computer Science Unit Options List:
IFN507
Equivalents:
IFQ507		Network Systems
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(IFN551 and IFN553) or (IFQ551 and IFQ553) or IFN503 or Admission to IN15, or IN16
Antirequisites:
INN350, INN251, INN351
IFN509
Equivalents:
IFQ509		Introduction to Data Science
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN582) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN15 or IN17 or EN72 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77) IFN554, IFQ554, IFN555 and IFQ555 or IFN581 or IFN582 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN509.
Antirequisites:
INN342, INN343

Basic statistics functions
IFN541
Equivalents:
IFQ541		Information Security Management
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
IFN503 or (IFN551 and IFN553) or (IFQ551 and IFQ553) or Admission to IN15, IN16, or IN17. IN20 students who commenced prior to 2020 should apply for a requisite waiver.
Antirequisites:
IFN511
IFN591
Equivalents:
IFQ591		Principles of User Experience
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
IFN500 or (IFN552 and IFN558) or (IFQ552 and IFQ558) or Admission to IN15, IN16 or IN17
IFN657
Equivalents:
IFQ657		Software Security
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
IFN635 and (IFN581 or ((IFN555 or IFQ555) and (IFN556 or IFQ556))
IFN666Web and Mobile Application Development
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
IFN581 or ((IFN555 or IFQ555) and (IFN556 or IFQ556)) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN10 or IN15)
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