This program will accept no new admissions from Semester 2, 2023. The information relating to this program is applicable to currently enrolled students and students intending to enrol prior to last semester offered Semester 3, 2023. Students who are interested in this study area should directly.
You are currently viewing the 2023 Handbook. For study in 2024, please refer to the .
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Start: | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) |
Fees: | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place |
Standard duration: | 0.5 years full-time |
Program articulation: |
Notes
In 2023 the program follows the Semester calendar. The Academic
Calendar and Important Dates webpage will allow you to view
and download a copy of the important dates for the Semester calendar.
Contact us
Future Australian and New Zealand student | Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au |
Program aims
The Undergraduate Certificate of Information Systems is an industry-oriented qualification focussing on assisting you to develop a broad range of skills to address both technical and business information systems issues. The certificate will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of the broader architecture of information systems and the principles of computer programming and the principles of modern software engineering practice, while also developing an understanding of information system analysis and design in the business context. This certificate is ideal if you know you want a career in IT but do not want to narrow your focus too early.
Program objectives
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
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apply theoretical and technical knowledge in the area of Information Systems
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apply problem-solving skills and use information technology for problem solving as an individual or within a team
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communicate clearly and coherently to present relevant knowledge and ideas to a range of audiences
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identify, collect, analyse and manage information for a broad range of information technology issues and challenges
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demonstrate an understanding of ethical standards and socially responsible information technology practices.
Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.
This program is at AQF Qualification Level 07. Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.
The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .
Program Information Set
View UniSQ鈥檚 admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
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Admission into this short program is available to eligible Commonwealth Support applicants, who are aged 17 years or over. UniSQ assumes your knowledge is equivalent to senior high school English (Units 3 & 4, C).
Program fees
Commonwealth supported place
A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .
Program completion requirements
Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the .
Articulation
Successful completion of this qualification will enable entry and four units of credit towards the BITC Bachelor of Information Technology.
Recommended enrolment pattern
Undergraduate Certificate of Information Systems Recommended Enrolment Pattern
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
CIS1000 Digital Disruption拢 | 1 | 2 | |||||
CIS2103 Digital Assets and Responsible Data Management | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1, 2 | |||
CSC1401 Foundation Programming拢 | 1 | 2 | |||||
CIS2000 Systems Analysis and Design | 1 | 2 |
Footnotes | |
拢 | In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024 |