DipInfoTech
Credit points
80
Minimum duration
1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Ballarat
- Blacktown
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
- Strathfield
Note:
- Blacktown - Not offered Semester 2, 2022
- Brisbane - Not offered Semester 2, 2022
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy
International students must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .
For domestic students to be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have also completed:
- Equivalent of year 12 level with the ACU minimum eligibility rank for Diploma programs OR
- Entry via an alternative pathway as approved by ACU.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in Schedule Three (Associate Degree, Diploma and Certificate courses) of the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .
This states the requirements as:
IELTS: Overall score: 6.0 Individual score of: 5.5 in all tests
PTE : 50 with a minimum of 42 in all four communicative skills
TOEFL: Internet based total of 60: minimum 18 in writing, 8 in reading, 16 in speaking and 7 in listening
ACU English Language Test: C (60-64%)
CAE: Overall CAE: 169 Individual score of at least 162 in all tests.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings (Part A)
Exit points
N/A
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
On completion of 80 credit points, students will be able to either articulate into the second year of the relevant Bachelor degrees listed with up to one year (80 CPs) equivalent of credit or exit with the Diploma in Information Technology as a standalone qualification.
Successful completion of the Diploma in Information Technology will provide an entry pathway into the following ACU degrees:
- Bachelor of Information Technology
It may also provide a pathway to the following single and double degrees*:
- Bachelor of Commerce (Informatics Major)
- Bachelor of Information Technology / Bachelor of Business Administration
*Students seeking these pathways will require specific course advice about specified units, potential credit, and pattern of study.
Part A : Specified Units
Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSD113 | Managing People and Organisations | 10 | |
| DPBI100 | Academic Literacy in Business and Information Technology | 10 | |
| ITED100 | Information Technology Professional Skills and Practices | 10 | |
| ITED102 | Python Fundamentals for Data Science | 10 | |
| ITED200 | Data and Information Management | 10 | |
| ITED201 | Fundamentals of Information Technology | 10 | |
| ITED217 | Programming Concepts | 10 | |
| ITED204 | Introduction to Cyber Security | 10 |