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Undergraduate Certificate in ICT Professional Practice
6 months full-time, up to 2 years part-time
Hobart, Launceston, online
Professional industry certifications
Gain specialised skills that are in high demand by employers.
Learn from industry professionals
Learn from software developers, cybersecurity specialists, game designers and other ICT professionals.
Build ICT solutions for global impact
Learn and apply real world tools and technologies to solve ICT problems.
Study options in this degree
Study a broad range of ICT topic, and gain industry relevant skills and certifications. During your studies, you’ll choose up to four of the below units.
After completing this unit, you will be given the option to complete a Unity certification course at the conclusion of the unit. The Unity certification is designed for future developers who want to create their own game or apps, or plan to attend further study in game development, STEM, or animation.
Upon completing this unit, you will have the opportunity to complete Cisco Certified Technician certification. Holding Cisco credentials shows you have the skills to successfully perform onsite support and maintenance of Cisco networking devices.
After concluding this unit, you will be provided the opportunity to obtain the Fortinet Cybersecurity Awareness and Technical (NSE 1–3) professional industry certification. This will provide you with an independent validation of your network security skills and experience.
Studying this unit will provide you with the opportunity to apply for the PMBOK Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) professional industry certification. Possessing PMBOK certification shows your ability to manage larger projects and general project management skills.
After completing this unit, you will be given the option to complete a Unity certification course. The Unity certification is designed to showcase your programming skills, demonstrating competencies from debugging to user interface.
After finalising this unit, you will receive the opportunity to obtain the Unity Certified User: VR Developer professional industry certification. The Unity certification is designed to highlight your virtual reality skills, demonstrating to employers or further study programs your competency.
After studying this unit you will have the opportunity to complete the AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials training and prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Foundational) certification. Holding AWS certification demonstrates your understanding AWS Cloud and your ability to utilise it.
Completing this unit will provide you with the opportunity to prepare for the Splunk Core Certified User certification exam.
Further study options
Completed an Undergraduate Certificate in ICT Professional Practice and looking for the next step? Study a Diploma in ICT Professional Practice and complete an additional four units while gaining professional industry certifications.
Study a Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology and choose from 8 majors.
For postgraduate course information, please visit Information Technology and Systems
Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.
Diploma of ICT Professional Practice
1 years full-time, up to 3 years part-time
Hobart, Launceston, Online
Professional industry certifications
Gain specialised skills that are in high demand by employers.
Learn from industry professionals
Learn from software developers, cybersecurity specialists, game designers and other ICT professionals.
Build ICT solutions for global impact
Learn and apply real world tools and technologies to solve ICT problems.
Study options in this degree
Study a broad range of ICT topic, and gain industry relevant skills and certifications. During your studies, you’ll choose up to eight of the below units.
After completing this unit, you will be given the option to complete a Unity certification course at the conclusion of the unit. The Unity certification is designed for future developers who want to create their own game or apps, or plan to attend further study in game development, STEM, or animation.
Upon completing this unit, you will have the opportunity to complete Cisco Certified Technician certification. Holding Cisco credentials shows you have the skills to successfully perform onsite support and maintenance of Cisco networking devices.
After concluding this unit, you will be provided the opportunity to obtain the Fortinet Cybersecurity Awareness and Technical (NSE 1–3) professional industry certification. This will provide you with an independent validation of your network security skills and experience.
Studying this unit will provide you with the opportunity to apply for the PMBOK Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) professional industry certification. Possessing PMBOK certification shows your ability to manage larger projects and general project management skills.
After completing this unit, you will be given the option to complete a Unity certification course. The Unity certification is designed to showcase your programming skills, demonstrating competencies from debugging to user interface.
After finalising this unit, you will receive the opportunity to obtain the Unity Certified User: VR Developer professional industry certification. The Unity certification is designed to highlight your virtual reality skills, demonstrating to employers or further study programs your competency.
After studying this unit you will have the opportunity to complete the AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials training and prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Foundational) certification. Holding AWS certification demonstrates your understanding AWS Cloud and your ability to utilise it.
Completing this unit will provide you with the opportunity to prepare for the Splunk Core Certified User certification exam.
Further study options
Completed a Diploma of ICT Professional Practice and looking for the next step? Study a Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology and choose from 8 majors.
For postgraduate course information, please visit Information Technology and Systems
Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.
Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology
3 years full-time, up to 7 years part-time
Hobart, Launceston
3 years full-time
Hobart, Launceston
CRICOS 079196G
IT solutions for real clients
Join multi-skilled teams designing and implementing IT solutions for real clients.
Learn from industry professionals
Learn from game developers, publishers and other professionals.
Specialist IT facilities
Use specialist IT facilities including the Human Interface Technology Laboratory.
Study options in this degree
A major is an area of focus in your degree. During your studies, you’ll choose an area that interests you, and then study a group of units related to that area. Find out more at What is a Major?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing area of business. It influences the way we live, communicate, and improve customer experiences. This major covers in-depth areas such as machine learning, digital disruption, data manipulation, and graphical display. It also integrates core business principles to identify and develop ICT-based solutions for a wide variety of organisations.
Learn the complex process of identifying problems within a business, understanding what the implications of those problems might be, and developing ICT-based solutions. In addition to technical skills, you’ll learn project management and communication skills that provide the much-needed link between businesses and technical experts.
Computer science is more than just developing software. It prepares graduates for a diverse range of careers. Computer Science will equip you with a broad understanding of ICT technologies including programming, machine learning, and data processing. Pairing Computer Science with another specialisation also allows you to tailor your degree to various job opportunities.
Being highly connected, the world is filled with threats to our systems and devices. This major will give you an understanding of these risks, including encryption systems, penetration testing, and eForensics. Plus, you’ll learn how to protect businesses and systems, skills that are needed for organisations of all sizes across all industries.
Data is key to government, commerce and science. This major provides an opportunity to explore new kinds of data, and the tools for processing it. You’ll also learn how to capture, manipulate and process huge volumes of digital data and transform it all into usable information.
Develop a detailed understanding of the processes and technologies used in the development of games and interactive systems. You’ll learn to design, model and program with industry-leading technologies, tools and languages, including VR/AR technology applied in the game and multimedia industries.
Information Systems and Geospatial Sciences are interconnected areas of technology, which are applied to solve complex environmental, social, and economic challenges. Graduates are multi-skilled professionals, trained to gather and identify geospatial information using technologies such as drones, satellite data, and remote sensing.
Offered in Hobart and Launceston (Year 1 only).
This major provides an opportunity to deepen and strengthen programming skills to construct complex software systems. You will gain the skills and knowledge to engineer standalone, mobile, networked, multicore and web-based software systems.
Further study options
For honours course information, please visit Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Honours)
For postgraduate course information, please visit Information Technology and Systems
Find out more about what you'll study, entry requirements, fees and scholarships - and to apply.
Career opportunities
Whether it's designing apps or websites, running virtual reality tours, building the latest gaming sensation, or working at a bank leading advancement in cyber security, a career in Information and Communication Technology will set you up for life.
Careers relating to technology are growing, with employers demanding technical expertise across a wide variety of different industries. The employment demand for ICT workers is forecast to grow by 100,000 between 2018 and 2024. Here are some of the top jobs projected to grow in the next five years according to the National Skills Commission five year projections from November 2020 to November 2025.
29.6%
ICT Business and Systems Analysts
Projected increase by 2025
30%
Software and Applications Programmers
Projected increase by 2025
25%
Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers
Projected increase by 2025
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"I like IT because I can put things together and actually see them come into life and become not just words on a screen but actually something you can interact with, you can test, you can show people. You can see it grow from just a little idea into this big full-on product."
Jesse Cunningham, Information and Communication Technology