Information Technology

Overview

If you are a graduate with a previous degree in an area other than information technology but are looking to upgrade and extend your knowledge and skills in this dramatically changing area, the information technology program at Flinders provides the perfect introduction.

These courses capitalise on the demand for professionals as information technology is applied across a continually widening range of applications, from intelligent consumer goods such as mobile phones and cars through to electronic medical records. They address the profession’s growing concern about a looming skills shortage in the area of information technology.

The focus on Flinders University’s strengths in the design, implementation and management of enterprise information technology and the application of information technology to information retrieval, analysis and visualisation characterise this program. The courses integrate with the strong and active research and development program in the College of Science and Engineering, carried out as externally funded research and development.

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Courses

Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

Duration: 1 year

Delivery mode:
In person

Location:
Tonsley

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code: 2GD062

Annual indicative fees (2025):
$33,030 (Full fee paying)

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2GD062 (Tonsley)

Master of Information Technology

Duration: 2 years

Delivery mode:
In person

Location:
Tonsley
City

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July
October (City only)

SATAC code:
2CM094 (Tonsley)
2CM916 (City)

Annual indicative fees (2025):
$33,030 (Full fee paying)

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Your career

The course is designed to enable you to contribute professionally to the management of an enterprise’s information technology infrastructure. From theory through programming to cutting-edge development of computing solutions, information technology provides you with a solid foundation and the ability to adapt to new and innovative technologies.

Potential occupations include:

software developer
software tester
IT project manager
systems analyst
programmer
webmaster
researcher and developer
networking and communications specialist.

Professional accreditation/recognition

The course is accredited by the Australian Computer Society at the level of professional. The course accreditation is recognised internationally for entry to professional practice by seven other accrediting bodies through the Seoul Accord.

What you will study

The graduate diploma provides studies in areas such as computer programming, application development, computer networks and operating systems, software engineering, databases and conceptual modelling and standards, and ethics and compliance. The coursework masters provides both core and advanced studies in information technology, with particular emphasis on the techniques required to design, develop and manage an enterprise’s information systems. Topics cover areas such as the fundamentals of computing, software engineering, database and conceptual modelling, and statistical science.

Practical experience

The masters involves significant project work, notably a major individual project that may tackle an industry-relevant problem or a research question.