1. Overview

Course:	Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (2020)
CP Required:	48
Min FT Duration:	1.00 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Engineering
Years Offered:	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015

2. Requirements

1. Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology must complete a total of 48 credit points, including INFO5990.

2. Candidates may complete a maximum of 12 credit points from the listed Foundation Units.

3. A maximum of 6 credit points can be chosen from units offered outside the School of IT. (different unit codes than COMP, INFO or ISYS).

4. Enrolment in the Graduate Diploma may be either part-time or full-time with a maximum completion time of four years and minimum time of one year.

For further details of course rules, see Faculty Handbook http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks

3. Semesters

Note: The tables above assume completion in a single year with a full-time load (24 credit points) in both first and second semester.

Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology must take INFO5990 plus another 42 credit points from the Core, Specialist or Foundation units below. INFO5990 can be taken in either semester 1 or 2.

Candidates articulating to the Master of Information Technology may keep in mind that the masters degree requires INFO5990, INFO6007 and INFO5992.

Students should review the Master of Information Technology programs in planning their Graduate Diploma enrolment and seek academic advice on the best subjects to choose.

4. Pathways

No streams/majors defined for this course version.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Other MIT Core Units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
INFO5992	Understanding IT Innovations	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO6007	Project Management in IT	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Candidates articulating to the Master of Information Technology may keep in mind that the Master degree requires INFO5990, INFO6007 and INFO5992.

Block 2 - Specialist Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 42)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CISS6022	Cybersecurity	6	Semester 2
COMP5045	Computational Geometry	6	Semester 1
COMP5046	Natural Language Processing	6	Semester 1
COMP5047	Pervasive Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5048	Visual Analytics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5206	Information Technologies and Systems	6	Semester 1
COMP5216	Mobile Computing	6	Semester 2
COMP5313	Large Scale Networks	6	Semester 1
COMP5318	Machine Learning and Data Mining	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP5338	Advanced Data Models	6	Semester 2
COMP5347	Web Application Development	6	Semester 1
COMP5348	Enterprise Scale Software Architecture	6	Semester 2
COMP5349	Cloud Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5405	Digital Media Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5415	Multimedia Design and Authoring	6	Semester 2
COMP5416	Advanced Network Technologies	6	Semester 2
COMP5424	Information Technology in Biomedicine	6	Semester 1
COMP5425	Multimedia Retrieval	6	Semester 1
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5427	Usability Engineering	6	Semester 1
COMP5456	Introduction to Bioinformatics [not running]	6	Semester 2
COMP5617	Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering	6	Semester 2
COMP5618	Applied Cybersecurity	6	Semester 2
DATA5207	Data Analysis in the Social Sciences	6	Semester 1 Int December
ELEC5509	Mobile Networks	6	Semester 1
ELEC5514	IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking	6	Semester 2
ELEC5517	Software Defined Networks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5614	Real Time Computing	6	Semester 1
ELEC5616	Computer and Network Security	6	Semester 1
ELEC5618	Software Quality Engineering	6	Semester 1
ELEC5619	Object Oriented Application Frameworks	6	Semester 2
ELEC5620	Model Based Software Engineering	6	Semester 2
ELEC5622	Signals, Software and Health	6	Semester 2
HSBH5003	eHealth for Health Professional	6	Semester 1
IDEA9106	Design Thinking	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5010	IT Advanced Topic A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5011	IT Advanced Topic B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5060	Data Analytics and Business Intelligence	6	Int July
INFO5301	Information Security Management	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5306	Enterprise Healthcare Information Systems	6	Semester 2
PUBH5010	Epidemiology Methods and Uses	6	Semester 1
STAT5003	Computational Statistical Methods	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Candidates may complete a minimum of 12 credit points from the listed Specialist Units.

A maximum of 6 credit points may be selected with the approval of the Program Director, from units outside the School of IT (different unit codes than COMP, INFO or ISYS).

Block 3 - Foundation Units (Max CP: 12)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP9007	Algorithms [not running this year]	6	Semester 1 Semester 2 S1 Intensive
COMP9103	Software Development in Java [not running this year]	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP9110	System Analysis and Modelling	6	Semester 1
COMP9120	Database Management Systems	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
COMP9121	Design of Networks & Distributed Systems	6	Semester 2
COMP9201	Software Construction and Design 1	6	Semester 2
COMP9419	Digital Media Fundamentals	6	Semester 1
COMP9601	Computer and Network Organisation	6	Semester 1
INFO9003	Information Technology for Health Professionals	6	Semester 2 Block Mode
INFO9117	Intro to Software Engineering Practice [not running this year]	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
PUBH5018	Introductory Biostatistics	6	Semester 1
STAT5002	Introduction to Statistics	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: Students should note that COMP9007 is not running in 2021; COMP9123 is the replacement. Please log your enrolment in COMP9123 through https://bit.ly/36ULV0y

Candidates may complete a maximum of 12 credit points from the listed Foundation Units.

Only one of the two units INFO9201 or INFO9110 can be taken.

Please note that some of these Foundation Units are co-taught with the corresponding undergraduate lectures of the School of Information Technologies.