C11138v5 Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management

Overview

This course, jointly offered by UTS: Information Technology and UTS: Business, focuses on the role of technology in the strategic leadership of organisations. It provides a well-balanced selection of subjects, drawn from advanced information technology and business domains, in an integrated program that is relevant to the current and future demands of the IT industry and business organisations.

IT professionals who have aspirations to senior IT roles and/or business leadership positions in organisations benefit from this course. Graduates are able to contribute constructively to the effective utilisation of information technology with respect to the strategic leadership of an organisation. IT managers who already have significant levels of experience are challenged by this course and gain new perspectives on the effective leadership of organisations in the digital era.

Course aims

The course aims to develop:

• the professional skills necessary for successfully undertaking strategic leadership roles in a variety of organisational contexts, and
• a conceptual and analytical understanding of an organisation's needs in a dynamic and challenging global knowledge economy.

Admission requirements

Applicants require:

• a recognised bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline such as business or computing and a minimum of five years' professional work experience in the IT industry, plus some supervisory experience, or
• evidence of general and professional qualifications, such as other post-secondary school qualifications that can establish the applicant's aptitude, knowledge and practical experience, which will satisfy the Faculty Board in Engineering and Information Technology that the applicant possesses the educational preparation and capacity to pursue postgraduate studies, and a minimum of five years' professional work experience in the IT industry, plus some supervisory experience.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.

Course structure

Students must complete 24 credit points of study, made up of three core subjects and one elective.

Course completion requirements

Course program

A typical part-time program for students commencing in Autumn semester is shown below.

Articulation with UTS courses

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