C20049v1 Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice
Award(s): Diploma in InformationTechnology Professional Practice (DipInfTechProfPrac)CRICOS code: 062709E
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 12
Course EFTSL: 0.25
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
The Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice is not a separate course in its own right but is taken in conjunction with UTS: Information Technology's undergraduate bachelor programs.
Students must obtain suitable employment and work for a minimum of nine months full time and must undertake the academic subjects related to their industrial training.
The diploma is extremely beneficial for students relating their final year of coursework to the practical needs of the IT industry. This experience is invaluable when applying for graduate career positions.
Course aims
The course aims to develop students' technical and generic work skills in a workplace environment. It also enables students to develop lifelong learning skills and gain a better understanding of the relationship between theory and practice.
Career options
For career options, refer to the main degree undertaken. The diploma increases students' employability by providing at least nine months' work experience before graduation. Many students continue working with their Industrial Training employer and finish their studies part time.
Admission requirements
This course is normally available to students who are currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (C10148), Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (C10239), Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (C10219), Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Bachelor of Laws (C10245), Bachelor of Mathematics and Computing (C10158), Bachelor of Science in Games Development (C10229, Master of Interactive Multimedia (C04158) and Graduate Diploma of Interactive Multimedia (C07078).
Students must have progressed to a particular stage of their program of study and completed certain subject requirements before being admitted concurrently to the Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice.
Non-UTS students who hold an ACS Foundation Work Integrated Learning Scholarship may also apply for the Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice.
Students must complete the Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice Direct Application Form which is available at:
Application closing dates are:
- 3 August 2009 (for Spring 2009)
- 8 March 2010 (for Autumn 2010)
Course duration and attendance
Students are required to obtain an approved full-time job within the IT industry for a minimum of nine months and to complete two semesters of academic study.
Course structure
In addition to undertaking industrial training, students are required to complete 12 credit points comprising the two industrial training subjects below.
Course completion requirements
| 31136 Preparation for and Review of IT Experience | 6cp | |
| 31137 IT Experience 1 | 0cp | |
| 31138 Review of IT Experience | 6cp | |
| 31139 IT Experience 2 | 0cp | |
| Total | 12cp |
Course program
The course program is shown below.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 31136 Preparation for and Review of IT Experience | 6cp | |
| 31137 IT Experience 1 | 0cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 31138 Review of IT Experience | 6cp | |
| 31139 IT Experience 2 | 0cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from the Building 10 Student Centre on:
Service Desk https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au
