Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

Whitireia + WelTec
Webometrics New Zealand National Ranking: 20

Course Info

Summary

Gain valuable skills in a supportive study environment. Take advantage of our flexible courses taught by industry professionals. Work on a range of techniques and technology to solve a workplace or industry problem. Head into the workforce with the confidence and skills behind you to be successful.
Programme outline
The ICT industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. As a result, there is a huge demand for industry-ready ICT graduates who have the right mix of technical skills and business awareness.

The Graduate Diploma in Information Technology is a 120 credit level 7 programme that aims to meet the demand for highly-skilled network and data professionals, coders, system architects, developers, business analysts, cybersecurity experts, and other work-ready ICT professionals.

Students select elective courses based on their desired pathway and with guidance from programme staff. An elective course is any course chosen from the schedule of courses from the Bachelor of Information Technology schedule of courses and the Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security.

Career Outcomes

Graduates of the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology have detailed knowledge and skills in selected areas of IT for employment as an IT professional. Opportunities within the IT industry include employment in public organisations, private companies, IT enterprises, self-employment, and teaching.

Depending on the course set chosen by students, graduate opportunities include:

Cyber Security
Security analyst, security administrator, incident responder, information assurance analyst, or other information/cyber security-related roles, including support roles such as service desk.

Applied Data Science
Business intelligence analyst, data management and analytics, database developer, marketing data analytics, systems analyst, business, data analyst and reporting analyst.

Interaction Design
Product designer IT, designer in emerging technologies, IT test planning, user experience designer, user interface designer, user experience researcher, front-end web developer design integrator.

Networking and Infrastructure
Network engineer, systems engineer, systems engineer/cloud support, ICT support technician, network support, network administrator, or service desk support.

Software Development
Full stack developer, web developer, analyst programmer, business analyst, .Net developer, software developer, mobile application developer, game developer, system and software tester.

About Course
Course Credential

Graduate Diploma (Level 7)

Application Deadline

N/A

Course Availibility

Open

Course specific Intake

February, July

Academics, GPA

Bachelor degree or equivalent practical, professional or educational experience in the IT industry.

English requirements

IELTS: Overall 6.0 with no band score lower than 5.5 TOFEL: PTE: N/A

Course Duration

1 Year

Tuition Fees

NZD$ 25000.00

*Price shown is for indicative purpose, please check with institution

IMP Notes

N/A

Location

Petone

Scholarships

Here are some scholarship that are available at The Whitireia + WelTec.

Combined Adrienne Marshall English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship

Value of scholarship

Tuition Fee Scholarship

Application details:

For further details, please contact the university website.

Eligibility requirements
  • Be students at the Beijing Huija Private School;
  • meet all entry requirements normally applied to the English Language Bridging course and the Bachelor of Science1 course;
  • not be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and
  • be liable for international full fees.
Who can apply:

All international

Combined Adrienne Marshall English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship

Value of scholarship

Tuition Fee Scholarship

Application details:

For further details, please contact the university website.

Eligibility requirements
  • Be students at the Beijing Huija Private School;
  • meet all entry requirements normally applied to the English Language Bridging course and the Bachelor of Science1 course;
  • not be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and
  • be liable for international full fees.
Who can apply:

All international