CERTIFICATE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CertComp
40 credit points

Duration          6 months full-time
Available at    Brisbane Campus QLD (McAuley at Banyo)
                       Melbourne Campus VIC (St Patrick's)
                       North Sydney Campus NSW (MacKillop)

DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
DipComp
80 credit points

Duration         1 year full-time
Available at    Brisbane Campus QLD (McAuley at Banyo)
                       Melbourne Campus VIC (St Patrick's)
                       North Sydney Campus NSW (MacKillop)

These courses aim to provide an opportunity for provisional studies in the Bachelor of Information Systems course and an alternative pathway into that course for international, fee-paying students. Students receive support in the form of additional tutorials, additional English language classes, close monitoring of individual student progress, and relevant non-discipline units in Australian Culture and International Business Studies.

Mode of Offering
The courses are offered on-campus full-time. Throughout these courses students will participate in normal class attendance and have access to additional customised lectures and tutorials and English language support through the ELICOS units.

Admission
Students must meet general requirements for enrolment in the category of International Fee-paying Applicants. Applicants' English language proficiency will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the relevant Head of School in consultation with an ACUcom ELICOS nominee. Applicants will be selected in competition with other eligible applicants in the International fee-paying category.

Students must have successfully completed the Certificate in Information Systems to progress into the Diploma in Information Systems course.

Course Structure
Students begin with units in the Certificate course.

Requirements for Completion of Award
Students are required to complete 40 credit points (each unit has a value of 10cp) to be awarded the Certificate in Information Systems and 80 credit points to be awarded the Diploma in Information Systems.

Unit Offerings
Unit offerings will vary subject to student demand and lecturer availability.
Elective units will vary between campuses and from year to year.

Certificate in Information Systems

ENGL105 English Language Communication Skills

ETHN107 Australian Society

INFO101 Fundamentals of Information Systems

INFO110 Operating and Hardware Systems

Diploma in Information Systems

Prerequisite: Completion of Certificate in Information Systems

INFO106 Programming Techniques 1

INFO117 Reasoning and Critical Thinking for IS Professionals

INFO202 Systems Analysis and Design

INFO205 Data Communications 1