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Associate Degree in Information Technology

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Duration
2 year(s) full-time
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Program code
XADIT
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Fees
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Prerequisite
None
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Time commitment
10-15 hours per week per course
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Entry requirements

Admission criteria

To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.

Secondary education (Year 12)

  • Completion of a secondary education qualification equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

Vocational Education and Training (VET)

  • Completion of an award from a registered training organisation (RTO) at Certificate IV (AQF level 4) or higher.

Higher education study

  • Successful completion of at least 6 months full-time study (or equivalent part-time) in a higher education award program.

Work and life experience

  • Completion of an Adelaide University approved enabling, pathway or bridging program; OR
  • A competitive result in the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT); OR
  • Successful completion of an Adelaide University online literacy and numeracy test and have relevant work experience; OR
  • Qualify for special entry.
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Please note that entry requirements for this degree are provisional and subject to change.

Additional Enrolment Information – FAQs | Adelaide University

Degree Structure: Associate Degree in Information Technology

Program code: XADIT

Complete 96 units comprising:

  • 48 units for all Core courses, and
  • 48 units for Electives

Study plan

A study plan sets out the courses you will need to complete and the recommended timing for each one. This will help to guide your enrolment in each study period, alongside any additional information provided below. If you have received a personalised plan or alternative advice from your Program Director, please refer to that guidance in the first instance, or seek help from your Program Director or Student Assist if you are unsure.

Enrolment information

Find details about the rules and notes that apply to your program, along with other essential information required for successful enrolment. Supplementary supporting resources may also be provided where applicable.

Courses

Listed here are all the courses that contribute to your program, including elective options that can be chosen. These courses come together to form your study plan. Courses fall into different categories, each of which have specific unit values that need to be met under the program rules.

What courses you'll study

Complete 96 units comprising:

  • 48 units for all Core courses, and
  • 48 units for Electives

Complete 48 units for ALL of the following:

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
UO Problem Solving and Programming
Course code
COMP1021
Units
6
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Course name
UO Design Thinking and Digital Innovation
Course code
INFO1019
Units
6
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Course name
UO Information Technology Fundamentals
Course code
INFO1020
Units
6
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Course name
UO Network Fundamentals
Course code
INFO1021
Units
6
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Course name
UO System Requirements Practice
Course code
INFO1022
Units
6
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Course name
UO System Requirements and User Experience
Course code
INFO1025
Units
6
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Course name
UO Cloud Platforms
Course code
INFO2028
Units
6
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Course name
UO Security Foundations
Course code
INFO3021
Units
6

Electives description

A flexible course choice within your degree.

Complete 48 units comprising:

  • 24 units from Program electives, and
  • Either:
  • 24 units from Program electives - Information Technology, or
  • 24 units from Program electives - Data Analytics

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
UO Critical Approaches to Online Learning
Course code
SOCI3014
Units
6
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Course name
UO Business Intelligence
Course code
INFO2022
Units
6
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Course name
UO Agile Development and Governance
Course code
INFO2024
Units
6
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Course name
UO System Design and Realisation
Course code
INFO2026
Units
6
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Course name
UO Enterprise Systems
Course code
INFO3015
Units
6
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Course name
UO Big Data Concepts
Course code
INFO3019
Units
6
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Course name
UO Risk Management and Governance
Course code
INFO3020
Units
6

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
UO Object Oriented Programming
Course code
COMP1023
Units
6
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Course name
UO Data Driven Web Technologies
Course code
INFO1026
Units
6
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Course name
UO System Design Practice
Course code
INFO2025
Units
6
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Course name
UO System Design and Realisation
Course code
INFO2026
Units
6

Course name Course code Units
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Course name
UO Object Oriented Programming
Course code
COMP1023
Units
6
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Course name
UO Data Driven Web Technologies
Course code
INFO1026
Units
6
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Course name
UO Data Acquisition and Wrangling
Course code
INFO2029
Units
6
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Course name
UO R for Data Analytics
Course code
MATH2018
Units
6

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School of Computer Science and Information Tech

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