The Graduate Certificate in Computing is designed for students who wish to complete a short qualification in Computing. You’ll study four advanced topics in Computing to complement or update your existing qualifications, or if you have no background in the area you can undertake four introductory level courses before considering a higher-level qualification in this discipline.

In this certificate you can choose from a range of Computing electives. You’ll have the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills or update your existing qualifications by choosing electives from the areas including Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Database Systems, e-Commerce systems and many more traditional and emerging areas of Computing and IT.  

Key features

You’ll choose electives from Bioinformatics and a large suite of Computer Science courses. Upon graduation you’ll have developed skills and increased knowledge in enquiry-based learning, cognitive skills and critical thinking and communication, adaptive and interactional skills.

The Graduate Certificate in Computing provides a pathway into the Graduate Diploma in Computing and Master of Information Technology. You can articulate from the Graduate Certificate in Computing to the Graduate Diploma or Masters programs with credit for the completed courses.

Why study at UNSW?

You’ll be studying at Australia’s leading Engineering faculty, ranked 1st in Australia and 49th in the world by QS World University Rankings. 

UNSW’s School of Computer Science and Engineering’s research is ranked 1st in Australia for Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Embedded & Real-Time Systems and Operating Systems by CS Rankings. Our strong focus on research, with our world-class research facilities feeds leading-edge discoveries straight into our degrees. Our research culture provides an education where you’ll question, test, learn and experiment, making new discoveries along the way.