Graduate Diploma in Computer Science

The graduate diploma typically consists of 24 units of material selected from the Level 2 and Level 3 courses, or 12 units if the candidate has already completed the graduate certificate.
The course Software Engineering and Project is compulsory for graduate diploma students.
Academic Program Rules The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.
Graduate Diploma in Computer Science Example Study Plan The below study plan is indicative of a semester 1 commencement.
Please scroll to the bottom of the table to print a study plan for semester 1 or 2 commencement.
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Year1S1 Foundation Elective (3 units)       Foundation Elective (3 units) Foundation Elective (3 units) Foundation Elective (3 units) or General Elective (3 units)or Advanced Elective (3 units) S2 COMP SCI 7015 Software Engineering & Project (3 units) General Elective (3 units) General Elective (3 units) General Elective (3 units) CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING ELECTIVES FOUNDATIONELECTIVES COMP SCI 7081 Computer Systems (3 units) COMP SCI 7088 Systems Programming (3 units) COMP SCI 7201 Algorithm & Data Structure Analysis (3 units) COMP SCI 7202 Foundations of Computer Science (6 units) COMP SCI 7204 Advanced Programming Paradigms (3 units) GENERALELECTIVES COMP SCI 7026 Computer Architecture (3 units) COMP SCI 7027 Computational Cognitive Science (3 units) COMP SCI 7039 Computer Networks & Applications (3 units) COMP SCI 7059 Artificial Intelligence (3 units) COMP SCI 7064 Operating Systems (3 units) COMP SCI 7076 Distributed Systems (3 units) COMP SCI 7089 Event Driven Computing (3 units) COMP SCI 7090 Computer Graphics (3 units) COMP SCI 7301 Advanced Algorithms (3 units) COMP SCI 7305 Parallel and Distributed Computing (3 units) ADVANCED ELECTIVES COMP SCI 7000 Software Architecture (3 units)^ COMP SCI 7005 Adaptive Business Intelligence (3 units)^ COMP SCI 7007 Specialised Programming (3 units) COMP SCI 7009 Modern Heuristic Methods (3 units)^ COMP SCI 7010 Special Topics in Computer Science A (3 units) ^ COMP SCI 7012 Special Topics in Computer Science B (3 units)^ COMP SCI 7022 Computer Vision (3 units) COMP SCI 7023 Software Process Improvement (3 units) COMP SCI 7041 Language Translators (3 units) COMP SCI 7044 Computer System Security (3 units)^ COMP SCI 7045 Distributed High Performance Computing (3 units)^ COMP SCI 7054 High Integrity Software Engineering (3 units) COMP SCI 7077 Solving Engineering Models (3 units) COMP SCI 7091 Commercialising IT Research (3 units) COMP SCI 7092 Mobile & Wireless Networks (3 units) COMP SCI 7093 Evolutionary Computation (3 units) COMP SCI 7094 Distributed Databases& Data Mining (3 units) COMP SCI 7401 Introduction to Statistical Machine Learning (3 units) COMP SCI 7402 Introduction to Geometric Algorithms (3 units) COMP SCI 7403 Mining Big Data (3 units) COMP SCI 7406 Secure Programming (3 units) GUIDE TO ENROLMENT This study plan should be used to guide enrolment for the current academic year.
Some students may need to modify their enrolment based on previous study (e.
g.
students granted advanced standing/credit, students repeating previously failed courses).
STUDENTS WITH PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE:Students with previous programming knowledge may undertake this program full time as per the above study plan.
STUDENTS WITH NO PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE:This program is able to be completed on a part-time basis only due to a requirement to complete the course COMP SCI 7202 Foundations of Computer Science (6 units) prior to completing any other courses.
Please note in this case the completion of this program will extend to 3 semesters.
COURSE AVAILABILITY^Check the course planner for course availability noting the availability of all courses is conditional on the availability of staff and facilities.
Unless exempted by the Faculty, all international students are required to undertake a specialist course ELEC ENG 7057 Engineering Communication & Critical Thinking.
This course must be completed in the first semester of study and will be presented in lieu of a Foundation elective.
Download a print copy of the study plan Graduate Diploma in Computer Science Semester 2 Start: Students commencing in semester 2, download a print copy of the study planSemester 2 - Graduate Diploma in Computer Science  Assessment Assessment includes written assignments, practical work and/or examinations.