Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology

at Southern Institute of Technology

Students choose 4 papers from the list below.

IT801 Managing ICT Projects and Systems
Students will develop knowledge and skills in managing ICT projects and systems. They will also research into established frameworks that are relevant to current industry trends.

IT802 Researching ICT Issues and Trends
Students will critique and undertake research, assessing social impacts of ICT and analysing ethical issues in ICT practice.

IT811 Business Analysis
Students will analyse the structure and function of organisations in order to improve efficiency and productivity using ICT.

IT812 Business Intelligence
Students will analyse the strategic use of data warehousing, data mining and data analysis in order to obtain business intelligence.

IT813 ICT Infrastructure
Students will develop knowledge about various aspects of ICT infrastructure, including emerging digital technologies.

IT814 ICT Quality
Students will learn to apply methods and techniques used in ICT quality assurance and testing.

IT815 ICT Security
Students will investigate the impact of security on an ICT infrastructure, research into the ethical and legal implications of ICT security and cybercrime, and identify appropriate investigation strategies in the light of emerging digital technologies.

IT816 Mobile Application Development
Students will develop knowledge and skills required to create, market and deploy a mobile application.

IT817 Web Application Development
Students will learn the skills required to develop web services and applications

IT818 Special Topic
Students will critically examine current developments and emerging issues in a specified topic area.

Students will have completed all requirements of a bachelor's degree or graduate diploma in information technology or related subject, with at least a B grade average at Level 7.

Special Admission

Notwithstanding the above admission criteria, in exceptional circumstances, a mature aged applicant who can show evidence of ability to succeed in the programmes may be considered for admission, provided the applicant has successfully completed an approved course or programme, or has relevant industry experience which is deemed to meet the required standard for entry.

Provisional Part-time Admission

An applicant, who does not meet academic criteria, may be provisionally admitted to enrol in one or more papers. Upon successful completion of the paper(s), the student may apply for special admission or admission by mature entry.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS test - Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6
• TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 590 (with an essay score 5.5 TWE)
• TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 79 (with a writing score of 21)
• Cambridge English Examination –C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176.  No less than 169 in each skill.
• OET - Minimum of Grade C+ or 300 in all sub-tests
• NZCEL - a) Expiring Level   b) Current:
• Level 5 (Academic) or (Professional) b) Level 5
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PTE (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50
• Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) HIGH PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS or C2 Mastery International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
• Trinity ISE – ISE III with no less than pass in any band

The head of faculty will determine the maximum number of students permitted to enrol in the postgraduate programmes.

All enrolments in the Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology are approved at the discretion of the programme manager in consultation with the head of faculty and teaching staff as required.

Fees for International Students

NZ$9,000

The Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology is primarily aimed at IT professionals wishing to undertake a short programme of study in order to upgrade their qualifications, knowledge and advance their careers.

Potential roles may include:

• Business analyst
• Network manager
• Security specialist
• Software developer
• Systems administrator
• IT manager or 
• Team leader