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Computing and IT Diplomas

Choose broad-based computing and IT, or study a second subject alongside computing and IT, like business or design, or include artificial intelligence or electronic engineering. You might want to combine statistics with computing and study data analysis. Or include your choice of computing and IT modules in our flexible Open diploma.

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Diplomas of Higher Education (13)

  1. Diploma of Higher Education in Computing and IT
  2. Diploma of Higher Education in Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence
  3. Diploma of Higher Education in Computing with Electronic Engineering
  4. Diploma of Higher Education in Computing & IT and a second subject
  5. Diploma of Higher Education in Computing & IT and Business
  6. Diploma of Higher Education in Computing & IT and Design
  7. Diploma of Higher Education in Computing & IT and Mathematics
  8. Diploma of Higher Education in Computing & IT and Psychology
  9. Diploma of Higher Education in Computing & IT and Statistics
  10. Diploma of Higher Education in Data Analysis
  11. Diploma of Higher Education in Network Engineering
  12. Diploma of Higher Education in Software Development
  13. Diploma of Higher Education Open

Other Computing and IT courses

  1. Computing and IT Degrees
  2. Computing and IT Certificates
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