Graduate Certificate of Technology

2026 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2026 course information
Award granted	Graduate Certificate of Technology
Course Credit Points	4
Deakin course code	S517
Course version	1
Faculty	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
Course Information	For students who commenced from 2025 onwards
Duration	0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Course Map - enrolment planning tool	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2026 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8
Supplementary Information	This course is suspended (no intake in 2026). INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS – Please note that due to Australian Government regulations, student visas to enter Australia cannot be issued to students who enrol in Deakin online.

Course sub-headings

• Course overview
• Career opportunities
• Participation requirements
• Pathways
• Course Learning Outcomes
• Course rules
• Course structure
• Fees and charges

Course overview

In an ever-evolving technological landscape, leadership and adaptability are essential for career progression. The Graduate Certificate of Technology offers you foundational knowledge and essential skills to navigate the complexities of technology-driven industries. Designed for professionals seeking to upskill or diversify their expertise, this program will prepare you to approach challenges with a strategic and interdisciplinary mindset.

This course is designed to equip innovators and entrepreneurs with the specialised knowledge to push the boundaries of technology. Through three core units and one course elective, you will bolster your industry experience with a recognised academic qualification, enhancing your ability to make high-level, independent decisions and lead in specialised technical or management roles.

Is it time to advance your technical skills and take the next step in your career?

Gain in-depth knowledge of leadership theories and future IT trends through core units, before exploring a topic that interests you most via an elective. Choose from topics like machine learning, climate change adaptation and mitigation, spatial analysis and GIS, infrastructure engineering, and engineering sustainability, to name a few. You will also gain practical experience through real-world projects, ensuring you graduate ready to apply your skills in diverse professional settings.

Career opportunities

Boost your earning potential with a Deakin degree. Deakin postgraduates earn the highest median salary amongst graduates from all other Victorian universities.*

Get ready to enter into leadership roles across a range of industries, such as:

• construction management and planning
• sustainable engineering design
• intelligent IoT systems
• computational science
• environmental sustainability.

* Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023, Quality Indicators for Teaching and Learning (QILT), based on domestic graduates.

Participation requirements

It is important to note that some elective units may include compulsory placement, study tours, work-based training or collaborative research training arrangements.

Pathways

Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate of Technology, you could use the credit points you’ve earned to enter into further study, including:

Master of Technology and Innovation Leadership (S716)
Master of Technology and Innovation Leadership (Professional) (S717)

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities	Identify, assess and utilise some examples of emerging technologies within a diverse technology landscape in the context of modern organisation and society to add or generate scientific, commercial, and social values.
Communication	Convey information using a range of verbal, graphical and written forms, customised for diverse audiences including specialist and non-specialist clients, colleagues and industry personnel.
Digital literacy	Use digital technologies to locate, collect and evaluate information from technical channels and apply information to identify approaches and solutions associated with emerging technologies.
Critical thinking	Participate in the evaluation, role analysis, and generation of innovative applications of emerging technologies in organisational and societal contexts for reliability, usefulness and the value and impact they add to those contexts.
Problem solving	Work autonomously and responsibly to contribute to the creation of emerging technology solutions to new situations and actively apply knowledge of theoretical constructs and methodologies to make informed decisions.
Self-management	Take personal, professional and social responsibility within changing national and international professional contexts to develop autonomy as a leader and evaluate own performance for continuing professional development.
Global citizenship	Engage with societal, health, safety, legal, and cultural issues to identify consequential responsibilities relevant to the application, implementation, and deployment of emerging technology solutions.

Course rules

To complete the Graduate Certificate of Technology you must pass 4 credit points. This includes:

• DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
• STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
• 3 credit points of core units
• 1 credit point of a course elective unit.

Most units are equal to one credit point.

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.

Course structure

Core units

DAI001

Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0 credit points)

STP710

Career Tools for Employability (0 credit points)

SIT718

Real World Analytics

MPM780

Foundations in Leadership

STP703

Emerging Challenges in Science and Technology

Course electives

Plus 1 course elective unit from the list below (subject to meeting unit requirements).

Note - students intending to articulate into either S716 Master of Technology and Innovation Leadership or S717 Master of Technology and Innovation Leadership (Professional) will be required to choose a pathway option from Advanced Discipline Coursework, Industry Practice or Professional Research.

For students planning to take the Industry Practice pathway it is recommended to choose SLE767 Industry Practice Planning as the course elective or SLE761 Professional Research Practice if planning to undertake the Research pathway.

Please refer to the articulated course structure (S716 or S717) for additional prerequisite and WAM requirements.

Course duration

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.

Fees and charges

Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.

Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.

For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.

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Further information

Contact Student Central for assistance in course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements. Student Central can also provide information for a wide range of services at Deakin. To help you understand the University vocabulary, please refer to our Enrolment codes and terminology page.

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