Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence |
| Course Credit Points | 4 |
| Deakin course code | S536 |
| Course version | 1 |
| Faculty | |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2020 onwards |
| Campus | Offered at Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Duration | 0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for 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 | 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 programs. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Pathways
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries through rapid digital disruption, with emerging technologies reshaping the way we live and work. As businesses race to harness the power of AI, demand for skilled professionals is growing globally.
Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence equips IT professionals with foundational knowledge and the skills to design and develop advanced AI-driven solutions for real-world challenges.
Want the skills to build intelligent machines and software solutions that power our future?
You will gain hands-on experience developing software solutions and working with AI technologies. Our world-leading AI research feeds directly into our teaching, ensuring you learn at the cutting edge of industry expectations and capabilities.
As a graduate, you will have a thorough understanding of the design, development and operation of AI-driven software solutions.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week, with units requiring on average 150 hours of study per credit point. This could include lectures, seminars, practicals, studios and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. In additional to scheduled activities, you will need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Career opportunities
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Applied Artificial Intelligence will be able to engage effectively with specialists in the area of artificial intelligence.
Participation requirements
Elective units may be selected that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning and collaborative research training arrangements.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Pathways
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence you could use the credit points you’ve earned to enter into further study, including:
Equipment requirements
The learning experiences and assessment activities within this course may require students to have access to a range of technologies beyond a laptop or desktop computer. For information regarding hardware and software requirements, please refer to the Bring your own device (BYOD) guidelines via the School of Information Technology website in addition to the individual unit outlines in the Handbook.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Develop a broad knowledge of the technologies of artificial intelligence. |
| Communication | Communicate in a professional context to inform, explain and drive sustainable innovation through artificial intelligence and to motivate and effect change, utilising a range of verbal, graphical and written methods, recognising the needs of diverse audiences. |
| Digital literacy | Identify, select and use digital technologies, platforms, frameworks, and tools from the field of artificial intelligence to generate, manage, process and share digital resources. |
| Critical thinking | Evaluate and critically analyse information provided and their sources to inform decision making and evaluation of plans and solutions associated with the field of artificial intelligence. |
| Problem solving | Apply advanced cognitive, technical, and creative skills from artificial intelligence to understand requirements and design, implement, operate, and evaluate solutions to real-world and ill-defined computing problems. |
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence 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
- 2 credit points of core units
- 2 credit points of course elective units.
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 point unit) |
| SIT720 | Machine Learning |
| SIT787 | Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence |
Plus 2 units (2 credit points) from the following course elective units:
| SIT788 | Engineering AI Solutions |
| SIT799 | Human Aligned Artificial Intelligence |
| SIT753 | Professional Practice in Information Technology |
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.
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.