The Graduate Diploma of Technology prepares you for leadership roles at the intersection of technology and science. Get ready to gain a unique blend of technical, cognitive and communication skills, empowering you to tackle contemporary problems and lead diverse teams. Whether you are advancing your career in fields like construction, IT, or pharmaceuticals, this course equips you for the challenges of tomorrow’s workplaces.
The demand for professionals who are not just proficient in their field but also possess a blend of technical and business skills, is rising. This trend is particularly growing in the area of STEM, where interdisciplinary roles are becoming more and more in demand. The Graduate Diploma of Technology will broaden your thinking and expand your skillset to approach complex problems in new ways and collaborate with professionals from diverse backgrounds.
Ready to unlock new opportunities and drive innovation in your career?
Gain in-depth knowledge of leadership theories and future IT trends through core units, before exploring topics that interest you most via course electives. 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 Learning and Teaching (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.
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
Utilise a range of digital technologies and information sources to discover, select, analyse, synthesise, evaluate, critique and disseminate both technical and professional information associated with emerging technologies.
Critical thinking
Lead 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 create 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.
Teamwork
Apply strategies to support positive group dynamics, respecting opinions and valuing contribution made by others, thereby demonstrating the ability to function effectively in diverse professional, social and cultural contexts.
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 Diploma of Technology you must pass 8 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
5 credit points of course elective units.
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.
Plus any five (5) course elective units from the list below.
Course electives
Students can choose any units from the pathway units or any of the specialisations listed below to fill the course elective unit option (subject to meeting unit requirements).
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
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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