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Associate Degree in Computing - Future Students - University of Tasmania

Associate Degree in Computing - Course Overview

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Associate Degree in Computing (S2D)

Duration:

2 years

Location:

Hobart
Launceston

Study Areas

The Associate Degree in Computing is a 2-year award which provides a solid foundation to the disciplines of Computing and Computer Science. Students complete 16 units with at least 10 relating specifically to IT. Some foundation units are allowed to better prepare students for Bachelors degree study.

The Associate degree articulates to the Bachelor of Computing; with appropriate unit choices, the Bachelor of Computing degree may be completed after one additional full-time year.

Special Requirements


Further study options

Bachelor, leading into Honours, postgraduate coursework and research,PhD

Career opportunities

The Associate Degree is intended as a stepping-stone to the Bachelor of Computing degree.
Students are prepared for careers and research in the area of Information Technology (IT). Computing graduates gain employment in well-paid, interesting positions in almost any area - there is a need for IT professionals within government, business, industry, education and research. The range of careers is wide, including website management, system administration, client support and training, program design, development and testing, mobile computing and telecommunications, graphics, internet and web engineering, artificial intelligence, and more.

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