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Introduction |
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Sound education A decent starting point for an IT degree -- part-time or full-time -- is your neighbourhood university. |
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Another entry point Apart from universities, private institutions and TAFEs offer more practical IT courses. |
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Where to next? ERP (enterprise resource planning) development and administration are most in demand. How can you obtain these skills, and more? |
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The tale of two CVs Analysts and IT professionals -- past and present -- share their views on whether certification is better than experience. |
Tech training at uni
To pick the course that's best for you, a good place to start is the university Web site (see table below).
As a rule of thumb, any university with the word 'technical' in its name will have a wide range of hands-on IT courses.
Older universities will have more theoretical mathematics-based IT courses, while newer institutions tend to have more creative and practical courses on offer.
In Melbourne, for example, the IT courses at Swinburne are known for the business focus they provide, while RMIT is known for its technical prowess.
In Canberra, the Australian National University is renowned for its mathematics department and theoretical depth, while Canberra University is known for its practical course and good grounding in networking.
A degree at university is a big undertaking, and will take you at least three years full-time, or six years part-time to complete.
| Name | URL |
|---|---|
| The University of Adelaide | www.adelaide.edu.au |
| Australian Catholic University | www.acu.edu.au |
| Australian National University | www.anu.edu.au |
| The University of Ballarat | www.ballarat.edu.au |
| Bond University | www.vu.bond.au |
| Canberra University | www.canberra.edu.au |
| Central Queensland University | www.cqu.edu.au |
| Charles Darwin University | www.cdu.edu.au |
| Charles Sturt University | www.csu.edu.au |
| Curtin University of Technology | www.curtin.edu.au |
| Deakin University | www.deakin.edu.au |
| Edith Cowan University | www.ecu.edu.au |
| Flinders University | www.flinders.edu.au |
| Griffith University | www.gu.edu.au |
| James Cook University | www.jcu. edu.au |
| La Trobe University | www.latrobe.edu.au |
| Macquarie University | www.mq.edu.au |
| The University of Melbourne | www.unimelb.edu.au |
| Monash University | www.monash.edu.au |
| Murdoch University | www.murdoch.edu.au |
| The University of Newcastle | www.newcastle.edu.au |
| The University of New England | www.une.edu.au |
| The University of New South Wales | www.unsw.edu.au |
| The University of Queensland | www.uq.edu.au |
| Queensland University of Technology | www.qut.edu.au |
| RMIT University | www.rmit.edu.au |
| The University of South Australia | www.unisa.edu.au |
| Southern Cross University | www.scu.edu.au |
| The University of Southern Queensland | www.usq. edu.au |
| Swinburne University of Technology | www.swin.edu.au |
| The University of Sydney | www.usyd.edu.au |
| University of Technology, Sydney | www.uts.edu.au |
| Victoria University of Technology | www.vu.edu.au |
| The University of Western Australia | www.uwa.edu.au |
| The University of Western Sydney | www.uws.edu.au |
| The University of Woollongong | www.uow.edu.au |
