Post-Graduate Qualifying Program - IT
Perth, Australia
Postgraduate Diploma
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Post-Graduate Qualifying Programme (PQP) IT Stage 1 builds academic knowledge, skills and English language proficiency (ELP) to prepare you for PQP semester entry and progression to Master's degrees at Edith Cowan University. Stage 2 prepares you for Master's entry in the School of Science (Computing and Security) with focused coursework, computing fundamentals and cybersecurity basics.
Career Outcomes: Completing the PQP can lead to roles in IT and computing. Typical career paths include software developer, network administrator, cybersecurity analyst, IT support specialist and systems analyst. These relate to software development, network security and systems administration and cloud computing operations.
The Post-Graduate Qualifying Program IT (Stage 1) will develop the academic knowledge, skills and English Language Proficiency (ELP) for entry into the PQP semester and therefore Master's degrees at ECU.
The Post-Graduate Qualifying Program IT (Stage 2) will equip students with the knowledge, skills and English Language Proficiency (ELP) for entry into master's degrees in the School of Science (Computing and Security) at ECU.
