Gain first or second year entry into selected bachelor’s degrees at Flinders University with a Diploma of Computing and IT. The two-stage program consists of Stage 1 (2 or 3 trimesters) and Stage 2 (a further 2 or 3 trimesters), making a total study period of 4 – 6 trimesters.
Students who have completed Year 11, or equivalent, enter Stage 1. Students who have completed Year 12, or equivalent, enter Stage 2 and receive credit for Stage 1.
The subject material covered in Stage 2 of the Diploma of Computing and IT Studies is exactly the same as what is studied in first year at university. With a comprehensive introduction to computing and IT you will be ready to pursue your career goals.
Students study 8 core modules from the below list:
Stage 2 of the Diploma of Computing & IT Studies is exactly the same module content as the One-Year Diploma of Computing & IT, and is also the same content as is taught in the first year at university.
There are eight core modules that all students must complete.
This module provides students with the skills and knowledge required to implement design thinking through participating and contributing to an effective team. Topics covered in this course include: working in teams, communicating your ideas, design thinking principles and methodology, and career planning and preparation.
In this module you will learn to develop problem solving skills and core programming techniques. Topics covered in this course include: a problem solving process, problem solving approaches, data types, variables and constants, Math and Boolean expressions, control structures (sequence, selection and loops), functions and user-defined functions, strings, lists, standard file I/O, and debugging.
Topics covered in this module include: introduction to networks, basics of network protocols and communications, the OSI and TCP/IP networking models, IP addressing and subnetting IP networks, network design, and network operating systems and configuration of networking devices.
This module provides students with the skills and knowledge to construct dynamic websites that utilise queries to retrieve data from a database. Topics covered in this course include: relationship databases, structured queries, database design, web technologies and architecture, dynamic website, and web technologies.
To translate a problem description into a robust object oriented program. Topics covered in this course include: the programming environment, object oriented approaches to program design and development, object concepts and class design, testing, inheritance and polymorphism, and exceptions.
This module enables students to derive the systems requirements for a given problem statement, and design the user experience for an information technology solution. Topics covered in this course include: introduction to design methodologies, requirements gathering, systems analysis, documenting the requirements, user centred design, user experience, and evaluation and validation.
This module provides students with the skills and knowledge to interpret a problem statement and model system requirements. Topics covered in this course include: requirements gathering, formal approaches to documenting requirements, planning and conducting a project, and professional profile and employability skills.
Classes run between 9am and 5.30pm on weekdays (Adelaide time zone, ACST). You can expect between 4-6 hours of private study per module, per week.
Enter the below Computing and IT specialisations at Flinders University with a full year of credit from your Eynesbury Diploma of Computing and IT
| Progression requirement | Degree | Topics credited (max 8) | Duration (years) |
| SC | 8 | 2 | |
| SC | 8 | 3 | |
| SC | Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cyber Security Systems) | 8 | 2 - 2.5 |
| SC | Bachelor of Information Technology (Network and Cybersecurity Systems) (Honours) | 8 | 3 |
| SC | Bachelor of Information Technology (Game Development) | 8 | 2 |
| SC | Bachelor of Information Technology (Game Development) (Honours) | 8 | 3 |
| SC | Bachelor of Computer Science | 8 | 2 |
| SC | 8 | 3 |
Get a head start with your Eynesbury Diploma of Computing and IT and complete your Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) in two and half years, or your Honours degree in three and half years at Flinders University.
SC = Successful completion
Progression requirement | Degree | Topics credited (Max. 8) | Duration (years) |
SC | Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) | 7 | 2.5 |
SC | Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) (Honours) | 7 | 3.5 |