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Why choose a short course?

If you want to further your education but don't want to commit to full-time study, our short courses will help you get started. Developed by experienced industry professionals, our short courses cover a wide range of topics and are designed to help you sharpen specific industry skills in a way that suits your lifestyle.

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Short courses are building blocks to your education

1-2 hours

Sport for Good short courses

  • Free & 100% online
  • Discover how sport can drive change for a better world
  • Hear from key sporting personalities
  • Find your voice and the power to use it
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Challenging Ageism short course

  • Free & 100% online
  • Learn from industry experts
  • Equip yourself to challenge ageism in a variety of contexts
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On-demand short courses

  • 100% online and mobile friendly
  • No entry requirements
  • Developed by industry experts
  • Certification of completion provided
1 day to 1 week

Smart Skills Digital Badges

  • 100% online
  • Teaching you industry's most desired skills
  • Credit options into further study
  • Endorsed by leading organisations

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3-12 weeks

Single subjects

  • Online or on campus
  • Accredited part of a course

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6 months

Graduate certificates

  • Study online, on campus or a blend of both
  • Recognition of prior learning from single subjects
  • Accredited qualifications
  • Accelerated study options available

Explore our short courses

Enhance your career with short, industry-focused courses that you can study at your own pace.
  • 1-2 hour courses
  • 1 day to 1 week courses
  • 3-12 week courses
  • 6 month courses

Sport for Good free online short courses

Torrens University has developed a series of Sport for Good free online courses to enable sporting professionals, organisations and fans to find their voice. Developed in collaboration with Socceroo legend and human rights activist Craig Foster, the courses explore the increasing trend of social activism in, through and beyond global sport and look at the power of individuals to make a positive impact.

Delivered in four separate parts, each unit offers combines practical training with an analysis of key topics at the intersection of sports and politics today:

  • Sport and Society
  • Sport and Human Rights
  • Sport Leadership in a New World
  • Sport and Social Change

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On-demand short courses

If you are hoping to further your education but don't have the time to commit to full-time study, our short courses will help you get started. They cover a wide range of topic areas that are aligned with current and future industry demands.

Digital Transformation

  • Adopting Agile

    Learn about adopting agile project management at your organisation, providing a structure that lets teams work more effectively using fast, responsive methods.


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  • Artificial Intelligence

    During this artificial intelligence course, you will discover the myriad ways that AI has changed the world, the infinite possibilities for AI in the future and how to work with AI to achieve your goals.


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  • AWS vs Azure vs Google

    This cloud computing short course compares three cloud computing giants, AWS, Azure and Google, including the key characteristics, use cases, services and applications of each.


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  • CSR and Customer Engagement

    Customers now demand ethical awareness from the businesses they interact with. This corporate social responsibility course addresses ethical marketing and supply chain practices to help shape your business with a CSR certificate.


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  • Debugging

    This debugging course covers finding and fixing defects, including the preliminaries, essential definitions, different methods and best practices in this field.


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  • Domain Driven Design

    This domain driven design course explores the concept that the structure and language of software code should match the domain. Earn a domain driven design qualification you can apply to your practice.


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  • Ethical Design for Intelligent Systems

    Machine learning is widely used in the field of data science and this machine learning course teaches you to apply an ethical design course of action within the industry.


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  • How Can DevOps Improve Your Business

    This devOps short course explains the advantages of devOps, the process of implementation and how to use it efficiently to improve business and maximise profits.


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  • Solving Economical and Societal Problems with AI

    This AI course will focus on the potential of AI for solving education and healthcare issues, as well as its ability to minimise the effects of climate change and environmental damage.


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  • Private vs Public vs Hybrid Cloud

    This cloud computing short course investigates different models of cloud computing, and how businesses can leverage this technology as a solution for data processing and storage.


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  • Key Attributes of Software Engineering Leaders

    This leadership course teaches senior engineers who wish to move up the software leadership ladder to combine management and leadership perspectives in this increasingly competitive industry.


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Finance and Business Operations

  • Business Growth Strategy

    This business growth course teaches you to create a vital growth strategy. Deepen your understanding of your business, efficiently allocate resources and capitalise on your strengths to maximise profit.


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  • Capital Investment Process

    In this capital investment short course, you'll gain a better understanding of each stage of the capital investment process and learn how to apply them to your business.


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  • Developing Goals for Emerging Market Entry

    This emerging markets course investigates the criteria applied to evaluating investment, depending on the company’s objectives in the emerging market.


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  • Inside the Mind of Chinese Consumers

    This consumer course will provide insights into the Chinese consumer market, including purchaser lifestyles, how successful businesses use software platforms and what trends are likely to come in the future.


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  • Preparing Your Company for Emerging Market Entry

    This emerging markets course covers the attraction of emerging markets as low-cost platforms to manufacture goods or secure services and how to prepare a company for success in emerging market economies.


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  • Quantitative vs. Qualitative Data

    This data short course teaches how qualitative and quantitative data research address different research needs, and the methods and traits for both.


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  • Secure Failure

    This secure failure course explores the fundamental principles of Secure Failure, including design, implementation and live maintenance.


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  • Source Control

    Any collection of information requires source control to manage changes and this source control course will cover its relevance in a variety of roles.


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  • Strategic Pricing for Revenue

    This strategic pricing course investigates the internal and external factors that influence price setting, including competitor pricing behaviour, customer value perceptions, and the fixed and variable costs of business.


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  • Understanding Competitive Advantage

    Learn the basics of competitive advantage with this strategic thinking course, and enhance your organisation's ability to outperform its competitors.


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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • Pitch a Concept to Stakeholders

    This short pitching course will explore the concept of pitching, the key components to consider when planning a pitch and appropriate techniques for pitching.


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  • User Stories

    In this user stories course, you will learn how to write user stories, which are essential in any software development life cycle, and how to leverage them to analyse user requirements.


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  • Building Confidence in the Digital Classroom

    This digital classroom short course offers an essential practical perspective on building confidence and awareness in the digital learning environment.


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Leadership and Management

  • Advanced Project Management

    This advanced project management course teaches you to prioritise and manage major projects to meet objectives of your organisation. Cover concepts including proper governance initiatives, project monitoring and controlling implementation.


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  • Crisis Management Planning

    Content marketing helps generate brand awareness, sales and customer loyalty. This content marketing course looks at these functions in detail and how to build a successful content marketing strategy.


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  • Recovering from Crisis

    In this short crisis management course, you'll learn about the recovery phase of a crisis, restoring order and resuming business as usual.


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Marketing

  • Content Marketing Dynamics

    Content marketing helps generate brand awareness, sales and customer loyalty. This content marketing course looks at these functions in detail and how to build a successful content marketing strategy.


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  • Managing Customer Reviews

    This customer management course helps you understand and manage customer reviews by developing a strategy to encourage positive ones and respond to negative ones.


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  • Search Engine Optimisation and Marketing

    This SEO course will provide you with an understanding of the difference between search engine optimisation and search engine marketing.


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People, Culture and Health

  • Reflective Practice for Professional Development

    This unit is a blend of personal development course and professional development course to highlight that greater transformation is possible when the reflective process moves from individual to organisational context.


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  • Connecting with Telehealth

    The telehealth course is designed to build your confidence in the use of and training for telehealth, and enable you to incorporate telehealth into your healthcare provision.


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  • Principles of Ethical Research

    This research ethics course treats research as unique form of inquiry and covers the conduct of research, and the ethics and different ethical frameworks affecting behaviour.


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Smart Skills Digital Badges

Advance your personal and professional development with our Smart Skills Digital Badges, designed to keep you ahead of the game – and prove your expertise.
  • Championing Organisational Change and Driving Impact

    Course Overview
    Become a change champion. This Smart Skills Digital Badge provides you with the know-how to successfully communicate and implement your vision for success.

    Course Content
    You’ll cover: Introduction to CSR, Facilitating Change, Communication During Organisational Change, Navigating Organisational Culture, Introduction to BCorps, and Project Planning Tools.

    Key Information

    • $297
    • 6 to 12 hours to complete
    • 100% online
    • Available for international and domestic students
    • This badge is portable, sharable and verifiable
    Course Outcome
    On successful completion you will attain your Smart Skills Digital Badge in Championing Organisational Change & Driving Impact.

    Earning this badge signifies you have acquired the skills to advocate for and facilitate change in an organisational context. As a successful change champion, you will form a habit of reviewing workflows and milestones and preparing for the next set of future-focused activities.

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  • Creative and Critical Thinking

    Course Overview
    Approach problems through analytical, perceptive and creative lenses. This Smart Skills Digital Badge encourages you to think outside the box, using fresh perspectives in pursuit of positive outcomes.

    Course Content
    You’ll cover: Art of Ideation, Design Thinking, Lean Start-Up, Develop Your Critical Thinking Skills, and Analysis Toolbox.

    Key Information

    • $297
    • 6 to 12 hours to complete
    • 100% online
    • Available for international and domestic students
    • This badge is portable, sharable and verifiable

    Course Outcome
    On successful completion, you will attain your Digital Badge in Creative and Critical Thinking.

    Earning this badge signifies you display the essential qualities to generate new ideas, and formulate judgements based on evidence. With an open-minded, inquisitive approach, you’ll make a habit of assessing situations in a new light, allowing you to apply original theories to your decision-making process.

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  • Digital Innovation Essentials

    Course Overview
    Transform the way business gets done. This Smart Skills Digital Badge supports your ability to lead digital transformation, applying the latest innovations to your business challenges.

    Course Content
    You’ll cover: User Experience, Impact of Data Science in the Organisation, Executive Guide to AI, Executive Guide to DevOps, Exploring the Data Scientist’s Toolbox, and Cloud Security.

    Key Information

    • $297
    • 6 to 12 hours to complete
    • 100% online
    • Available for international and domestic students
    • This badge is portable, sharable and verifiable

    Course Outcome
    On successful completion you will attain your Digital Badge in Digital Innovation Essentials.

    Earning this badge signifies you have acquired the essential skills to work competently with digital solutions and technological processes. After developing your technical know-how, you will have the power to improve and innovate with market-leading tools, experimenting and iterating until you find best practice in your discipline.

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  • Digital Marketing Essentials

    Course Overview
    Stay relevant in an ever-changing world. This Smart Skills Digital Badge expands on your knowledge of digital marketing strategies, encouraging you to leverage off the latest trends and solutions.

    Course Content
    You’ll cover: Marketing in the Digital Age, Leveraging the Power of the 21st Century Consumers, Adopting Social Media Marketing, How Big Data is Changing Content Marketing, Seamless Omni Channel Marketing, and Quantifying Marketing Success.

    Key Information

    • $297
    • 6 to 12 hours to complete
    • 100% online
    • Available for international and domestic students
    • This badge is portable, sharable and verifiable

    Course Outcome
    On successful completion you will attain your Digital Badge in Digital Marketing Essentials.

    Earning this badge signifies you have acquired the know-how to apply the core concepts of digital marketing to the modern workplace. Taking your knowledge of traditional marketing, you will consider how digital solutions can accelerate growth.

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  • Interpersonal & Workplace Essentials

    Course Overview
    Be an asset to any organisation. This Smart Skills Digital Badge offers you the insight and tools to thrive both independently and as part of a team.

    Course Content
    You’ll cover: Reflective Practice for Professional Development, Creating Effective Teams, Advanced Communication Techniques, Negotiation, and Difficult Conversations: A Manager’s Guide.

    Key Information

    • $297
    • 6 to 12 hours to complete
    • 100% online
    • Available for international and domestic students
    • This badge is portable, sharable and verifiable

    Course Outcome
    On successful completion you will attain your Digital Badge in Interpersonal & Workplace Essentials.

    Earning this badge signifies you have acquired the essential qualities to work effectively and efficiently with others in varying settings. You will master the art of building strong teams and influencing members in a positive way. With your knowledge of social dynamics, you will build the confidence to leverage relationships for optimum outcomes.

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  • Leadership Essentials

    Course Overview
    Guide, inspire and empower. This Smart Skills Digital Badge will provide the essential tools to support your path to becoming leadership material.

    Course Content
    You’ll cover: Management vs Leadership, Building Your Leadership Brand, Positive Leadership in Action, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Styles, The GROW Model for Coaching, and Demonstrating Leadership in Times of Crisis.

    Key Information

    • $297
    • 6 to 12 hours to complete
    • 100% online
    • Available for international and domestic students
    • This badge is portable, sharable and verifiable

    Course Outcome
    On successful completion you will attain your Digital Badge in Leadership Essentials.

    Earning this badge signifies you display the essential qualities to lead with confidence. You’ll develop your communication and team-management skills, to clearly share your vision and motivate others. Committed to growth and improvement, you’ll understand the importance of looking inward and outward to achieve success.

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Single subjects

Your first step to an accredited Certificate, Diploma or Bachelor degree, single subjects are perfect for anyone who wants to upskill fast.
  • Design Thinking (EEDUSD402)
    Design Thinking is an approach to innovation that involves identifying ‘problems’ or issues in a particular context, empathising with those who have a stake in these problems/issues and designing a range of possible solutions that are then prototyped, tested and refined in practice. In this subject, you will explore the concepts and processes of design thinking, including the origins of Design Thinking and its use across a range of disciplines and contexts. Following these general processes, you will then engage in a design thinking process to identify and address an issue within your own professional context. Through this Design Thinking process, you will engage in reflection, analysis and development of your professional skills, knowledge and judgement, and ultimately arrive at an advanced understanding of your roles as both an innovator and a leader in your professional context.
    • $2,835
    • This is the first subject in our Graduate Certificate of Education, Graduate Diploma of Education, and Master of Education
    • 12 weeks
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  • Person centered Autism (EEDUSD401)
    Using a contemporary lens, evidence-based practices that both support and value Autistic individuals and their unique strengths are investigated in this subject. Neurodiversity is celebrated and explored as each Autistic individual is unique and requires a uniquely supportive learning environment, collaboratively designed to meet their learning needs. As part of a person-centred approach, the importance of always providing a ‘voice’ and a ‘choice’ for both the individual and their Carer underpins all educational decisions and the importance of active listening and co-design for learning. Interactions with the varying perspectives, experiences, challenges, and aspirations in the Autistic community create a platform for students to examine bias, prejudice and assumptions and the impact on both individuals and families. Further, students’ understanding is deepened when asked to critique the social implications relating to discrimination, policy and practices advocating for positive changes in education and community settings to value Autistic strengths. As educators, we need to be aware that we can positively affect change by raising awareness and implementing evidence-based support in inclusive classrooms.
    • $2,835
    • This is the first subject in our Graduate Diploma of Education (Inclusive Education) and Master of Education (Inclusive Education)
    • 12 weeks
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  • Social Justice in Action (EEDUSD400)
    In this subject, you will examine and apply social justice principles to foster equity, diversity and social change in your professional context. Through the lens of historical and contemporary policies, you will develop an understanding of the impact that socially excluded and marginalised communities face. Using the principles of social justice as a framework, you will identify a specific challenge within your professional context, and reflect on your challenges, successes, and your voice as an advocate. Navigating through real-world examples of social justice causes will empower you to impact change and advocate for the rights of people who experience disadvantage.
    • $2,835
    • This is a core subject in our Graduate Certificate of Education, Graduate Diploma of Education, and Master of Education
    • 12 weeks
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  • Contemporary Literacy Practices (EEDUSD505)
    You will be challenged to investigate contemporary literacy practices and the impact this has on education globally. You will investigate and analyse contemporary paedology as it relates to the theoretical practice of literacy; reading & comprehension; oral language & written language. You will contemplate what the most recent changes in practices and use of new technologies mean for the educator across a variety of settings. You will recognise that there has been a huge change in using evidence-based practice in the field of literacy and this has challenged educators to design appropriate content to meet the needs of contemporary learners. You will also explore a wide range of literacy teaching and assessment strategies—including motivating reluctant readers, promoting comprehension, organising for effective literacy instruction, differentiating instruction and multiliteracies practices. You will respect and draw upon students’ funds of knowledge' to make teaching and learning relevant to individuals’ varied backgrounds and learning requirements and their future in a contemporary society.
    • $2,835
    • This is a core subject in our Graduate Diploma of Education (Inclusive Literacies), and Master of Education (Inclusive Literacies)
    • 12 weeks
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  • Innovation for Education (IED402)
    In this subject students will analyse a variety of examples of innovative educational practice (including, for example, practices relating to the support of students with additional educational needs), critically examine the meaning of innovation and debate whether innovation can be quantified and measured. Students will be supported to identify problems/issues within education practice and will utilise tools and thinking processes designed to assist in the generation of innovative solutions. Finally, students will explore evaluation methodology as a means of analysing innovation outcomes relevant to their professional context in a systematic way.
    • $2,835
    • This is a core subject in our Graduate Diploma of Education (Leadership and Innovation), Master of Education (Leadership and Innovation) and, Master of Education (Advanced)(Leadership and Innovation)
    • 12 weeks
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Graduate certificates

Graduate certificates are the perfect way to master a specific subject area. Graduate in as little as 12 weeks leveraging years of experience with courses built and taught by industry leaders.

Business

  • Graduate Certificate of Business Administration

    Get a head start on your MBA with an understanding of leadership and business management concepts.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Global Project Management

    Become a certified project manager and build credits towards a Masters degree in this field.


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Design

  • Graduate Certificate in UX Design

    Extend your understanding of web-design principles and user-experience design for web, apps or IOT.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Design

    Extend your knowledge by building on your academic background or professional work experience.


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Education

  • Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching

    This course focuses on contemporary theories and practices of learning and teaching.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Education (Autism)

    Learn how to create supportive and effective learning environments for people on the Autism spectrum.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Education (Innovation and Change)

    Develop knowledge that will serve as a foundation for educational leadership.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Education (Learning Differences)

    This course highlights diversity in learning differences, providing skills for support and teaching.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Education (Mental Health)

    Learn how to apply positive support for mental health in a range of educational environments.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Education (Special Education)

    Learn how to promote teaching where the needs of the individual are actively considered.


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Health

  • Graduate Certificate of Counselling

    Learn the theoretical, practical, and communication skills required for a career in counselling.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Public Health

    Get a stand-alone qualification or a pathway to a Graduate Diploma or Master of Public Health.


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Project Management

  • Graduate Certificate of Global Project Management

    Become a certified project manager and build credits towards a Masters degree in this field.


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Technology

  • Graduate Certificate in UX and Web Design

    Extend your understanding of web-design principles and user-experience design for web, apps or IOT.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Software Engineering

    Learn the core concepts and principles of software engineering and traditional design.


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  • Graduate Certificate of Cybersecurity

    The Graduate Certificate of Cybersecurity is designed to provide you with fundamental IT skills and an extensive understanding of the field of cybersecurity.

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  • Graduate Certificate of Information Technology

    A Graduate Certificate of Information Technology helps expand your existing knowledge of fundamental IT skills.

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