Graduate Diploma in Science (Computer Science)

The Computer Science major of the Graduate Diploma in Science (GDipSc) is designed to be undertaken on a part-time basis by professionals wishing to add a formal qualification in computer science to their experience. The programme is likely to appeal to graduates in other subjects who did a few computer science courses in their degree, professional computer programmers and software engineers with several years’ experience, and professionals in fields that are making increased use of computers.

Entry to the Diploma requires a first degree in any subject and experience in computer science equivalent to at least our 100-level courses. Candidates must complete a total of eight courses, chosen from 200-, 300- and 400-level courses in Computer Science (meaning courses with the COMP, SWEN, or NWEN label), including not less than five courses from 300- and 400-level courses. The Diploma may be studied either full-time or part-time but very few students are able to complete the Diploma in one full-time year because of the prerequisite structure of the courses.

Prospective students who have not already taken COMP 102 and COMP 103 (or equivalents at other universities) should do the Entry to COMP 200 Self Test, obtainable from the School office or http://ecs.victoria.ac.nz/Main/EntryToComp200SelfTest to determine whether they have sufficient background in computer science to enter directly into the 200-level computer science courses.