Extra Curricular Courses

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Higher Certificate in Information Technology

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Overview

The main objective of the course is to provide you with a wide-ranging, sound, academically based and industry oriented training course during which you’ll be:

  • steeped in software design and development;
  • exposed to a wide range of technologies shaping the future of computing;
  • fully grounded in both the theoretical and practical aspects of IT.

Short Learning Programme in Cyber Security (First Intake)

NQF level: 5
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Overview

This Short Learning Programme is directed towards parties working full time and who wants to get a formal qualification in Information and Cyber Security. The programme is on NQF Level 5, and successful students will get an official Short Learning Programme Certificate from the University of Johannesburg.
The course consist of 5 modules of 3 days each. Each module will be formally examined and all 5 modules must be passed to pass the course.

Short Learning Programme in Cyber Security (Second Intake)

NQF level: 5
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​Overview

This Short Learning Programme is directed towards parties working full time and who wants to get a formal qualification in Information and Cyber Security. The programme is on NQF Level 5, and successful students will get an official Short Learning Programme Certificate from the University of Johannesburg.
The course consist of 5 modules of 3 days each. Each module will be formally examined and all 5 modules must be passed to pass the course.

Short Learning Programme in Digital Forensics

NQF level: 5
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Overview

This Short Learning Programme is directed towards parties working full time and who wants to get a formal qualification in Information and Cyber Security focusing on digital forensics. The programme is on NQF Level 5, and successful students will get an official Short Learning Programme Certificate from the University of Johannesburg.
The course consist of 3 modules of 3 days each. Each module will be formally examined and all 3 modules must be passed to pass the course.

Short Learning Programme in Intelligent System Development (using TensorFlow)

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Overview

This Short Learning Programme is focused on the creation of intelligent systems using a multitude of modern techniques and technologies.
This programme balances the practical implementation of such systems with a solid grounding in the fundamentals so that students will have a deeper knowledge of the deepest learning techniques.
Prerequisites: National Senior Certificate and 2 years industry experience in Information Technology (or suitable undergraduate degree in Information Technology or related fields), and suitable tertiary level mathematics modules covering vector algebra or equivalent.