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Gain essential knowledge in information technology as well as business and legal aspects of information governance.
This degree is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to operate with best practice as professionals engaged in managing information assets and ensuring regulatory compliance.
The Graduate Certificate creates a pathway to higher studies and/or commencing a career in Information Governance.
Study options
FULL TIME
6 months
PART TIME
1 year
Start times
1H
January
(2021)
2H
June
(2021)
Available campuses
Ready when you are
Are you ready to make a change? It’s not too late to see where a Western degree can take you.
Join us for Mid-Year Info Day at our Parramatta City campus on Saturday, 15 May and get started on your journey to university.
Guide, govern, protect information
As the knowledge economy continues, information is now the most important asset for businesses. Companies with a proactive and protective information-governance program create opportunities to maximise the value of all business information. They ensure regulatory compliance and minimise risk in an increasingly security-conscious global environment.
At Western, the continually changing information landscape has led to the development of our Information Governance degrees. The only courses of their kind, these degrees will transform you into a professional with cross-disciplinary knowledge of information governance, including an in-depth understanding of the leading issues in business, law and computing.
If you want to be a leader in information management and data security, apply for our upcoming intake.
Course structure
Our course structure is outlined in our handbook. Here you can view all of the units (subjects) you will be studying.
Fees and delivery
Fees: $16,440*
Delivery: On campus
This course is only available to domestic students.
Unfortunately, student visa holders are not eligible to study this degree.
Postgraduate Information Sessions
Advance your career or kick-start it in a new direction with Postgraduate study at Western.
Streaming live from May, we’ll be discussing course content, admission requirements and career outcomes.
Register now for our upcoming Postgraduate Computer, Data and Mathematical Science Information Session at 5pm on Thursday, 27 May to explore where Postgraduate studies can take you.
Start your unlimited journey today.
Your career
As an information governance graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:
- Information management
- Data security
Your career
Data Security Specialist
Data Security Specialists plan, develop, maintain, manage and administer organisations' database management systems, operating systems and security policies and procedures to ensure optimal database and system integrity, security, backup, reliability and performance.
Information Management Manager
Information Management Managers are responsible for managing, implementing and delivering information management projects within businesses, hospitals, government departments and non-government organisations (NGO's).
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Apply now and start your unlimited journey.
*The tuition fees quoted above are the fees for the normal full-time study load of the course (80 credit points) per annum. International students will be subject to a variable fee regime; i.e. enrolled students will be required to pay fees during their course based on the approved fee for each calendar year. Fee changes (if any) will occur at 1 January each calendar year. Students who extend their course past the normal finish date of the course will be required to pay additional fees based on the prevailing fee level. Western Sydney University is a multi-campus institution. The University reserves the right to alter the location of its courses between campuses and other locations as necessary. Students should be aware of the possibility of change of location for the whole or part of courses for which they enrol and should plan for the need to travel between Western Sydney campuses.
