Charles Sturt University
Graduate Certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Gain the essential skills and knowledge needed to design and develop AI solutions for business organisations.
Course overview
Advance your career with Australia’s number one provider of postgraduate IT education. The Graduate Certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence equips you with the foundational skills and knowledge to design and develop AI solutions for business organisations. This artificial intelligence course sets you up with the skills that address the industry demand for AI-expert developers – and a career of the future.
Throughout this artificial intelligence certification course, you’ll undertake problem-based learning, working on real-world case studies that impact your industry. Think of detecting the severity of COVID-19 with a chest X-ray, personalising movie recommendations on Netflix via recommender systems, understanding the design principles behind self-driving cars, creating a chatbot for business communications and developing AI-powered games.
Key facts
13th July, 2026
What will you study
To complete the Graduate Certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence, you must complete 32 points from the following electives (eight credit points each):
Core
- Programming Principles
- Artificial Intelligence for Business Applications
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Electives
- Data Mining and Visualisation for Business Intelligence
- Internet of Things
- Cloud Computing
- Foundations of Big Data Analytics
- Data and Knowledge Engineering
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants will need:
- A completed bachelor's degree or higher qualification from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent)
- Two years of relevant work experience. Upon completing the Graduate Certificate, students will be eligible for admission to relevant Master's courses and receive credit for applicable subjects per Charles Sturt's credit policy.
Language requirements
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Your previous studies can be acknowledged as credit towards your postgraduate studies, provided that they meet the relevant course requirements.
If you receive an offer of enrolment and you’ve undertaken prior learning, you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning. The procedure is governed by the university Recognition of Prior Learning policy. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
You will have many opportunities when you complete your Graduate Certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence. You can become an AI engineer and build AI models and algorithms to solve complex analytical problems. You can also take on a career as a data scientist, probing big data to find patterns and relationships and transform the information into actionable insights and intelligence.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
- Apply relevant theories and techniques to develop artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
- Analyse and evaluate the key requirements for the design of AI-based systems.
- Demonstrate, through critique and application, knowledge of practices required to develop and implement ethical artificial intelligence solutions.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Estimated full fee in 2026: $16,840 (domestic full-fee paying place)
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.