The Associate Degree in Network Engineering at CDU will provide you with the skills, knowledge and confidence required to design, operate and maintain networks that play a crucial role in the infrastructure of industry and government organisations.

Study opportunities are also provided to assist students to undertake sought-after industry modules, including Cisco and Microsoft certification.

This course was designed in consultation with and is supported by network engineering industry leaders.

This two year course covers data networks and their implementation. 

The course has a strong practical emphasis and students are given extensive opportunities to put theory into practice.

Successful completion of the Associate Degree of Network Engineering will enable entry into the third year of Charles Darwin University's Bachelor of Information Technology or Bachelor of Software Engineering Honours.

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• Passport or Visa Documents
• Translations of documents in a language other than English
• English Language Proficiency

The minimum academic entry requirement for admission to an undergraduate degree is completing a qualification deemed equivalent to an Australian Year 12 high school certificate by the University’s qualification assessment references. 

Admission requirements are met by one of the following:

• Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and awarding an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60
• Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate III level or higher
• Successful completion of at least 0.5 years of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma
• Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications are considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications

China:

• Successful completion of a recognised pre-tertiary or foundation program;
• Or completion of the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) with a GAOKAO score is required for entry into a Tier Two university in the relevant province.
• Or Year 12 with a minimum of 70% for Business, Accounting, Art, Social work, Humanitarian and Education courses.
• Year 12 with a minimum of 80% for Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Nutrition, Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Speech and Language Therapy, Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Occupational Therapy, and Bachelor of Engineering Honours courses.

India:

• All India Senior School Certificate or Indian School Certificate or Senior Secondary Certificate with an average score of 60% in the best 4 academic subjects, including English
• Or Higher Secondary Certificate with an average of 75% (for Punjab and Haryana board)
• Or 65% (for other State Boards)in the best four academic subjects, excluding subjects of local languages, work experience, physical education and other non-academic subjects.

International Foundation Studies Program

Completion of a Foundation Studies program provides access to most CDU undergraduate degrees. 

After completing a foundation program, students are well prepared and confident in their academic and English abilities.