Master of Information Technology

Course Details

This course is designed to enable students to achieve a comprehensive and greater understanding of information technology in specialised technical or management areas. The wide range of specialisations allows students to tailor the course to satisfy their career development needs. It is essential to keep IT knowledge and skills up to date. This course provides students with an enhanced understanding of the business context and technical developments shaping contemporary information and communications technology (ICT), and equips them to meet the challenges of working in the IT industry.

Qualification: Master Degree (By Coursework)

Course structure: This course totals 96 credit points, comprising seven core subjects, six subjects from a major and three subjects from the combined project and elective choice block. The number of electives depends on whether students choose a 6-credit-point or 12-credit-point research project.

The prior study must have been completed no earlier than three years prior to the commencement of this course. Recognition of study completed proceeding this period is subject to supporting relevant industry experience. The substitution of core subjects to an alternative/advanced postgraduate subject in a similar field of study may be granted. Subject substitution and recognition of prior learning are subject to faculty approval. Recognition of prior learning or subject substitution is not granted for the networking subjects 32524 or 32521 without the successful completion of the faculty's challenge test. Holders of a CCNA or CCNP certification and/or those who have passed the CCNA curriculum in TAFE Certificate IV and/or Diploma seeking subject substitution, are also required to complete a challenge test. Challenge tests are in the week prior to the commencement of classes, and applicants must obtain faculty approval before attending the challenge test.