MInfoTech

Credit points

160

Minimum duration

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Online

Note:

*Not offered Melbourne and Brisbane 2024


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  1. Equivalent of an Australian bachelor’s degree in any discipline

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission.



Completion requirements

1. To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 40 cp Foundation Units (Part A)
  2. 90 cp Specialist Area Units (Part B)
  3. 20 cp IT Masters Project Unit (Part C)
  4. 10 cp Business Electives (Part D)

2. An applicant who has completed the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology, Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security, Graduate Certificate in Application Development or Graduate Certificate in Data Science may be granted advanced standing.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

3. An applicant who has completed the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology consisting of 80cp comprising:

  1. 40 cp from the Foundation units; and
  2. 40 cp from any Skills units

can exit from the Master of Information Technology with the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology award.

Exit points

A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology or Graduate Certificate in Information Technology may exit from the course with the relevant award.

Students who complete the required combination of units may exit with a:

  • Graduate Certificate in Application Development
  • Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics
  • Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security
  • Graduate Certificate in Data Science

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • ITEC610Introduction to Data Science with Python10 CP
  • ITEC615Information Technology Essentials10 CP
  • ITEC617Modern Database Management10 CP
  • ITEC618Programming Concepts10 CP

Complete exactly 90 credit points from the following:

  • ITEC611Computer Networks10 CP

    Cyber Security

  • ITEC614Cyber Security Concepts10 CP

    Cyber Security

  • ITEC624Network Security and Applications10 CP

    Cyber Security

  • ITEC613Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn10 CP

    Data Science

  • ITEC623Deep Learning and Emerging topics in Artificial Intelligence10 CP

    Data Science

  • ITEC622Data Analytics and Visualisation10 CP

    Data Analytics

  • ITEC632Data Mining Techniques and Applications10 CP

    Data Analytics

  • ITEC627Advanced Programming Concepts10 CP

    Application Development

  • ITEC637Web and Mobile Application Development10 CP

    Application Development

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • ITEC633Information Technology Masters Project20 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

    Electives can be selected from the Schedule of Postgraduate Unit Offerings from the Peter Faber Business School.

    Course map

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    Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

    Course maps are subject to change.


    Commencing Semester 1

    • Foundation UnitsITEC610Introduction to Data Science with Python10 cp
    • Skills Units by Study Areas:ITEC614Cyber Security Concepts

      (Inc: ITEC640)

      10 cp
    • Foundation UnitsITEC617Modern Database Management

      (Inc: ISYS617)

      10 cp
    • Foundation UnitsITEC618Programming Concepts

      (Inc: ISYS618)

      10 cp
    • Skills Units by Study Areas:ITEC627Advanced Programming Concepts

      (Pre: ITEC618)

      (Inc: ISYS627)

      10 cp
    • Foundation UnitsITEC615Information Technology Essentials

      (Inc: ISYS615)

      10 cp
    • Skills Units by Study Areas:ITEC611Computer Networks10 cp
    • Skills Units by Study Areas:ITEC624Network Security and Applications10 cp

    Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

    Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

    Commencing Semester 2

    Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

    Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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