C04157v6 Master of Information Technology
Award(s): Master of Information Technology (MInfTech)UAC code: 942601 (Autumn semester), 945601 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 040691C
Load credit points: 72
Course EFTSL: 1.5
Location: City campus
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
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 allow 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.
Course aims
The course provides students with an understanding of the advanced concepts of information technology in a commercial environment so they can contribute to the development of IT solutions in their organisation.
Career options
Career options include a wide variety of positions in the IT industry, including IT project manager, software architect, e-business developer, business intelligence expert, information systems manager, movie animator, games developer, and software quality/testing specialist.
Admission requirements
Local applicants require a minimum qualification equivalent to a bachelor's degree from a recognised Australian university assessed on academic merit.
Recognition of prior learning
Applicants with a recognised bachelor's degree in computing or information technology (or equivalent) may apply for recognised prior learning equivalent to the 24-credit-point Graduate Certificate in Information Technology (C11142).
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is one-and-a-half-years of full-time, or three years of part-time study.
Course structure
This course totals 72 credit points, comprising six core subjects and 36 credit points of electives.
Students articulating from a non-current version of the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Information Technology should refer to the archived online UTS: Handbook 2008 for the corresponding Master in Information Technology course structure information.
Course completion requirements
| Select one of the following: | 24cp | |
| STM90695 Core subjects | 24cp | |
| CBK90802 Choice | 24cp | |
| 32144 IT Research Preparation | 6cp | |
| 32931 Information Technology Research Methods | 6cp | |
| CBK90816 Choice | 24cp | |
| 32563 IT Professional and Society | 6cp | |
| 32541 Project Management | 6cp | |
| Total | 72cp |
Course program
The following example shows a typical full-time program for a student commencing in Autumn semester. Following this is a list of elective subjects.
Note: Subjects listed as electives are only offered in a particular semester (or year) if there is sufficient demand and the necessary resources.
| IT graduates with RPL | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 32144 IT Research Preparation | 6cp | |
| 32541 Project Management | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 32931 Information Technology Research Methods | 6cp | |
| 32563 IT Professional and Society | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| IT graduates without RPL | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 32144 IT Research Preparation | 6cp | |
| 32541 Project Management | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 32931 Information Technology Research Methods | 6cp | |
| 32563 IT Professional and Society | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of electives | 12cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| Select 24 credit points of electives | 24cp | |
| Non-IT graduates | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 32555 Business Applications Development | 6cp | |
| 32524 LANS and Routing | 6cp | |
| 32557 Enabling Enterprise Information Systems | 6cp | |
| 32606 Database | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 32144 IT Research Preparation | 6cp | |
| 32541 Project Management | 6cp | |
| 32563 IT Professional and Society | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 32931 Information Technology Research Methods | 6cp | |
| Select 18 credit points of electives | 18cp | |
Articulation with UTS courses
This course is part of an articulated program of study comprising the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology (C11142), the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (C06058), the Master of Information Technology and the Master of Information Technology (Extended) (C04218).
Professional recognition
Australian Computer Society
Graduates qualify for professional-level membership.
Other information
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