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C04218v3 Master of Information Technology (Extended)

Award(s): Master of Information Technology (MInfTech)
UAC code: 942600 (Autumn semester), 945600 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 053204E
Load credit points: 96
Course EFTSL: 2
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 communication technology (ICT) and equips them to meet the development of IT solutions in their organisation.

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 two years of full-time, or four years of part-time study.

Course structure

The course comprises 96 credit points, made up of six core subjects and 60 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 UTS: Handbook 2008 for the corresponding Master in Information Technology (Extended) course structure information.

Course completion requirements

Select one of the following: 24cp
      STM90695 Core subjects24cp 
      CBK90802 Choice24cp 
32144 IT Research Preparation 6cp
32931 Information Technology Research Methods 6cp
32541 Project Management 6cp
32563 IT Professional and Society 6cp
CBK90817 Choice 48cp
Total 96cp

Course program

The three example programs below show typical full-time programs commencing in Autumn semester for IT graduates with and without RPL and non-IT graduates.

Note: 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
32563 IT Professional and Society 6cp
Select 12 credit points of electives 12cp
Spring semester
32931 Information Technology Research Methods 6cp
32541 Project Management 6cp
Select 12 credit points of electives 12cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
Select 24 credit points of electives 24cp
 
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
Spring 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
32563 IT Professional and Society 6cp
32541 Project Management 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
Spring semester
Select 24 credit points of electives 24cp

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 (C04157) and the Master of Information Technology (Extended).

Professional recognition

Australian Computer Society

Graduates qualify for professional-level membership.

Other information

Further information for future students is available from:

Further information for current students is available from:

Building 10 Student Centre
telephone +61 2 9514 1803
Service Desk https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au