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C04161v8 Master of Business in Information Technology Management

Award(s): Master of Business in Information Technology Management (MBus)
UAC code: 942612 (Autumn semester), 945612 (Spring semester)
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 72
Course EFTSL: 1.5
Location: City campus

Note(s)

This course is not offered to international students.


Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information

Overview

This course focuses on the role of technology in the strategic leadership of organisations. It provides a well-balanced selection of subjects, drawn from advanced information technology and business domains, in an integrated program that is relevant to the current and future demands of the IT industry and business organisations.

IT professionals who have aspirations to senior IT roles and/or business leadership positions in organisations benefit from this course. Graduates are able to contribute constructively to the effective utilisation of information technology with respect to the strategic leadership of an organisation. IT managers who already have significant levels of experience are challenged by this course and gain new perspectives on the effective leadership of organisations in the digital era.

Course aims

The course aims to develop:

  • the professional skills necessary for successfully undertaking strategic leadership roles in a variety of organisational contexts, and
  • a conceptual and analytical understanding of an organisation's needs in a dynamic and challenging global knowledge economy.

Career options

Graduates can be employed in the full range of organisations – private, public and community sector organisations. Graduates can prepare to take on business leadership roles with the view to gaining executive level appointments in these organisations.

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Appropriate qualifications are the successful completion of the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management (C06060), or the successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management (C11138) with passes in all subjects and at least a credit average over the entire course. Alternatively applicants require a recognised bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline such as information technology or commerce and a minimum of five years' professional work experience in the IT industry, plus some supervisory experience.

The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

Course duration and attendance

The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis.

Course structure

Students complete 72 credit points of study, made up of seven core subjects, a research project and electives.

Course completion requirements

32553 Leadership and People Management 6cp
32930 Management Research Methods 6cp
32703 Information Technology Strategy 6cp
32005 Strategic Leadership for Innovation 6cp
32932 Management Research Project 6cp
32007 Strategic Information Technology Investment 6cp
32561 Managing Organisational Change 6cp
32562 Strategic Business Management 6cp
CBK90639 Electives 24cp
Total 72cp

Course program

A typical part-time program is shown below.

Note: Subjects listed as electives are only offered in a particular semester (or year) if there is sufficient demand and the necessary resources. Students can apply to the course coordinator to enrol in an alternative subject as an elective.

Year 1
Autumn semester
32007 Strategic Information Technology Investment 6cp
32553 Leadership and People Management 6cp
Spring semester
32005 Strategic Leadership for Innovation 6cp
Select 6 credit points of electives 6cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
32561 Managing Organisational Change 6cp
Select 6 credit points of electives 6cp
Spring semester
32562 Strategic Business Management 6cp
Select 6 credit points of electives 6cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
32932 Management Research Project 6cp
Select 6 credit points of electives 6cp
Spring semester
32703 Information Technology Strategy 6cp
32930 Management Research Methods 6cp

Articulation with UTS courses

This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management (C11138), the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management (C06060), and the Master of Business in Information Technology Management.

Other information

Further information is available from:

Building 10 Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS
www.ask.uts.edu.au