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Overview
Early graduation options
You may be able to graduate sooner with:
- Ideal for professionals who wish to extend their skills beyond the technical to production and management.
- Prepares you for a career as a games developer, games producer, or information technology manager in a high-level position.
- Study advanced team management and project development.
- Complete in 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time.
| QUT course code | IT44 |
| Attendance | Part-time or Full-time |
| Course duration | 2 years full-time
4 years part-time |
| Start month | 2013 February, July |
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On campus
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| CRICOS code | 053123F |
Details
As the video games and related industries develop, so does the need for people within those industries to enhance their skills beyond the technical to production and management. The Games Production stream has been developed to meet the skill sets required at higher management levels. It allows industry members to take skills that they have already acquired and extend them to support career development.
Course design
This course focuses on developing managerial skills required to produce games: that is, the management of a team and the production of an interactive project. You will establish an understanding of the production process and the skills relating to the management of a team of people in a creative environment. You will also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in this endeavour through the supervision of undergraduate final-year project teams from project inception to completion.
Career outcomes
Games production is an exciting multibillion dollar emerging industry. Careers include game/simulation developer, game/simulation producer or information technology manager. If you already work in the games or related industries, you could progress your career to management or executive-level positions.
Units
Course completion rules
Before they are able to complete the Masters Advanced program:
- Students are required to complete 192 credit points of units.
- Students are required to complete the specified core unit.
- Students seeking a single area of specialisation must complete the specific unit requirements for a major.
- Students not seeking a single area of specialisation may graduate with no major.
- Students must complete 48 credit points of project or advanced research units.
- Students may be allowed to take up to four units of electives. These units may be selected from postgraduate units outside of the Science and Engineering Faculty.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
To be eligible for this Masters Coursework program, students must meet one of the following criteria:
• the Australian equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a grade point average of at least 4.5 (on a 7-point scale)
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• evidence of recognised prior higher learning in the field of Information and Information Technology (e.g. at least five years of relevant full-time work experience). Industry certification alone is not sufficient evidence.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: $8,400 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Student Services and Amenities Fee
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Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Master of Information Technology (Advanced) (Games Production)
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- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
- Checked important dates.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Collected supporting documents (see application form)
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
Application for postgraduate course admission form (PDF file, 362.47 KB)
