Master of Information Technology

Overview

• Study to expand your prior knowledge, including advanced research and projects
• Prepares you for a career as a systems analyst, database manager, electronic commerce developer, internet professional, multimedia designer, software engineer, or senior programmer
• Complete in 1.5 years full-time or 3 years part-time
• Exit early option with a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Information Technology
• Opportunity to progress on to a Master of Information Technology (Advanced)
• Optionally major in one of the following:
  • Digital Environments
  • Enterprise Systems
  • Executive Information Practice
  • Games Design
  • Games Production
  • Information Management
  • Library and Information Science
  • Network Management
  • Security
  • Software Architecture

QUT course code	IT43
Attendance	Part-time or Full-time
Course duration	1.5 years full-time 3 years part-time
Start month	2013 February, July
Delivery	On campus Gardens Point
Faculty	Science and Engineering Faculty
Course contact	Email: sef.enquiry@qut.edu.au Telephone: 3138 8822
CRICOS code	003776E

Details

Information technology underpins almost every aspect of modern society, from phones to MP3 players to dashboard navigation systems, from ATMs to robotic assembly lines to satellite communication, from online booking systems to banking to instant messaging. The generic option of not choosing a major allows you to select units that either complement prior knowledge or extend that knowledge. Similarly, students with limited IT knowledge from undergraduate studies can use the Masters program to provide a wide breadth of knowledge of varying aspects of IT.

Career outcomes

Careers include business analyst, systems analyst, systems manager, data communications specialist, network administrator, network manager, database manager, electronic commerce developer, Internet professional, multimedia designer, senior programmer, software engineer or systems programmer.

Units

Course design

This course allows students who might like exposure to a number of units across several specialisation areas to undertake 84 credit points from any postgraduate Information Technology units offered. This program suits students who are not looking to undertake a discipline-specific postgraduate program, but rather complementary studies. This study area is the most flexible of the areas offered and thus is the default for students who do not select any major.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for this Masters Coursework program, students must meet one of the following criteria:

• 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)

OR

• 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.

Domestic students:
Domestic students who have completed an undergraduate degree (in any field) with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 4.5 (on a 7-point scale) are eligible for the programs described in this proposal.

Applicants without an undergraduate degree in Information Technology (or equivalent) are recommended to select 3 Basic Elective Units as their electives. These electives are to be taken at the beginning of their studies.

International Students:
International students must complete the above requirements and also achieve an IELTS overall band score of 6.5 or more with no sub-band below 6.0.

International students with an IELTS overall band score between 6.0 and 6.5 with no sub-band below 5.0 are permitted to complete communication units offered by QUT International College as elective units within their Masters degree. These units must be successfully completed in the first semester of the Masters program.

Applicants without an undergraduate degree in Information Technology (or equivalent) are recommended to select 3 Basic Elective Units as their electives. These electives are to be taken at the beginning of their studies.

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.

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