Master of Information Technology (Advanced) (Software Architecture)

Overview

• Study advanced software development techniques and technologies, and learn how to take advantage of modern development environments and languages.
• Prepares you for a career as a systems designer, software designer, systems manager, applications and analyst programmer, software engineer or electronic commerce developer.
• Complete in 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time.

Details

A software architect is responsible for the high-level design and structure of an IT system. The systems developed by a software architect form a key part of the critical infrastructure of an organisation and the architect must balance a wide range of issues, such as response time, portability, scalability and availability, when designing solutions for a client. Consequently the software architect needs a thorough understanding of advanced software development techniques and technologies, and how to take advantage of modern development environments and languages.

Understanding how and why programming approaches enable greater efficiency and flexibility is essential for graduates working in the IT industry. There is a wide variety of technologies available for developing software applications and they are continuing to evolve at a rapid pace.

Course design

This major will enhance your capabilities as a software developer. It will provide you with an understanding of the issues, structures and technologies used for developing software architectures. The course will provide you with the theoretical and practical skills needed to develop enterprise critical applications using state-of-the-art technologies. A comparative technology approach is taken, including an analysis of how software development technologies have evolved to date, in order to identify common themes and to better enable you to comprehend and critically evaluate future software technology offerings.

Career outcomes

Careers include business analyst, electronic commerce developer, Internet professional, multimedia designer, systems designer, software designer, systems manager, applications and analyst programmer, senior programmer, software engineer or systems programmer.

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.

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)
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.

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.

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.

Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

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