Graduate · Computer Science
Master of Information Technology
Deakin University, Melbourne/Geelong, VIC, Australia
About this program
Deakin's Master of IT is organised into four deliberate stages rather than a loose bundle of electives: a foundation block for students without a strong computing background, a fundamentals block, a mastery block, and a final specialisation or elective block: two people can graduate with quite different course transcripts depending on how much catching-up they needed early on. That staged structure is one reason the course accepts graduates from non-IT bachelor's degrees, not just computer science.
Specialisation options run through Deakin's SIT/MIS-coded units and typically cover areas like data science, cyber security, and enterprise systems, taught out of Deakin's Cloud Campus infrastructure. Deakin was an early mover into fully online postgraduate IT delivery in Australia and still runs a large online cohort alongside on-campus students at Burwood. Work-integrated learning options (industry-based capstone projects with real client organisations) are a recurring feature of the specialisation stage, giving graduates a portfolio project rather than just coursework to point to.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Part A – Foundation IT Studies (for students needing a computing bridge): Programming, Systems Fundamentals, Database Fundamentals, Networking Fundamentals
- Part B – Fundamental IT Studies: Software Engineering, IT Architecture, Data Modelling, Professional and Research Practice in IT
- Part C – Mastery IT Studies: Advanced units in software development and systems, capstone-adjacent project subject
- Part D – Specialisation or electives: four Level 7 SIT/MIS units (e.g. Cyber Security, Data Science, Enterprise Systems) or an industry-based capstone project
Admissions
Full (16cp) entry: bachelor's degree in any discipline. Reduced-credit pathways for a bachelor's/honours in a related IT discipline, or a bachelor's (any discipline) plus 2+ years relevant work experience.
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