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Master of Information Technology
Griffith University, Brisbane/Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
About this program
Griffith's Master of IT sits inside the university's Nathan campus tech precinct, a short walk from the Cyber Range that the School of ICT built with defence-industry funding. Students in the security specialisation actually run attack-and-defend exercises against simulated networks there rather than just reading about them. The degree is built for career-changers: roughly half of any given cohort arrives with an undergraduate degree in something unrelated (commerce, biology, the occasional music grad) and the first trimester is deliberately weighted toward programming fundamentals and systems thinking before the specialisations open up.
From second trimester students pick a track (software development, data science, network and cyber security, or enterprise systems), and the coursework gets noticeably more project-based, with several units assessed entirely on a working deliverable rather than exams. Griffith's industry ties in South-East Queensland (Telstra, Suncorp, various defence primes based near Amberley) mean the capstone project frequently comes with a real client brief attached, not a simulated one.
Graduates skew toward Brisbane's growing cyber security and fintech employers, though a decent slice go on to further study: Griffith runs a fairly well-used PhD pipeline out of this cohort for students who get hooked on a research problem during the capstone.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 6 parts
- Trimester 1: Programming Foundations
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Database Systems
- Networking Principles
- Trimester 2: Software Engineering
- choice of specialisation stream begins (Software Development / Data Science / Cyber Security / Enterprise Systems)
- Specialisation core units (varies by stream): Secure Systems Programming
- Applied Machine Learning
- Enterprise Architecture
- or Advanced Web Development
- two or three units drawn from the broader ICT school offering
- including Cloud Computing and IT Project Management
- industry-linked Capstone Project (client-brief based)
- plus one advanced elective
- Non-IT-background entrants complete an additional foundation trimester before the above sequence
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
Developer ProgrammerANZSCO 261312
On MLTSSL, so it supports the 189, 190, and 491. Assessed by the ACS on the same basis as Software Engineer. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
ICT Business AnalystANZSCO 261111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, so it supports 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Common landing occupation for IT and business-analytics graduates.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Software EngineerANZSCO 261313
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, so it supports the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. Needs an ACS skills assessment, which usually wants the degree plus one to two years of relevant work, or a Professional Year in ICT in place of some of that experience.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Systems AnalystANZSCO 261112
On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, with an ACS skills assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Computer Network and Systems EngineerANZSCO 263111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Database AdministratorANZSCO 262111
On STSOL and CSOL, which supports the 190 and 491 (not the 189 on its own) plus the employer-sponsored 482/494/186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Systems AdministratorANZSCO 262113
On STSOL, supporting the 190 and 491. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Bachelor's degree in a relevant or any discipline (typical Australian postgrad IT/CS entry bar used as approximate default, not program-specific verified).
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