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Master of Information Technology
Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
Monash's Master of Information Technology prepares graduates for senior-level IT roles, building the knowledge and skills needed to tackle advanced IT challenges across a wide range of industry domains rather than one narrow technical specialty. The course is designed for students moving into IT leadership, systems design or advanced technical roles, and can suit both IT graduates deepening their expertise and career-changers from other technical or business backgrounds who need a genuine postgraduate IT qualification. Delivered through Monash's Faculty of IT, the course draws on the faculty's status as the only IT-dedicated faculty among Australia's Group of Eight universities. It suits graduates who want a broad, advanced IT credential without committing to one of Monash's more narrowly focused postgraduate IT degrees like the Master of Cybersecurity or Master of Business Information Systems, and works well for those still deciding exactly which IT specialisation to pursue long-term.
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Course structure
The course comprises 96 points structured into three parts
- 24 pointsPart A. Foundation studies
- Part B. Core studies (48 points) and Part C. Applied studies (24 points). Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated. Part A. Foundation studies (24 points) You must complete the following units: FIT9131 Programming foundations in Java FIT9132 Introduction to databases FIT9136 Introduction to Python programming FIT9137 Introduction to computer architecture and networks Part B. Core studies (48 points) You must complete the following units (36 points): FIT5032 Internet application development FIT5046 Mobile and distributed computing systems FIT5057 Project management FIT5125 IT research methods FIT5136 Software engineering FIT5137 Advanced database technology Specified elective studies You must complete one of the following units (6 points) and one level 5 elective unit (6 points) from t..
Admissions
Entry level 1: 96 points to complete Duration: 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) not necessarily in IT, with at least a credit (60%) average. Entry level 2: 72 points to complete Duration: 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline or major in IT including computing, computer science or a technical information technology field, with completed studies in java and python programming, algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems and networks, and databases with at least a credit (60%) average.
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