Master of Information Technology

RMIT's Master of IT gives students seven specialisations to choose from - big data analytics, cloud infrastructure, AI in systems and applications, mobile and IoT computing, security and blockchain, software systems architecture, and web systems and search technology - which is an unusually wide spread for a two-year master's. Most competitor programs pick two or three tracks and call it done; RMIT built this one with industry partners specifically so students could chase whichever corner of tech was actually hiring that year.

Teaching mixes pre-recorded short lectures with lectorials, hands-on lab classes and project work, which suits the many students juggling part-time work in Melbourne's CBD-adjacent tech scene - RMIT's city campus location isn't incidental to that. The 192-credit-point load (full load for someone without recent related study) runs across roughly two years, with a research or industry project toward the end that's meant to function as a portfolio piece for job applications, not just an assessment box to tick.

Because the specialisations map fairly directly onto ANZSCO-recognised IT occupations, it's a common choice for students building toward a skills assessment for Australian permanent residency, alongside those simply wanting a technical master's from a university with a strong industry reputation in tech.