GraduateComputer Science
Master of Information Technology
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
Swinburne's Master of Information Technology closes with a capstone that puts students in front of an actual external client rather than a simulated case study. Teams spend their final semester delivering a working solution to a real organisation's problem, which is a heavier industry-facing finish than the research-essay capstone many IT master's degrees default to. Students who keep a Credit average across the degree can additionally apply for a 12-week professional internship that counts toward the qualification itself, rather than sitting outside it as an optional add-on.
At 200 credit points across roughly two years of full-time study, the degree gives students room to specialise (an Information Systems stream is one of the named pathways) while still anchoring everyone in a shared core. Swinburne's Hawthorn campus sits inside Melbourne's tech and startup corridor, and the capstone client pool tends to draw on that local industry base rather than generic case studies licensed from a textbook publisher.
For career changers without an IT background, the degree is commonly taken as a genuine retraining pathway into software, data or systems roles, with the capstone project doubling as the first real Australian industry reference a graduate can put on a resume.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 5 parts
- Core units across data structures and algorithms
- systems analysis and design
- database systems
- IT project management
- cloud computing and enterprise architecture
- Specialisation stream (e.g. Information Systems) or elective units depending on prior background
- 12-week Professional Masters Internship (available to students maintaining a Credit average)
- credited toward the degree
- Capstone Project
- delivered for an external industry client or business
- 14 units (200 credit points) total
- typical full-time load is 8 units/100 credit points per year
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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)
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)
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)
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 (any discipline) or higher, or Graduate Certificate/Diploma of Information Technology; Postgraduate Qualifying Program available for international applicants who don't meet direct entry.
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