Graduate · Information Technology
Master of Information Technology and Systems
University of Tasmania, Hobart/Launceston, TAS, Australia
About this program
The Master of Information Technology and Systems is a conversion-friendly postgraduate IT degree, aimed as much at graduates moving into tech from an unrelated undergraduate background as at computer science graduates deepening their qualification, with core units in programming, systems analysis, databases and networking alongside specialisation options in areas like cybersecurity, data analytics or enterprise systems depending on current course structure and student interest.
Being based in Hobart rather than a larger tech hub means the degree leans on Tasmania's smaller but genuinely growing digital economy: state government IT, agtech and data-driven agriculture given Tasmania's agricultural base, and a modest but real local software and services sector, rather than assuming graduates will inevitably relocate to Sydney or Melbourne, though many do.
Graduates move into systems analysis, software development, IT project management and business analysis roles, with the degree commonly chosen by international students and career-changers specifically because it doesn't assume an undergraduate computing background, unlike a straight Master of Computer Science.
Cost & duration
English test scores
Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Semester 1: Programming Fundamentals, Systems Analysis and Design, Database Systems
- Semester 2: Networking and Security, Enterprise Systems, IT Project Management
- Semester 3: specialisation electives (cybersecurity, data analytics, or software engineering stream), Research Methods in IT
- Semester 4: capstone IT project or industry-based project, professional practice unit
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).