Graduate · Information Technology
Master of Information Technology
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The Master of Information Technology is UWA's conversion-friendly postgraduate IT degree, designed for graduates moving into computing from an unrelated undergraduate discipline as much as for computer science graduates deepening their qualification, covering programming fundamentals, systems analysis, databases and networking before moving into specialisation options that typically include areas like cybersecurity, data science or software engineering.
Perth's tech sector is smaller than Sydney or Melbourne's but has real specific strength tied to the resources sector: mining technology, automation and remote operations software, since WA's major mining companies run some of the most automated mine sites in the world and need software and IT talent to support that, giving the degree a regional industry angle that a generic east-coast IT master's doesn't share.
Graduates move into software development, systems analysis, IT project management and, for a meaningful share of WA-based graduates, mining technology and automation roles specific to the state's resources sector.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Semester 1: Programming Fundamentals, Systems Analysis and Design, Database Systems
- Semester 2: Networking and Security, Software Engineering Principles, Data Structures and Algorithms
- Semester 3: specialisation electives (cybersecurity, data science or software engineering stream), Research Methods in Computing
- Semester 4: capstone IT project, professional practice and industry engagement 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).
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