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Master of Business Information Systems

MBIS

120 cp

Minimum duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at: Sydney (North Sydney), NSW

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

  1. Bachelor degree in any discipline; or
  2. Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems.

2. Requirement for Completion of the Degree

2.1 To qualify for the degree a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp from Core Units;
  2. 30 cp from Information Systems Electives; and
  3. 30 cp from Business Administration Electives.

2.2 A student who has not completed an undergraduate degree in Information Systems or a related discipline must include 20 cp from Information Systems Electives Group A.

2.3 An applicant who has completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems or Graduate Diploma in Business Information Systems or equivalent may be granted advanced standing.

3. Exit Points

A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems or Graduate Diploma in Business Information Systems may exit from the course with the relevant award.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parenthesis where applicable.

Core Units

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
ISYS600 10 Operations and Information Systems
ISYS622 10 Enterprise Resource Planning (Pre: 30 cp from units at Masters-level including ISYS600 Operations and Information Systems)
ISYS603 10 Database Systems
ISYS604 10 Business Software Design (Pre: ISYS613 Systems Development Methodologies or undergraduate degree in Information Systems or related discipline)
MGMT627 10 Project Management
MGMT638 10 Ethical Leadership in Organisations

Information Systems Electives

Group A

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
ISYS602 10 IT Infrastructure
ISYS613 10 Systems Development Methodologies

Group B

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
ISYS605 10 E-Business
ISYS606 10 Web Technologies and Design (Pre: ISYS603 Database Systems)
MGMT637 10 Knowledge Management
MKTG607 10 E-Marketing (Pre: MKTG600 Marketing Management)

Business Administration Electives

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
ACCT600 10 Accounting for Decision Making
BAFN600 10 Finance and Quantitative Methods
BUSN603 10 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (Pre: 30 cp from units at Masters-level)
ECON600 10 Managerial Economics in a Global Environment
MGMT605 10 Strategic Management for Sustainability (Pre: 30 cp from units at Masters-level)
MGMT641 10 Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour
MKTG600 10 Marketing Management

Other postgraduate Business units approved by the Course Coordinator.


1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.

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