MInfoTech

Credit points

160

Minimum duration

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney
  • Online

Note:

Brisbane, Queensland* (not offered in 2021)


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.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

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

  1. Equivalent of an Australian bachelor’s degree in any discipline

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission.



Completion requirements

1. To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 40 cp Foundation Units (Part A)
  2. 80 cp Specialist Area Units (Part B)
  3. 20 cp IT Project units (Part C)
  4. 20 cp Business Electives (Part D)

2. An applicant who has completed the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology, Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics, Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security, Graduate Certificate in Application Development, Graduate Certificate in Data Science or Graduate Diploma in Information Technology may be granted advanced standing.


Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

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

Students who complete the required combination of units may exit with a:

  • Graduate Certificate in Application Development
  • Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
  • Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security
  • Graduate Certificate in Data Science

Part A : Foundation Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ITEC610Python Fundamentals for Data Science10
ITEC615Fundamentals of Information Technology10
ITEC617Data and Information Management10
ITEC618Programming Concepts10

Part B : Specialist Area Units by Study Areas:

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ITEC614Introduction to Cyber Security10Cyber Security
ITEC624Network Security and Applications10Cyber Security
ITEC613Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning10Data Science
ITEC623Essentials of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning10Data Science
ITEC622Data Analytics and Visualisation10Business Analytics
ITEC632Applied Data Mining and Big Data10Business Analytics
ITEC627Advanced Programming Concepts10Applications Development
ITEC637Web and Mobile Application Development10Applications Development

Part C : Project Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ITEC630Information Technology Masters Project Part A (Project Management)10
ITEC631Information Technology Masters Project Part B (Software Engineering)10

Part D : Business Electives

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

20 cp Electives from the Schedule of Postgraduate Unit Offerings from the Peter Faber Business School.

Part E : Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Exit point only (GradCertInfoTech) Completion of 40 cp

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ITEC610Python Fundamentals for Data Science10
ITEC615Fundamentals of Information Technology10
ITEC617Data and Information Management10
ITEC618Programming Concepts10

Part F : Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

Exit Point Only (GradDipInfoTech)

Completion of 80 cp consisting of:

60 cp from the Specified units; and

20 cp from Professional Pathway units.

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