Course code: 2401 + Caulfield campus + Course director: Ms Kerry Tanner + Australian residents 2004 annual fees: TBC + International students 2004 annual fees: $19,200 per year, or $2400 per six-point unit
The Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) is offered by the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS). The aim of the program is to prepare students for senior careers in the management of information and the development of information systems.
Graduates of the MIMS are expected to play leading professional roles
in Australia and other countries. The course attracts students from a wide
variety of educational and professional backgrounds. MIMS can be studied in
full-time and part-time modes and a number of units are available by off-campus
learning. Each student is required to specialise in at least one area of
information management and systems.
SIMS also offers the Master of Information Management and Systems
(Research), which is a masters by research degree.
Applicants for admission must normally have qualified for a bachelors degree at Monash University or at another tertiary institution approved by the faculty board.
*The course structure is currently under review. For more information, contact the School of Information Management and Systems on (03) 9903 1059.
To qualify with the MIMS, students must complete 72 points of graduate units - 60 points from SIMS and 12 points of free choice electives. The SIMS units in the MIMS are shown in the list below. Each student's course of study must include IMS5022 (Contemporary issues in information management and systems) and at least one specialisation from information systems development, information technology management, knowledge management, business intelligence, library and information services and electronic recordkeeping and archiving.
Students should take careful note of prerequisites for the units in the
specialisation that they have chosen and complete these units early in their
course. Many units have foundation units as prerequisites. The foundation units
have been designed for students with little prior study in information
technology. Students who feel they have the knowledge and skills equal to a
foundation unit may be able to apply for exemption without credit for the unit.
They must then select another graduate unit in place of the foundation
unit.
Once students have selected their course of study, namely the core unit
and the requirements of their specialisation, they must then select other
graduate units to make up their 72 points. This elective study can involve
units from other specialisations or may come from the SIMS foundation and
additional units. Some electives are classed as `special entry' and admission
requires the formal approval of the head of school. Up to 12 points of elective
study may be taken from outside SIMS as part of the degree. It may be possible
for some students to complete more than one specialisation in their degree. The
specialisations completed will be acknowledged on the student's official
academic transcript.
Students who successfully complete 24 points of units may exit the course
with a Graduate Certificate in Information Management and Systems. Students who
successfully complete 48 points of units may exit the course with a Graduate
Diploma in Information Management and Systems.
Plus any three units from the following list:
* Offered on-campus and by off-campus learning. Other units are only offered on-campus.
The course duration is three semesters full-time or six semesters part-time.
Students who have completed a graduate qualification with a recognised specialisation in information management and systems, or who have extensive professional experience, may be granted credit and advanced standing. The granting of credit and advanced standing of more than 24 points is rare. To qualify for a MIMS with advanced standing, a student must complete at least four level-five SIMS units and meet the specialisation and core unit requirements. The SIMS procedures for the recognition of prior learning can be found at http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/courses/pgrad/mims/ course.html#standing.
Students who successfully complete the MIMS may, depending on their unit choice, be eligible for professional recognition by the Australian Library and Information Association, the Australian Society of Archivists, the Records Management Association of Australia, or the Australian Computer Society. For further information on professional recognition, consult http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/courses/pgrad/mims/course.html#prof.
Further informationFor more detailed information and application forms, contact the administrative assistant (Coursework), School of Information and Management Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Caulfield campus, telephone (03) 9903 1059, fax (03) 9903 2005, email info@sims.monash.edu.au or see http://www.sims.monash.edu.au. |
Completed applicationsCompleted applications should be forwarded to the Faculty
of Information Technology, Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East,
Victoria 3145, by mid-June or mid-November. |
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