Course code: 2406 + Clayton + Course leader: Dr Bin Qiu
Monash's digital communications program covers a broad range of courses ranging from the short graduate certificate up to the masters degree by coursework in digital communications. The courses have been structured to provide an integrated program of postgraduate education in digital communications.
The aims of the digital communications program are to provide:
The course currently draws students from a wide range of employment backgrounds, including programming, systems analysis, engineering, management, consultancy, auditing, marketing and teaching. The program is designed to provide graduates in fields such as computing, computer science or electrical engineering with specialist graduate-level education in topics such as digital communications technologies, communications architectures, protocols and communications software.
The initial units introduce underlying principles and
technologies, and the later units go more deeply into the underlying
theoretical and technological foundations of digital communications systems,
and also examines the social and political aspects of communications
networking, and the management structures for communications networks.
The course is available either part-time for a minimum of three years or
full-time for a minimum of 18 months (three semesters).
The normal entry requirement is a degree that is equivalent to an
Australian bachelors degree in a discipline that provides a suitable basis for
the course, eg computer science, data processing or electrical, electronic or
communications engineering.
Applicants without degree qualifications may apply for the Executive
Certificate in Information Technology, indicating their preference in the
Master of Digital Communications. Entry to this masters program is subject to
satisfactory achievement in the Executive Certificate in Information
Technology. Approved units in the executive certificate program will be counted
as credits towards the Master of Digital communications. Applicants should also
be able to demonstrate an ability to study at tertiary level. The number of
places available to applicants in this category is limited.
Applicants should note that demand for this course usually exceeds the quota of
places available and consequently not everyone qualified for entry to the
course can be admitted. Applicants are therefore advised to present their cases
strongly when applying for the course.
Advanced standing in the program is available to applicants who hold a suitable
postgraduate qualification, or who have a four-year or honours degree with
significant emphasis on data communications or telecommunications.
The course consists of coursework units and either a major
project or a minor thesis, structured as follows.
Structure A: (a) At least eight units from the list of approved digital
communications graduate units listed below. No more than four of these units
may be from group one on the list. (b) Up to two units which may be drawn from
any postgraduate program of the university with the approval of the school or
nominee. (c) A communications project (12 points), in which the student
undertakes an investigation of some aspect of digital communications, leading
to a project report, or in some circumstances the development of
communications-oriented hardware or software.
Structure B: (a) At least six units from the list of approved digital
communications graduate units listed below. No more that four of these units
may be from group one on the list. (b) Up to two units which may be drawn from
any postgraduate program of the university with the approval of the school or
nominee. (c) A communications minor thesis (24 points), in which the student
undertakes a significant investigation of some aspect of digital
communications, leading to a thesis which will be assessed by two examiners.
(The minor thesis is expected to be at a significantly higher standard than the
project in structure A. Students proceeding to a later PhD program would
normally undertake the minor thesis as a demonstration of readiness for a
research degree.)
Note that not all units are available in any one year. This list is subject to revision.
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