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Master of Business Systems Professional

Course code: 3327 + Course abbreviation: MBusSysPro + Total credit points required: 96 + 2 years full-time study (part-time study available to Australian residents)

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This course is an expanded version of the existing Master of Business Systems (Coursework). It consists of compulsory foundation IT studies in business systems analysis, design and implementation, including database management and networks, and provides scope for specialisation in both the management and technical aspects of business systems.

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirement is a first degree that is recognised as equivalent to an Australian bachelors degree. Candidates without formal tertiary qualifications can enter via the Professional Certificate in Information Technology or Executive Certificate in Information Technology.

Course structure

To graduate from the MBusSys Professional, students must complete 16 units (96 points) of graduate-level study including four units (24 points) of compulsory foundation units. A minimum of 12 units (72 points) must be completed from approved business systems units. To emphasise the professional nature of the course, students will be required to complete at least two coherent four-unit specialisations or one eight-unit advanced specialisation from within the school. Up to four non-business systems units (24 points) can be taken. The course structure is as follows:

(a) Core units (24 points):

  • BUS9520 Business systems A
  • BUS9530 Business systems B
  • BUS5071 Database systems and data management
  • BUS5112 Computer facilities and network management
  • FIT9001 Masters transition program

(b) Specialisations (two of the following - each specialisation comprises four units (24 points):

Business systems implementation

Four units selected from:

  • BUS5150 Project management
  • BUS4530 Software systems design and development
  • BUS5410 Advanced programming for database applications
  • BUS9042 Computer programming for business
  • BUS4011 Advanced computer programming for business
  • BUS5021 Advanced business information systems
Advanced business systems implementation

Not available in 2006.

Electronic commerce

Four units selected from:

  • BUS5020 Trading systems and electronic (B2B) commerce
  • BUS5700 Integrated business systems SAP R/3
  • BUS5710 Applied e-business - B2B
  • BUS5960 B2C internet commerce
  • BUS5150 Project management
  • BUS9042 Computer programming for business
Business decision support systems

Four units selected from:

  • BUS5030 Financial modelling
  • BUS5900 Advanced computational finance
  • BUS5502 Business process design
  • BUS5650 Business applications of neural networks
  • BUS5750 Applied intelligent techniques for business modelling
  • BUS5800 Risk analysis models for business
  • BUS5550 Business statistics
  • BUS5570 Computer models for business decisions
Advanced business modelling

Completion of all eight units from the business decision support systems specialisation (above).

Operations management systems

Four units selected from:

  • BUS4420 Logistics and operations research methods
  • BUS5630 Operations management systems
  • BUS5720 Corporate groupware
  • BUS5502 Business process design
  • BUS5540 Quality and reliability
Project management

Completion of the following four units:

Business systems projects

Completion of the following four units:

(c) Electives (24 points):

Electives units must be level 4 or above and may be selected from any school in the university.

No more than 18 points may be taken from outside the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University.

Note that units appearing above in multiple specialisations may be counted only once, as part of a single specialisation.

Units that form part of a specialisation are also available individually as electives.

Contact details

Email: bsinfo@infotech.monash.edu.au

Web: www.infotech.monash.edu.au/clayton

Program director

Dr Peter Lawrence

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