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Master of Network Computing

Course code: 2876 + Course abbreviation: MNetComp + Total credit points required: 72 + 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

The course aims to provide students with a first degree in a related discipline with the necessary knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes to enable them to analyse a wide variety of information processing problems and to develop solutions to these using distributed systems and computer networks.

On completion of the course, students will:

  • have a well-developed conceptual framework, enabling students to keep pace with developments in the rapidly changing field of network computing
  • have a thorough understanding of one or more specialised areas of study within network computing
  • be familiar with using current technology, systems and software relevant to network computing
  • be able to practise professionally as a network computing specialist.

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirement is a first degree that is recognised as equivalent to an Australian bachelors degree. Those expecting to complete their degrees in the current year may apply. It is expected that entrants will have a degree in a discipline that provides a suitable basis for the course, eg computer science, computing, information systems, digital systems, or software engineering.

Advanced standing

Generally, students who have completed similar units in previous studies will normally be required to make substitutions. Credit will only be granted for postgraduate units that have not counted for the award of any other degree or diploma. Where credit is granted, the number of the elective units that may be taken outside the list of approved information technology graduate units may be reduced. Advanced standing may be granted for appropriate study at postgraduate level of up to 24 points.

Course structure

This masters degree substantially follows the structure adopted by the Faculty of Information Technology for degrees such as the Master of Information Technology, Master of Information Management and Systems, Master of Multimedia Computing and Master of Digital Communications.

Students complete 72 points of study, of which six or 12 points may be taken as a project, or 24 points may be taken as a minor thesis. All other points are taken in fourth and fifth-level units (all of 6 points value). Of the 72 points, at least 24 must be taken at level 5. Although this degree is offered by the Peninsula School of Information Technology, up to 24 points may be taken in units offered by other academic units within the Faculty of Information Technology. Of these 24 points, up to 12 points may be taken from graduate units offered by other faculties of Monash University with the approval of the course leader. Twelve points may be taken from level 9 units with the approval of the course leader.

Students enrol in the Master of Network Computing. They may, however, exit the program after one or two semesters. Students exiting after one semester’s study (four units) may take out a Postgraduate Certificate in Network Computing. Students exiting after two semesters (eight units) may take out a Postgraduate Diploma in Network Computing.

There are no core units. Students may select their units from those on offer, provided the program of studies conforms to requirements given above, from the following list:

Units

  • CPE4001 Distributed programming in Java
  • CPE4002 Data communications and internetworking
  • CPE4004 Analysis and design of distributed information systems
  • CPE5002 Network security
  • CPE5004 Advanced multimedia programming techniques
  • CPE5006 Virtual private networks
  • CPE5007 Object-oriented middleware
  • CPE5008 Internetworking and digital commerce
  • CPE5009 Internet devices and services
  • CPE5010 Mobile software agents
  • CPE5011 Internet applications development
  • CPE5012 Web database technologies
  • CPE5013 Network administration
  • CPE5014 Analysis and design of portal enterprise applications
  • CPE5020 Global software
  • CPE5021 Advanced network security
  • CPE5100 Reading unit in network computing
  • CPE5501 Network computing project part A
  • CPE5502 Network computing project part B
  • CPE9001 Java programming
  • CPE9005 Web development
  • CSE4702 Formal methods in distributed computing systems
  • CSE5000 Distributed object technology
  • CSE5020 Distributed computation and simulation
  • CSE5060 Multimedia applications on the web
  • CSE5200 Distributed database systems
  • CSE5501 Mobile and distributed computing systems
  • CSE5210 Advances in information security
  • CSE5802 Distributed systems
  • CSE5803 Advanced internet protocols and applications
  • CSE5805 Advanced network design
  • CSE5806 Telecommunications management
  • CSE5910 Multimedia programming in Java
  • FIT5910 Multimedia programming in Java
  • IMS5007 Electronic commerce
  • IMS5011 Recordkeeping, archiving and the internet
  • IMS5030 The internet and multimedia

The maximum time allowed to complete the course is six years.

Contact details

Course director

Associate Professor Jan Newmarch

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