Master of Business Systems

Course code: 2400 + Course abbreviation: MBusSys + Total credit points required: 72 + 3 years part-time

Study mode and course location

Off-campus (Gippsland)

Off-shore (Hong Kong)

Course description

This off-campus version of the Master of Business Systems*, offered by the Gippsland School of Information Technology, aims to provide an extended education and training in methods used in the design, development and applications of computer systems for the management of business operations.

* It may be possible for students who wish to, to transfer from the off-campus course to the on-campus course at Clayton.

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirement is a first degree that is recognised as equivalent to an Australian bachelors degree.

Credit for prior studies

Generally, students who have completed similar units in previous studies will 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 non-business systems elective units that can be taken is reduced.

Applicants who hold an honours degree in Business Systems or Business Information Systems from Monash University or Graduate Diploma in Business Systems from Monash University will normally be granted credit equivalent to four units (24 points).

Course structure

Students complete 12 units as follows (all units 6 points):

(a) four foundation units:

FIT9003 Database systems analysis and implementation
FIT9004 Computer programming for business
FIT9005 Computer networks and architecture
FIT9006 Information technology management

(b) six business systems postgraduate elective units (level 4 or above) from the list of off-campus learning units below

(c) two postgraduate general electives – these must be level 4 or higher units offered by any school within the university (including the Faculty of Information Technology). Units outside the Gippsland School of Information Technology and the Clayton School of Information Technology may only be taken with permission of the course coordinator and the school responsible for the unit.

Course completion requires:

a total of at least 36 points from the list of approved off-campus units (given below) or, with the approval of the course coordinator, taken from the business systems units offered by the Clayton School of Information Technology
a total of at least 24 points taken at level 5
a total of at least 60 points from the Faculty of Information Technology (including units from Gippsland School of Information Technology and business systems units from the Clayton School of Information Technology).

Business systems postgraduate off-campus electives

GCO4010 Research methods and reading in information technology
GCO4802 Computer models for business decisions
GCO4806 General operations management
GCO4807 Business statistics and applications
GCO4824 Data communication and networks
GCO5801 Trading systems and electronic commerce
GCO5802 Financial modelling
GCO5804 Forecasting methods
GCO5806 Internet commerce
GCO5807 Project management
GCO5828 Applications of data mining

Students may select from the on-campus units of the Clayton School of Information Technology with permission of the course director.

Exit awards

Students wishing to exit the Master of Business Systems early may apply to graduate with the:

Graduate Certificate in Business Systems after successful completion of 24 points of study, or
Graduate Diploma in Business Systems, after successful completion of 48 points of study

provided they have satisfied the requirements for these awards.

Professional recognition

The Faculty of Information Technology has applied for accreditation in 2007 for the Master of Business Systems from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) which may enable graduates of the course to be eligible for professional-level membership of the ACS.

Contact details

Course coordinator

Dr Iqbal Gondal

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