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.

Course objectives

On completion of the course, students will: have a well-developed conceptual framework, enabling them 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 also 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. Candidates without formal tertiary qualifications can enter via the Executive Certificate in Information Technology.

Credit for prior studies

Generally, students who have completed similar units in previous studies will normally be required to make substitutions. Specified 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 credit points that may be counted towards the MNetComp on the basis of study completed in units offered by faculties other than the Faculty of Information Technology may be reduced. Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology offered by Monash University will be granted up to 24 points of credit towards the MNetComp.

Course structure

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 Caulfield 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 9000 level units with the approval of the course coordinator.

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

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
CSE5210 Advances in information security
CSE5501 Mobile and distributed computing systems
CSE5802 Distributed systems
CSE5803 Advanced internet protocols and applications
CSE5805 Advanced network design
CSE5806 Telecommunications management
CSE5910 Multimedia programming in Java
IMS5007 Electronic commerce
IMS5011 Recordkeeping, archiving and the internet
IMS5030 The internet and multimedia

Exit awards

Students wishing to exit the Master of Network Computing early may apply to graduate with the:

Postgraduate Certificate in Network Computing after successful completion of 24 points of study, or
Postgraduate Diploma in Network Computing 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 Network Computing 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

Associate Professor Jan Newmarch

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