Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Course

The Master of Information Technology is part of a program comprising three degrees: Master of Information Technology, Master of Information Technology Professional and Master of Information Technology (Honours).

The Master of Information Technology is a broad, flexible program for students who have a first qualification in a technical information technology field.

Seven specialisations are offered within the degrees (although not all specialisations may be offered in any one year).

The objectives of this course are to:

• provide students with knowledge and understanding of fundamental principles in the disciplinary areas that underpin the information technology field
• provide students with knowledge, understanding and experiences that transcend technologies and are robust over time so that students are well placed to deal with ongoing, rapid changes in the information technology field
• develop students' understanding of significant areas of information technology to a level of depth and sophistication consistent with senior professional practice
• enable students to complement their detailed studies of significant areas of information technology with elective study from a wide range of disciplines.

This course has been accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) as meeting the standard of knowledge for professional-level membership.

This course consists of 12 approved masters level units.

Students complete:

(i.) eight units (48 points) from the specialisations listed under "Areas of Study"

(ii.) four elective units (24 points) chosen from postgraduate level units offered by the Faculty of Information Technology or from any other faculty of the University as approved by the course coordinator.

Specialisations

Students can choose to complete a specialisation or select a variety of units and complete the course without a specialisation.

Areas of Study

• Data management
• Distributed and mobile systems
• Intelligent systems
• Internet and web application development
• Network computing
• Security
• Software engineering

Graduates of the MIT will not automatically qualify for entry into a PhD program. High performing students may study a minor thesis by transferring to course 3349 MIT (Honours) and with appropriate grades they could progress to a research degree.

Students wishing to exit this course early may apply to graduate with one of the following provided they have satisfied the requirements for the award:

• Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology after successful completion of 24 points of study;
• Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology after successful completion of 48 points of study.

Master of Information Technology