The faculty offers a wide range of graduate programs from graduate certificate to doctoral level studies in computing and computing science, information management, and business and information systems. These programs differ in their objectives, prerequisites, content and fees. They can be regarded as falling into one of two groups - programs that extend and develop knowledge in a particular discipline area and programs that have a professional orientation, providing cross-disciplinary access and training to develop professional expertise.
These courses build on a three-year bachelors degree with a major in the particular discipline or a fourth-year level course in the same discipline (honours, graduate diploma or masters preliminary). The focus is on the knowledge of the discipline methodology and its application.
Courses with a prerequisite of a three-year bachelors degree with a major in the discipline. Applicants with relevant professional qualifications and significant experience may also be considered.
Courses with a prerequisite of a four-year degree or the equivalent (honours, masters preliminary) with a major in the discipline.
A course with a prerequisite of an honours degree at first or upper second class honours level, a masters preliminary qualification at the same level or a masters degree with in the discipline or equivalent.
These courses provide an opportunity for people with a qualification in another discipline area to gain a first qualification in computing, and to develop expertise in computing and computer sciences, information management, and business and information systems.
Courses with a prerequisite of a three-year bachelors degree in any discipline and, usually, postgraduate commercial experience.
Courses with a prerequisite of a three-year degree or the equivalent (honours, masters preliminary) with a major in any discipline, comprising two years of study.
Prerequisite of a degree or diploma, or at least three years appropriate work experience involving constant contact with information systems in an organisation.
The faculty has introduced postgraduate course fees for all postgraduate diploma courses and masters degrees by coursework. The payment of postgraduate fees replaces the Government Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) for these courses. Fees are payable in advance each semester according to the number of subjects enrolled. Please refer to individual course entries for fee information.
A student will receive a full refund of the semester's course fees if the student discontinues the course on or before the semester census date. No refund will be given for discontinuation after the semester census date.
Candidates undertaking masters degrees by research and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) continue to pay fees under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS).