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The Master of Information Technology is accredited by the Australian Computer Society and is available to those with professional IT experience or with a Bachelors degree in any discipline. All subjects may be done online without the need to attend on campus lectures or residential schools. Our subjects are supported by a host of educational technologies that may include video lectures, lab simulations and chat rooms. The course can also be studied on campus through CSU Study Centres in Sydney or Melbourne.
The course content is flexible and may be tailored to your professional needs. You can choose subjects that relate to networking, programming, security, management, or systems analysis. We offer subjects from such diverse fields as digital forensics, wireless networking, cloud computing, virtualisation, and object-oriented programming.
As a distance education student you can complete the course in two years. You can also fast-track completion by studying additional subjects, which will allow you to finish earlier. You can also choose to study fewer subjects or take temporary leave to fit in with your busy work and personal schedule.
We encourage students from different educational and work-experience backgrounds to apply for this course. We offer an entry pathway for students without an undergraduate degree but with previous IT experience. In keeping with the strong practical focus of the course, we also offer credit for a wide range of industry certificates from vendors such as Cisco, Microsoft and EMC, along with credit for previous academic study.
Apply now and take your career to the next level.
Graduate Diploma of Information Technology
This course is designed for students who are seeking a shorter postgraduate program, or who want to enter the Master of Information Technology based on work experience within the industry. Completion of this course will allow you to progress to the Master of Information Technology with full credit for all subjects studied.
The course comprises eight subjects: Four core subjects and four elective subjects that you may choose to suit a particular interest.
Master of Information Technology (12 subjects)
This course is designed for those who currently work in the industry but have no formal qualification, and for those with tertiary qualifications in another discipline but who wish to gain a qualification that will allow them to pursue an IT career.
The course is also designed to meet the needs of practising information technology professionals. For those without an undergraduate degree, entry is through the Graduate Diploma of Information Technology.
The Master degree consists of four core subjects, four elective subjects, and four specialisation subjects. The specialisation subjects may be from the same specialisation or across multiple specialisations. The available specialisations are Computer Networking, Network Security, IT Management, Software Design and Development, and Systems Analysis.
For applicants without a bachelor degree but with experience working in the IT field, entry to this course is through either the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Information Technology.
Master of Information Technology (16 subjects)
This course is designed for those with an associate degree in information technology or other computing related discipline. The course is designed to meet the needs of practising information technology professionals or for those seeking to enter the ICT workforce. The degree consists of four core subjects, eight elective subjects, and four specialisation subjects. The specialisation subjects may be from the same specialisation or from across multiple specialisation. The available specialisations are Computer Networking, Network Security, IT Management, Software Design and Development, and System Analysis.
Graduate Diploma of Information Technology
The Graduate Diploma consists of an Information Technology core comprising four subjects and four Information Technology restricted electives.
Core subjects
* ITC411 Computer Organisation and Architecture
* ITC423 Database Systems
* ITC505 ICT Project Management
* ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics
Restricted elective subjects
Choose four (4) restricted electives from:
* ITC412 System Analysis PG
* ITC415 Programming Principles
* ITC421 Programming in Java 1
* ITC431 Networks and Communications
* ITC504 Interface Usability
* ITC508 Object Modelling
* ITC513 Wireless Networking Concepts
* ITC514 Network and Security Administration
* ITC515 Professional Programming Practice
* ITC516 Data Mining and Visualisation
* ITC520 Information Systems Strategy
* ITC521 Programming in Java 2
* ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
* ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
* ITC549 Web Site Operations and Publishing
* ITC557 Web-Based Information Systems PG
* ITC561 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
* ITC563 IT Management Issues
* ITC570 Special Topic in IT 1
* ITC589 Multimedia Systems PG
* ITC595 Information Security
* ITC596 IT Risk Management
* ITC597 Digital Forensics
Master of Information Technology (12 subjects)
The Master degree consists of the Graduate Diploma requirements as set out above and
* four subjects from the same specialisation. This will allow graduation with a particular specialisation - e.g., Master of Information Technology (Network Security); or
* four subjects across specialisations. This will allow graduation with a generic Master of Information Technology
Notes:
Students are permitted a maximum of six level 400 subjects in satisfying the requirements of the course. It is possible to graduate with two specialisations by undertaking four subjects from two distinct specialisations. Subjects that are counted towards one specialisation may not be counted towards another. All students must undertake the capstone subjectITC571Emerging Technologies and Innovation, regardless of whether they choose to study 0, 1 or more specialisations.
Computer Networking Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC431 Networks and Communications
* ITC513 Wireless Networking Concepts
* ITC514 Network and Security Administration
* ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
* ITC561 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
* ITC595 Information Security
Network Security Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives:
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC514 Network and Security Administration
* ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
* ITC561 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
* ITC595 Information Security
* ITC596 IT Risk Management
* ITC597 Digital Forensics
IT Management Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives:
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC516 Data Mining and Visualisation
* ITC520 Information Systems Strategy
* ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
* ITC563 IT Management Issues
* ITC595 Information Security
* ITC596 IT Risk Management
Software Design and Development Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC412 System Analysis PG
* ITC415 Programming Principles
* ITC421 Programming in Java 1
* ITC508 Object Modelling
* ITC515 Professional Programming Practice
* ITC521 Programming in Java 2
* ITC557 Web-Based Information Systems PG
Systems Analysis Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC412 System Analysis PG
* ITC415 Programming Principles
* ITC504 Interface Usability
* ITC508 Object Modelling
* ITC516 Data Mining and Visualisation
* ITC596 IT Risk Management
** Capstone subject for this course
Master of Information Technology (16 subjects)
The Master degree consists of the Graduate Diploma requirements as set out above and
* four restricted elective subjects and
* four subjects from the same specialisation OR four subjects from across specialisations
Completion of four subjects in the same specialisation will allow graduation with a particular specialisation - e.g., Master of Information Technology (Network Security). Completion of four subjects across specialisations will allow graduation with a generic Master of Information Technology
Notes:
Students are permitted a maximum of six level 400 subjects in satisfying the requirements of the course. It is possible to graduate with two specialisations by undertaking four subjects from two distinct specialisations. Subjects that are counted towards one specialisation may not be counted towards another. All students must undertake the capstone subjectITC571Emerging Technologies and Innovation, regardless of whether they choose to study 0, 1 or more specialisations.
Restricted elective subjects
Choose four (4) restricted electives from:
* ITC412 System Analysis PG
* ITC415 Programming Principles
* ITC421 Programming in Java 1
* ITC431 Networks and Communications
* ITC504 Interface Usability
* ITC508 Object Modelling
* ITC513 Wireless Networking Concepts
* ITC514 Network and Security Administration
* ITC515 Professional Programming Practice
* ITC516 Data Mining and Visualisation
* ITC520 Information Systems Strategy
* ITC521 Programming in Java 2
* ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
* ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
* ITC549 Web Site Operations and Publishing
* ITC557 Web-Based Information Systems PG
* ITC561 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
* ITC563 IT Management Issues
* ITC570 Special Topic in IT 1
* ITC589 Multimedia Systems PG
* ITC595 Information Security
* ITC596 IT Risk Management
* ITC597 Digital Forensics
Computer Networking Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives:
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC431 Networks and Communications
* ITC513 Wireless Networking Concepts
* ITC514 Network and Security Administration
* ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
* ITC561 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
* ITC595 Information Security
Network Security Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives:
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC514 Network and Security Administration
* ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
* ITC561 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
* ITC595 Information Security
* ITC596 IT Risk Management
* ITC597 Digital Forensics
IT Management Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives:
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC516 Data Mining and Visualisation
* ITC520 Information Systems Strategy
* ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
* ITC563 IT Management Issues
* ITC595 Information Security
* ITC596 IT Risk Management
Software Design and Development Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives:
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC412 System Analysis PG
* ITC415 Programming Principles
* ITC421 Programming in Java 1
* ITC508 Object Modelling
* ITC515 Professional Programming Practice
* ITC521 Programming in Java 2
* ITC557 Web-Based Information Systems PG
Systems Analysis Specialisation
Core:
* ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation**
Restricted electives:
Choose three (3) restricted electives from:
* ITC412 System Analysis PG
* ITC415 Programming Principles
* ITC504 Interface Usability
* ITC508 Object Modelling
* ITC516 Data Mining and Visualisation
* ITC596 IT Risk Management
** Capstone subject for this course
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Want to take you technical career to the next level? Then CSU's Master of Information Technology is for you. Highly-regarded for its practical focus, this course lets you specialise in a hot topic area such as networking, security, programming or IT management. You can combine subjects from different areas to design a course that suits your needs.
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