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Master of Industry Based Information Technology

Our Industry-Based courses have been specifically tailored for the practising IT professional. Mastering today's technology requires both the practical application of specific software products together with a sound theoretical knowledge. The best way to gain the practical experience is a work. Ideally, this would be backed up with training courses that are relevant to the application in hand. To advance your profession beyond this requires advanced study or research.

Entry Requirements
No typical entry qualification is assumed, but an applicant would normally be in current employment in an information and/or communication technology (IT&T) related job and have:
 
(a) an undergraduate degree (equivalent to the Australian University or Institute equivalent standard) and be able to demonstrate sufficient IT knowledge;
  OR
(b) other qualifications showing an appropriate balance between other academic or professional qualifications, and relevant professional experience in information and/or telecommunications technology. Ideally, all candidates would have a minimum of two years professional experience in information and/or communication technology.

MIIT Structure
MIIT consists of 48 credit points which are made up from the following three components:

  1. 12 Credit points for Core Professional Development;
  2. 12 Credit points for Industry-based Project;
  3. 24 Credit points for Academic subjects (of 6 credit points each)

To be awarded a specialisation, 3 subjects must be selected from one of the following groups:

Software Engineering Specialisation

Software Process Management

Software Engineering and Formal Methods

Advanced Topics in Software Engineering

Software Requirements and Specifications

Electronic Commerce Specialisation

Business On-Line

Information Management

On-Line Information Services

Security, Risk Management and Control for Electronic Commerce

Advanced Web Application Development

Information Management Specialisation

Information Management

Organisation issues in Information Technology

On-Line Information Services

Information Society, Knowledge Work and Information Technology

Advanced topics in Information Management

Enterprise Web Applications

Multimedia Specialisation

Java and the Internet

3D Modelling

Web Design

Advanced Computer Graphics

Multimedia Studies

Human Computer Interface

Enterprise Network Planning, Design and Management Specialisation

Corporate Network Management

Corporate Network Design and Implementation

Designing a Corporate Communication Network

IT Strategic Planning

Duration: Equivalent 1 year full-time study

Availability: By Request - on-shore and off-shore