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Master of Industry-based Information Technology

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 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
An applicant must be in current employment in an information and/or communication technology (IT&T) related job and have:

  • an undergraduate degree (equivalent to the Australian university or institute of equivalent standard) and be able to demonstrate sufficient IT knowledge; OR
  • 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
The Master of Industry-based Information Technology consists of 48 credit points which are made up from the following three components:

    12 Credit points for Core Professional Development;

    12 Credit points for Industry-based Project;

    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 Major Study
CSCI925 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering
6
CSCI957

Advanced Topics in Database Management

6
ITCS933 Software Engineering Requirements and Specifications
6
ITCS934 Software Process Management
6
ITCS935 Software Engineering and Formal Methods
6
Electronic Commerce Major Study
IACT906 Business On-Line
6
IACT901 IT Strategic Planning
6
IACT919 On-Line Information Services
6
ITCS937 Security, Risk Management and Control for Electronic Commerce
6
ITCS931 Advanced Web Application Development
6
Information Management Major Study
IACT917 Information Management
6
IACT916 Organisation Issues in Information Technology
6
IACT919 On-Line Information Services
6
IACT926 Information Society, Knowledge Work and Information Technology
6
CSCI957 Advanced Topics in Database Management
6
ITCS936 Enterprise Web Applications
6
Multimedia Major Study
ITCS907 JAVA and the Internet
6
ITCS932 Web Design
6
ITCS963 Advanced Computer Graphics
6
IACT931 Special Topics in Information Technology A
6
ITCS946 Multimedia Studies
6
Enterprise Network Planning, Design and Management Major Study
IACT918 Corporate Network Management
6
IACT924 Corporate Network Design
6
ITCS937 Security, Risk Management and Control in Electronic Commerce
6
IACT901 IT Strategic Planning
6
Duration: Equivalent 1 year full-time study
Availability: By Request - on-shore and off-shore