Master of Information and Communication Technology
Testamur Title of Degree:
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Master of Information and Communication Technology
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Abbreviation:
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MICT
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Home Faculty:
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Informatics
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Duration:
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1 year (2 full-time sessions) or part-time equivalent
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Total Credit Points:
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48
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Delivery Mode:
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Face-to-face
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Starting Session(s):
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Autumn/Spring
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Location:
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Wollongong
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UOW Course Code:
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581
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CRICOS Code:
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009250J
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Overview
This degree is aimed primarily at graduates working in the ICT industry who will benefit from an in-depth study of the organisational, economic, regulatory and socio-technical issues that arise in the implementation and application of IT, and of how to effectively manage these issues. Candidates may choose to complete a single major in a sub-discipline such as applied e-business technologies, e-business management, corporate network management, corporate network design, information technology management or health informatics.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
A degree equivalent to a three-year Australian Bachelor degree, with at least a 60% average, in an area related to ICT (eg Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering), or a Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication Technology with at least a 60% average.
Course Requirements
1. The degree requires satisfactory completion of 900-level subjects to the value of at least 48 credit points, including:
(a) the core subject ITCS900, Fundamentals of Contemporary Technologies.
(b) four (4) subjects (24cp) selected from the IACT Graduate Subjects List.
(c) an additional three (3) subjects (18cp) selected from the IACT Graduate Subjects List, the CSCI Graduate Subjects List or the Graduate Additional Subjects List.
2. To be awarded with a major study, a candidate shall satisfactorily complete four (4) subjects (24cp) as set out in the relevant program below, within the requirements of 1(b) and (c) above.
Areas of Major Study
Candidates enrolled in this degree may choose to major in:
− Applied e-Business Technologies [MICT01]
− e-Business Management [MICT02]
− Corporate Network Management [MICT03]
− Corporate Network Design [MICT04]
− Information Technology Management [MICT05]
− Health Informatics [MICT06]
Subjects marked with an asterisk (*) are from the Graduate Additional Subjects List or the CSCI Graduate Subjects List. The course requirements allow at most three (3) subjects from a list other than the IACT Graduate Subjects List to be counted in the total credit points required for this degree (see course requirement 1(c) above). Candidates who do more than three (3) subjects from a list other than the IACT Graduate Subject List will only be allowed to count the first three (3) of those subjects towards the total credit points for the degree.
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Subjects
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Session
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Credit Points
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Applied e-Business Technologies
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ITCS938
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e-Business Technologies
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Autumn
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6
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Plus at least 18 credit points from the following subjects:
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IACT919
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Online Information Services
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Spring
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6
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ITCS936
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Detailed Design of Integrated Solutions for e-Business
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Spring
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6
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ITCS937
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Security, Risk Management & Control in Electronic Commerce
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Autumn
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6
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ITCS950
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Patterns for e-Business
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Autumn
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6
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ITCS951
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Web Services for Dynamic e-Business
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Spring
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6
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e-Business Management
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IACT906
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Business On-Line
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Spring
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6
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Plus at least 18 credit points from the following subjects:
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IACT901
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IT Strategic Planning
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Spring
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6
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IACT905
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Information Technology and Innovation
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Autumn
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6
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IACT916
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Organisational Issues in Information Technology
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Autumn
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6
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IACT919
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Online Information Services
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Spring
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6
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TBS908
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Supply Chain Management*
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Intake A/Intake C
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6
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Corporate Network Management
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IACT918
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Corporate Network Management
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Autumn
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6
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Plus at least 18 credit points from the following subjects:
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CSCI968
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Network Security*
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Spring
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6
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ECTE986
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Telecommunications Network Management*
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n/o 2007
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6
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IACT901
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IT Strategic Planning
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Spring
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6
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IACT916
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Organisational Issues in Information Technology
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Autumn
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6
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Corporate Network Design
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IACT924
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Corporate Network Design and Implementation
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Spring
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6
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Plus at least 18 credit points from the following subjects:
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CSCI968
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Network Security*
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Spring
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6
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ECTE962
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Telecommunications System Modelling*
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Autumn
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6
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ECTE982
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Internet Engineering*
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Spring
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6
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ECTE992
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Internet Networking Protocols*
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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ITCS937
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Security, Risk Management & Control in Electronic Commerce
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Autumn
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6
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Note: Four (4) subjects in the Corporate Network Design major are from the Graduate Additional Subjects List or the CSCI Graduate Subjects List. The course requirements allow at most three (3) subjects from a list other than the IACT Graduate Subjects List to be counted in the total credit points required for this degree. Candidates who do more than three (3) subjects from a list other than the IACT Graduate Subject List will only be allowed to count the first three (3) of those subjects towards the total credit points for the degree.
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Information Technology Management
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IACT901
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IT Strategic Planning
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Spring
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6
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Plus at least 18 credit points from the following subjects:
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BUSS952
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Strategic Information System Management*
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Autumn
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6
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IACT905
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Information Technology and Innovation
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Autumn
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6
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IACT916
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Organisation Issues in Information Technology
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Autumn
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6
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IACT917
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Information Management
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Autumn
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6
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Health Informatics
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ITCS930
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Introduction to Health Informatics
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Autumn
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6
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Plus at least 18 credit points from the following subjects:
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GHMD909
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Comparative Health Systems: Policies and Politics*
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Spring
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6
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GHMD983
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Statistics in Health Research*
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Spring
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6
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IACT916
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Organisational Issues in Information Technology
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Autumn
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6
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ITCS929
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Concepts and Issues In Healthcare Computing
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Spring
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6
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ITCS952
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Exploiting Collaborative Technologies
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Spring
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6
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Note: Not all subjects will be available every year.
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