Master of Internet Technology
Testamur Title of Degree:
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Master of Internet Technology
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Abbreviation:
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MIT
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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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1513
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CRICOS Code:
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036463E
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Overview
This program is designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and specialist skills in a broad range of Internet technologies and systems.
The MIT degree is designed to enable a wide range of entry. It is suitable for candidates who wish to:
− update their existing technical qualifications;
− gain a qualification to complement their significant experience in related fields; or
− obtain a fundamental understanding of IT and how it affects their area of expertise.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
A degree equivalent to a three or four-year Australian Bachelor degree completed within the last five years, with at least a 60% average, in Telecommunications, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field; or a Graduate Diploma in Internet Technology.
Applicants with other degrees containing relevant computing content and/or who have at least two years Internet/computing work-related experience may be considered, or may be eligible for entry to the Graduate Diploma in Internet Technology.
Course Requirements
The degree will normally occupy two sessions of full-time study, or part-time equivalent, and requires the satisfactory completion of Option A or B, as outlined in the following course program.
Course Program
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Subjects
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Session
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Credit Points
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Option A
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ECTE991
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Internet Fundamentals
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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ECTE956
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Internet Technology Laboratory*
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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Plus six subjects** from the following, of which three must be ECTE 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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ECTE992
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Internet Networking Protocols
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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ECTE993
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Wireline and Optical Communications
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Spring
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6
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ECTE994
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Wireless and Mobile Communication Systems
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Autumn
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6
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ECTE995
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Content Servers and Caching Technologies
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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ECTE996
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Multimedia Communications
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Spring
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6
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ECTE997
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Web Technology and Applications
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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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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IACT918
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Corporate Network Management
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Spring
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6
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ITCS922
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Computer Security
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Spring
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6
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ITCS937
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Security, Risk Management and Control in Electronic Commerce
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Autumn
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6
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Option B
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ECTE991
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Internet Fundamentals
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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ECTE956
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Internet Technology Laboratory*
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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ECTE957
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Advanced Internet Project***
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Autumn/Spring
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12
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Plus four subjects** from the following, of which one must be an ECTE subject:
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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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ECTE992
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Internet Networking Protocols
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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ECTE993
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Wireline and Optical Communications
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Spring
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6
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ECTE994
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Wireless and Mobile Communication Systems
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Autumn
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6
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ECTE995
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Content Servers and Caching Technologies
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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ECTE996
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Multimedia Communications
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Spring
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6
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ECTE997
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Web Technology and Applications
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Autumn/Spring
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6
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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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IACT918
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Corporate Network Management
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Spring
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6
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ITCS922
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Computer Security
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Spring
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6
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ITCS937
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Security, Risk Management and Control in Electronic Commerce
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Autumn
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6
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* ECTE956 Internet Technology Laboratory must be undertaken in the first session of a student's enrolment.
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**Only a limited number of subjects will be available in any one session.
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***Entry to this subject is restricted to those students who gain a weighted average mark of 72.5% for the full-time first session load (i.e. four six credit point subjects, including ECTE956 Internet Technology Laboratory and ECTE991 Internet Fundamentals).
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Other Information
Students who have satisfactorily completed ECTE957 Advanced Internet Project and who gain a weighted average mark of 72.5% or higher in the Master of Internet Technology are eligible to apply for entry to the Master of Engineering - Research, subject to supervisor availability.
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