Master of Information and Communication Technology Advanced

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 either a single or a double 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 a 60% average, in an area related to ICT (eg Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science) or

A Graduate Diploma in IS or IT from the University of Wollongong with an average mark of 60%

Advanced Standing

The Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication Technology at UOW articulates into the MICT and the MICT(Adv).

Also, the current MICT degree at UOW articulates into the MICT(Adv), plus students in the MICT(Adv) may choose to exit early with an MICT if they fulfil the requirements of that degree.

Course Requirements

1. The degree requires satisfactory completion of 900 level subjects to the value of at least 72 credit points, including:

a) four (4) core subjects (24cp):

b) at least six (6) subjects (36cp) selected from the ISIT Graduate Subjects List;

c) i) A maximum of two (2) subjects (12 cp) at 900-level may be taken from the following subject prefixes CSCI, MATH, STAT, ECTE or TBS. (Note that quotas may apply to TBS subjects offered at the Sydney Business School.)

ii) Any other 900-level subjects must be approved by the Head of School prior to commencing the subject.

2. To be awarded with a major (except e-Learning), a candidate shall satisfactorily complete four (4) subjects (24cp) as set out in the relevant program below, while still complying with requirement 1(b) and 1(c) above.

3. To be awarded with a major in e-Learning, a candidate shall satisfactorily complete four (4) subjects (24cp) as set out in the relevant program below, with the requirements 1(b) and (c) waived.

4. To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that four of the subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of four subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.

5. This degree may be completed without attempting a major area of study.

Areas of Major Study

Candidates enrolled in this degree may choose to major in:

e-Business [EBUS]

IT Strategic Planning [ITSP]

Network Management [NETM]

e-Learning [ELRN]

e-Health [EHLH]

ISIT Graduate Subjects List

Professional Recognition

The Master of Information and Communication Technology (Advanced) is accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting requirements for membership at a “Professional Level”.

Last reviewed: 7 April, 2008