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Master of Computer Studies
Overview
This course has been specifically designed to allow students
with a Bachelor degree outside the computing field to gain
a Master level qualification in the area.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
A three-year degree equivalent to an Australian Bachelors
in any discipline, with at least a 60% average.
Course Requirements
Candidates must successfully complete 12 subjects, which
includes:
- Seven Core Subjects;
- No more than (3) subjects selected from Elective Subjects
List A; and
- At least two (2) subjects selected from the Elective
Subjects List B.
Course Program
| Subject |
|
Credit Points |
| Core Subjects |
| MCS9102
|
Systems |
6 |
| MCS9103
|
Algorithms & Problem Solving |
6 |
| MCS9114 |
Procedural Programming |
6 |
| MCS9124
|
Object Programming |
6 |
| MCS9203
|
Algorithms & Data Structures |
6 |
| MCS9204 |
C Family & Unix |
6 |
| MCS9212 |
Interacting Systems |
6 |
| Elective Subjects
List A |
| Plus no more than 3 subjects
from: |
| MCS9201 |
Information Technology & Citizens’
Rights |
6 |
| MCS9205 |
Development Methods & Tools |
6 |
| MCS9213 |
Java Programming & the Internet |
6 |
| MCS9214 |
Distributed Systems |
6 |
| MCS9235 |
Database Systems |
6 |
| Elective Subjects
List B |
| Plus at least 2 subjects from: |
| MCS9301 |
Information & Communication Security
Issues |
6 |
| MCS9303 |
The Wired World |
6 |
| MCS9315 |
Database Design & Implementation |
6 |
| MCS9317 |
Database Performance Tuning |
6 |
| MCS9322 |
Systems Administration |
6 |
| MCS9323 |
Artificial Intelligence |
6 |
| MCS9324 |
Human Computer Interface |
6 |
| MCS9334 |
Real Time Programming |
6 |
| MCS9337 |
Organisation of Programming Languages |
6 |
| MCS9361 |
Computer Security |
6 |
| MCS9457 |
Advanced Databases |
6 |
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