This program is designed to provide a core body of knowledge in information technology, supplemented by a range of options drawn from many different IT-related disciplines. The combination of core subjects and electives provides an excellent retraining opportunity. Students will obtain breadth and depth in their knowledge of the IT industry, and be able to focus on a specialisation within the broad span of the industry. For students considering a research degree, the MIT has a research path option that can be used to gain admission to an MPhil or a PhD. The MIT degree is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS), Australia’s national organization for Information and Communication Technology professionals.

The MIT is a very flexible degree program.  Students have the choice between 10 different majors including, for example, software engineering, database management systems, business-information systems and health informatics.  You may also combine subjects across two or even three majors.  At graduation, students nominate one major to appear on their degree testamur.

Majors

Computer Networks

You should consider this major if you are interested in networking and would like to become a network developer or administrator.

Core units: Internet Protocols, Advanced Network Technologies, and Network Based High Performance Computing.

Database Management Systems

You should consider this major if you are interested in databases and would like pursuing a career as database developer, data warehouse expert, or database administrator.

Core units: Relational Database Management Systems, Advanced Data Models, and Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.

Multimedia Technology

You should consider this major if you are interested in working as software developer in special effect studios or the game industry, or if you are interested in medical imaging.

Core units: Digital Media Fundamentals, Multimedia Authoring and Production, and Multimedia Storage, Retrieval and Delivery.

Software Engineering

You should consider this major if you like programming and would like to pursue a career as software developer, or system architect.

Core units: Object Oriented Design, E-Commerce Technology, and Enterprise Scale Software Architecture.

Computer Science

You should consider this major if you are interested in algorithms and the fundamentals of computer science, and if you aspire to become a computer scientist or software developer.

Core units: Computational Geometry, Statistical Natural Language Processing, Information Visualisation and Pervasive Computing.

Telecommunications Engineering

You should consider this major if you are interested in the technical aspects of etworks and want to pursue a career as, e.g., telecommunication engineer.       

Core units: Advanced Network Technologies, Wireless Engineering, Mobile Networks and Satellite Communication Systems.

Computer Engineering

You should consider this major if you are interested in the technical aspects of computers or in programming for embedded systems.

Core units:  Real Time Computing, Computer Control System Design, Computer and Network Security.

Business Information Systems

You should consider this major if you are business oriented and want to become a systems analyst or an IT consultant.

Core units: Introduction to Information Systems, Service Sciences, Management and Engineering, and IS Management.

Project Management

You should consider this major if you are interested in the managerial side of  IT projects to become a project team leader or IT project manager.

Core units: Project Management in IT, Service Science Management and Engineering, and Quantitative Methods in Project Management.

Health Informatics

You should consider this major if you are interested in working in the health industry as designer, developer or IT manager of health care systems.

Core units: Introduction to Health Informatics, IT in Biomedicine, Health Informatics Applications and Health Care Systems.

Course completion requirements

• A total of 48 credit points must be completed
  
• A maximum of 24 credit points can be selected from Foundational units of study
  
• At least 24 credit points should come from Specialist units of study or IT project units of study

More information is available from the School of IT website.

On campus attendance pattern

Full time, Part time, Part time evening

End qualification

Master

Professional recognition

All of the Postgraduate IT courses have been accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Articulation courses

Grad.Cert.I.T. (HG025), Grad.Dip.I.T. (HF042)

Course level

Master by Coursework (Undifferentiated)

Handbook website link

http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/engineering/06_pg_e_InfoTech.shtml