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The University of Ballarat had its starting in 1870, making it to a very old tertiary institution in Australia. Since then we have strengthened close links with our region, as well as our national and partners world wide. Up to 25,000 students now studying at UB are able to select from a growing list of Higher Education and TAFE courses. UB is famous for its teaching and learning presentation, graduate satisfaction and starting salaries – as well as being Victoria’s premier regional university. So we are joyful to be working in association with Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT) to make possible for students from around the world to earn qualification from the University of Ballarat in business or information technology and to succeed in their selected career.

Master of Information Technology

The Master of Information Technology programme is designed to provide advanced theoretical and practical concepts by coursework. There is an in-depth approach to project management skills, programming and software engineering. It provides professional level studies which will meet the Australian Computer Society assessment criteria.

The objectives of this course are that the students should be able to:

-Demonstrate familiarity with the theoretical basis of Information Technology
-Develop appropriate project management principles and technique
-Develop programming skills required to architect and implement complex computer systems
-Analyse, design and implement software systems, including functional, relational and object-oriented methodologies
-Enhance their skills in explaining and communicating, in written and oral form, their own work and the works of others
-Become familiar with the latest developments in IT
-Show an awareness of the ehtical and social implications of their area of interest

Year 1

Semester1

CP40
Communication & Technology

CP514
Programming

CP586
Multimedia Communication

Extra
Computing Elective

Semester2

CP515
Software Engineering: Processes & Methods

CP611
Databases Management Systems

CP627
Programming

CP704
Professional Development

Year2-Aapproved by ITMS and at least 2 must be at CP700 level or higher

Semester1

CP616
Software Engineering: Analysis & Design

CP829
IT Project Management

Extra
Computing Elective

Semester2

CP800
CP8XX
Projec OR Computing Elective

CP808
Advanced Software Engineering

CP828
Advanced Programming

Extra
Computing Elective

Indicative electives

CP8XX Computing elective units include:

CP833
Data Mining

CP835
Intelligent Systems for an Information Security

CP834
Information Security, Privacy and Access

- As they are subject to staff availability, there is no guarantee that every unit will beoffered in any particular semester.
- All units are subject to change through the processes of regular course revision.
- This information was correct at the time of publishing.


Entry requirements:

Students may be admitted on completion of a minimum three-year bachelor degree, in any discipline. No advanced standing, credit transfer or exemption will be granted on the basis of any overseas qualification (for other qualifications, up to 8 units).

English requirements:

Equivalent IELTS 6.0

Course duration:

Four semesters

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