Master of Information Technology

at University of New England

1. To qualify for the award a candidate admitted under Rules (a) and (d) must pass units to the value of 96 credit points including not more than 18 credit points at 100-level, not more than 24 credit points at 200 level and at least 54 credit points at 500-level.
 

2. To qualify for the award a candidate admitted under Rule (b) must pass units to the value of 96 credit points including not more than 18 credit points at 200-level and at least 54 credit points at 500-level.
 

3. To qualify for the award a candidate admitted under Rule (c) must pass units to the value of 96 credit points including at least 42 credit points at 500-level.
 

Rule A and Rule D
 

Core Units
 

54 credit points
 

Complete the following units:

• Software Development Studio 1 (COSC101) – 6 credit points

• Introduction to Programming and the UNIX Environment (COSC110) – 6 credit points

• Object Oriented Programming (COSC120) – 6 credit points

• Database Management Systems (COSC210) – 6 credit points

• Software Development Studio 2 (COSC220) – 6 credit points

• Web Programming (COSC260) – 6 credit points

• Software Project Management (COSC510) – 6 credit points

• Advanced Web Programming (COSC560) – 6 credit points

• User Experience and Interaction Design (COSC570) – 6 credit points

A candidate shall hold:

• an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification; or

• an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification with a major in a relevant discipline*; or

• an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Bachelor with Honours qualification in a relevant discipline*; or

• for an international student, hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification from an overseas institution and be studying on a full-time fee-paying basis at the UNE Sydney Campus.

*Relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to the following:Computing Science

• Data Science

• Information Systems

• Information Technology

• Mathematics

• Software Engineering

• Statistics

English Language Requirements

All applicants must meet a minimum of one of the following criteria:

• English is the applicant's first language; or

• Satisfactory completion, within five years of the date of application for admission to UNE, of at least one year of full-time or equivalent full-time study at senior secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level in a country in which English is the primary official language or co-official language and in which English was the sole medium of instruction and assessment for the particular period of study claimed; or

• A pass grade or better in an English language subject at Australian Year 12 level or overseas equivalent; or

• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5*; or

• Equivalent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 213 in the computer-based test or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component*; or

• A Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50*

International Fees

$31,600*

Information technology graduates are in high demand in many fields. With future fit skills and up-to-date technical knowledge, career options include, but are not limited to:

• software development

• systems analysis and design

• consultant

• internet and e-commerce

• IT educator

• systems management and administration.