Master of Information Technology
Online
DURATION
2 up to 5 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Jun 2024
TUITION FEES
AUD 33,829 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* international students fees. contact the university for domestic students tuition fees
Introduction
Information technology is a complex and dynamic field. To stay relevant, you must constantly update your skills and knowledge. UNE’s Master of Information Technology has a strong technical focus that allows you to refresh your skills and knowledge and future proof your career in this rapidly changing area.
Why study the Master of Information Technology with UNE?
Organisations worldwide rely on information and computing technology (ICT) to underpin virtually every aspect of their operations. As a result, software, web and app developers are highly sought after for their specialist capabilities. The ACS Australia's Digital Pulse 2019 report forecasts an additional 100,000 ICT jobs will be created in the five years to 2024. Salaries in the sector average at $130,000, according to Seek.com.au.
Choose our Master of Information Technology if you are looking for a change of direction in your career or if you want to enhance your IT qualifications and extend your knowledge in software, web and app development.
Designed with employment in mind, every element of our course is focused on expanding your skills and knowledge to ensure you can add maximum value in the workplace.
If you’re seeking a career change, you can enter the course with no background in IT and graduate ready for employment in a broad range of IT positions in private industry, government agencies or research organisations.
If you have an IT background, you can update your qualifications and future proof your career, with several entry options available that recognise industry experience and previous study, allowing you to reduce your study time.
By choosing UNE, you are choosing an industry leader in the provision of online lifelong learning. Year after year, students award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support.
What makes our course different?
Our course offers depth, flexibility and a focus on technical skills. You will cover the essential elements of information technology, such as computer programming, database management systems, web technologies and software development, and put theory into practice with a research project or capstone experience.
You will have opportunities to:
- Steer your studies in the direction you choose by selecting from units covering specialised topics such as computer networks and security, artificial intelligence, management information systems, user experience design and web programming.
- Work with industry-leading programming languages such as Python, JavaScript and SQL.
- Put theory into practice with a capstone project developing an information technology solution to a real-world issue for an industry client.
- Collaborate with fellow students and gain hands-on development experience in our software development studio units.
- Study on campus or online, using a variety of educational technologies including video lectures and online discussion forums, giving you the flexibility to balance your studies and other commitments.
- Access campus servers through remote desktop facilities.
- Hone your written and oral communication skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Work independently within a research environment.
- Apply for block advanced standing in recognition of your previous studies.
- Exit with a Graduate Diploma in Information Technology if you choose not to complete the full master's course at a stage where you satisfy the requirements for the Graduate Diploma.
Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.
Study on campus
Many of our students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation and sporting facilities. These students are often starting their first degree and have left school recently. Through access to academic and career support they get a fantastic start to their careers.
24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
UNE offers bursaries and scholarships that can help you with the costs of studying and living in Australia.
The UNE International Bursary reduces the published annual tuition fees for international students by up to 30%. These bursaries are available for international students commencing coursework studies at UNE in 2023.
We currently are offering a 20% Bursary for the 2024 intake.
UNE also offers a number of substantial research scholarships to postgraduate students studying for research-based degrees.
View detailed Bursary information.
Curriculum
Course structure
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 nd Rule D
96 credit points
For candidates admitted under Rules (a) and (d)
- Core Units
- Research/Capstone Experience
- Listed Units
Rule B
96 credit points
For candidates admitted under Rule (b)
- Advanced Standing
- Core Units
- Research/Capstone Experience
- Listed Units
Rule C
96 credit points
For candidates admitted under Rule (c)
- Advanced Standing
- Core Units
- Research/Capstone Experience
- Listed Units
Program Outcome
- Demonstrate, through their own practice and research, a mastery of information technology that includes knowledge of recent developments, established methods, specialised skills and knowledge of the theoretical principles that underpin information and communications technologies;
- Apply advanced problem-solving and design skills with modern software engineering tools and methodologies to develop software, systems and/or processes to meet specified requirements, including creative approaches to synthesise alternative solutions, concepts and procedures, while demonstrating information skills and research methods;
- Understand and apply project management principles to the development of software and information systems across a broad range of disciplines, addressing challenges that relate to professional ethics, information technology governance, risk management, systems acquisition and change management;
- Demonstrate the technical and communication skills necessary to evaluate and theorise on issues contributing to the professional and ethical standards of practice expected in the information technology industry and assess how the social, ethical and legal issues related to information technology impact society;
- Communicate and coordinate proficiently in English, working as an effective member or leader of a diverse team and/or consulting with clients or colleagues in a software development or research setting, that includes specialist and non-specialist audiences using, a variety of written and oral communication modes; and
- Apply the technical research skills, knowledge and the ability to operate with a high level of personal autonomy through the planning and execution of a substantial research project, or capstone experience relating information and communications technology.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
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.