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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 degree equivalent to a three-year Australian Bachelor degree in any discipline, with at least a 60% average.
Course Requirements
Candidates must successfully complete 12 subjects, including:
- 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 |
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Session |
Credit Points |
Core Subjects |
MCS9102
|
Systems |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9103
|
Algorithms & Problem Solving |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
MCS9114 |
Procedural Programming |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
MCS9124
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Applied Programming |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
MCS9203
|
Algorithms & Data Structures |
Autumn |
6 |
MCS9204 |
C Family & Unix |
Autumn/ Spring |
6 |
MCS9212 |
Interacting Systems |
Autumn |
6 |
Elective Subjects
List A |
Plus no more than 3 subjects
from: |
MCS9201 |
Information Technology & Citizens’
Rights |
Autumn |
6 |
MCS9205 |
Development Methods & Tools |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9206 |
Markup Languages |
Autumn |
6 |
MCS9213 |
Java Programming & the Internet |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9214 |
Distributed Systems |
Autumn |
6 |
MCS9235 |
Database Systems |
Spring |
6 |
Elective Subjects
List B |
Plus at least 2 subjects from: |
MCS9301 |
Information & Communication Security
Issues |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9303 |
World Wide Networking |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9315 |
Database Design & Implementation |
Autumn |
6 |
MCS9317 |
Database Performance Tuning |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9318 |
Software Engineering Practices & Principles |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9322 |
Systems Administration |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9323 |
Artificial Intelligence |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9324 |
Human Computer Interface |
Autumn |
6 |
MCS9334 |
Real Time Programming |
Autumn |
6 |
MCS9337 |
Organisation of Programming Languages |
Spring |
6 |
MCS9361 |
Computer Security |
Autumn |
6 |
MCS9457 |
Advanced Databases |
Autumn |
6 |
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