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Master of Information and Communication Technology Advanced
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Master of Information and Communication Technology Advanced |
Abbreviation: |
MICTAdv |
Home Faculty: |
Informatics |
Duration: |
2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
96 |
Delivery Mode: |
On campus (Face-to-face) |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn/Spring |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
1609 |
CRICOS Code: |
067074F |
Overview
This degree is designed to meet the needs of both the ICT industry and of a diverse cohort of students. Students with a strong technical background can do majors which focus on managerial skills that will assist them to be promoted within their company or to seek higher positions in other companies. Students with less developed technical skills can choose a major to strengthen those skills, making them far more employable both in Australia and overseas. Various combinations of the technical and managerial majors allow students to get a broad set of skills make them highly employable. In addition, the degree provides an excellent pathway to a future research or Doctoral studies. By choosing a set of majors wisely, students can prepare themselves for almost any future in the ICT industry or academia.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
A degree equivalent to a three-year Australian Bachelor degree, with a 60% average, in an area related to ICT (eg Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science) OR
A Graduate Diploma in IS or IT from the University of Wollongong with an average mark of 60%.
Credit Transfer Arrangements
The MICT at UOW provides credit towards the MICTAdv.
Also, MICTAdv students may choose to exit early with a MICT if they fulfil the requirements of that degree.
Course Requirements
1) The degree requires satisfactory completion of 900 level subjects to the value of at least 96 credit points, including:
a) four (4) core subjects (24cp):
Core Subjects |
Session |
CP | ||||
ISIT900 |
Fundamentals of Contemporary Technologies |
Autumn/Spring |
6 |
|||
ISIT903 |
Enterprise Architecture Design |
Autumn |
6 | |||
ISIT904 |
Systems Integration |
Spring |
6 | |||
ISIT946 |
Project and Change Management |
Spring |
6 |
b) at least 54cp of subjects selected from the ISIT Graduate Subjects List;
c) i) A maximum of three (3) subjects (18 cp) at 900-level may be taken from the following subject prefixes: CSCI, MATH, STAT, ECTE or TBS. (Note that quotas may apply to TBS subjects offered at the Sydney Business School.)
ii) a maximum of 36cp of subjects with an MTS prefix, taken from the ISIT Graduate Subjects List
iii) only students attempting the Information Systems Development major may take more than 12cp of MTS prefix subjects
iv) any other 900-level subjects must be approved by the Head of School prior to commencing the subject.
2) This degree may not be completed without attempting a major area of study i.e. at least 1 major must be completed.
3) To be awarded with a single major, a candidate shall satisfactorily complete 36 cp of subjects as set out in the relevant programs below, while still complying with requirements 1(b) and 1(c) above.
4) To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that the 36cp of subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of 36cp of subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.
5) Students attempting only a single major will require additional credit points to satisfy rules 1b) and 1c). These may be taken either:
i) from one of the recommended programs of study (24 cp) plus 12 cp of other subjects from the ISIT Graduate Subjects List or
ii) as 36 cp of other subjects from the ISIT Graduate Subjects List.
Areas of Major Study
Candidates enrolled in this degree may choose to major in:
*ICT Strategic Planning
*Enterprise Networking
*Information Systems Development
ICT Strategic Planning Major A total of 36 cp, chosen from: | |||
ISIT901 |
IS Strategic Planning |
6 |
Spring |
ISIT905 |
Technology Management & Innovation |
6 |
Autumn |
ISIT906 |
Information Design & Content Management |
6 |
Spring |
ISIT908 |
IT Governance |
6 |
Spring |
ISIT916 |
Organisational Issues & IT |
6 |
Autumn |
ISIT917 |
Business Intelligence & Knowledge Management |
6 |
Autumn |
ISIT925 |
Strategic Network Design |
6 |
Spring |
ISIT950 |
Systems Development Methodologies |
6 |
Autumn |
ISIT951 |
Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture |
6 |
Spring |
TBS902 |
Statistics for Decision Making |
6 |
Autumn/Spring |
TBS957 |
Introduction to Contemporary Business Practice |
6 |
Autumn/Spring |
Enterprise Networking Major A total of 36 cp chosen from the following: | |||
ISIT905 |
Technology Management & Innovation |
6 |
Autumn |
ISIT909 |
Advanced Business Process Management |
6 |
Not available in 2011 |
ISIT910 |
IT-enabled Supply Chain Management |
6 |
Spring |
ISIT918 |
Strategic Network Management |
6 |
Not available in 2011 |
ISIT925 |
Strategic Network Design |
6 |
Spring |
ISIT937 |
IT Security & Risk Management |
6 |
Autumn |
ISIT938 |
e-Business Technologies |
6 |
Autumn |
ISIT951 |
Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture |
6 |
Spring |
Information Systems Development Major A total of 36 cp chosen from the following: | |||
ISIT950 |
Systems Development Methodologies |
6 |
Autumn |
MTS9201 |
Information & Communication Security |
6 |
Spring |
MTS9204 |
Principles of e-Business |
6 |
Autumn |
MTS9207 |
Web Programming 1 |
6 |
Spring |
MTS9218 |
Systems Design & Human Computer Interaction |
6 |
Autumn |
MTS9311 |
Database Management Systems |
6 |
Autumn |
MTS9332 |
Business Process Management |
6 |
Spring |
MTS9306 |
Strategic e-Business Solutions |
6 |
Autumn |
only one or other of the following (neither are compulsory for the major): | |||
MTS9318 |
Information Systems Project |
12 |
Annual |
MTS9351 |
Information Technology Project |
12 |
Annual |
Programs of Study
• Health Informatics
• ICT Research
Health Informatics program of study Consists of all of the following 24 cp: | |||
ISIT906 |
Information Design & Content Management |
6 |
Spring |
ISIT917 |
Business Intelligence & Knowledge Management |
6 |
Autumn |
ISIT929 |
Concepts & Issues in Healthcare Computing |
6 |
Spring |
ISIT930 |
Introduction to Health Informatics |
6 |
Autumn |
ICT Research program of study Consists of all of the following 24 cp: | |||
ISIT999 |
ICT Research Project |
18 |
Annual |
ISIT940 |
IT Research Methods |
6 |
Autumn |
Professional Recognition
The Master of Information and Communication Technology Advanced is accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting requirements for membership at a “Professional Level”.
Other Information
Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Informatics - informatics_studenq@uow.edu.au