Overview
CQUniversity's Master of Information Technology is an ideal course to advance your career or move into the rapidly growing field of information technology (IT). Accredited by the Australian Computer Society and designed to meet the needs of industry, this course offers specialty majors in mobile application development, software design and development, and networks and information security. Tailor your studies even further to suit your career goals with a choice of seven minors including a unique opportunity to study a unit sequence allowing you to graduate with both a Master of Information Technology and Graduate Certificate in Project Management.
If you're an established or aspiring information technology (IT) professional the Master of Information Technology will expand your professional knowledge and skills in information technology (IT). Accredited by the Australian Computer Society, you will benefit from a highly practical course that meets international standards of ICT allowing you to develop your career globally.
During the course, you will study a common first term made up of four units covering project management, introductory programming, ICT services management and information systems analysis and design. Following completion of your first four units, you will begin studying in your chosen major: networks and information security; mobile application development; and software design and development. Tailor the Master of Information Technology even further to suit your interests and career goals with the option to select one of multiple industry-driven minors:
- artificial intelligence
- information systems and analysis
- internet-of-things
- mobile application development
- networks and information security
- project management
- software design and development.
Minors cover new technologies such as blockchain, neural networks, machine learning, internet-of-things, sustainable practices with IT, and big data. The project management minor provides a unique opportunity to complete a minor in project management and study set elective units to graduate with both the Masters degree and a Graduate Certificate in Project Management (within the standard two years).
You will gain experience using the latest software tools and techniques while having the opportunity to gain exposure to real-world industry case studies based on the experience of practitioner academics. Cement your skills alongside industry with the option of completing a 12-week internship in the final term of study or capstone project.
You will learn from specialist teaching staff including academics with international research reputations in artificial intelligence, internet-of-things and cyber security, current IT practitioners, and academics recognised for their teaching excellence.
Take advantage of CQUni’s three terms across the year to study the Master of Information Technology, when and how it suits you. The flexible course structure also allows you to exit after completion of four units with the Graduate Certificate of Information Technology, or the Graduate Diploma of Information Technology after completion of eight units.
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The Master of Information Technology provides professionals knowledge and skills in information and communication technology.
Our MIT offers three majors, and all three majors are aligned with industry demands.
We have our face-to-face classes in easy to access campuses and students have the flexibility to move between states and attend the classes in different campuses.
We regularly invite guest lectures from industry, and they give talks about one of the relevant topics, and that benefits students a lot.
All our units are accredited by Australian Computer Society and accreditation by ACS meets the course standard for different multiple countries such as the UK, US, Canada, and other countries as well.
Our MIT course offers students the opportunity to do an internship in an industry. The internship is very useful for students because they can enhance their job readiness and also, they get to practise their skills and knowledge that they have learned in the course in a real environment. And also, the internship allows them to make professional networks and they get to know potential employers.
My internship experience was actually quite outstanding. At the internship, all the staff never treat you as an intern. You do feel like a full-time employee there. Everyone's warm, everyone’s welcoming. And also, the fact if you perform well there, there are a prospect where you might be offered a job there as well.
Our teaching staff are a great mix of academics with an international reputation in major fields of IT. So, our students get to learn from the experts in the field.
Our academic staff are well connected with the professional bodies such as ACS, IEEE, ACM and they regularly publish their papers and articles in high quality journals and present their work in conferences and seminars as well.
The advice that I have for future students is, along with the online option, I would strongly recommend do an on-campus course as well, which will really help you to interact with the staff and students as well.
Don't feel afraid to ask for help at the university. The staff are very friendly, and you can reach out to them at any time.
Our majors and minors are very much industry driven, which prepares our students well for different kinds of jobs.
Technologies like IoT, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality will keep impacting the business world and also day-to-day life.
IT industry is booming and there is a huge job growth in the IT field. Our Master of Information Technology prepares students for landing a job in the IT field.
Study Experience
- Authentic Learning Experiences
- Experienced Teaching Team
- Industry Accredited
- Industry Relevant
- Internships
- Real-world Learning Facilities