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ProgramsSCSCS(PG)CompSciMCSMaster of Computer Science (advanced entry) (Capstone Pathway) (2025)
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The course requirements described here apply to persons who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2025 and persons who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2025 who elect to proceed under 2025 resolutions.
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2025 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2030, or later date as the faculty may, in special circumstances, approve.
Candidates who first commenced in 2025, and are re-enrolling for 2026 or later, should be aware that there may have been changes in units of study offered since, Check that units are still available by clicking the unit of study link in the course table. See 2025 version of this course for up to date unit of study list.
For details of relevant resolutions see faculty handbook at sydney.edu.au/handbooks.
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Year 0 - Planning your degree
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
Note: Capstone Pathway | Important Information
The Specialist units chosen may contribute towards a designated Specialisation. See the Majors/Pathways tab for details of each Specialisation. If a student is interested in 2 specialisations, they need to allocate 48cp towards two designated specialisations.
Student are eligible for Reduced Volume of Learning up to 48 credit points. If a student receives up to 48cp of RVL, they need to plan their studies accordingly to the RVL. It is a still a requirement for a student to finish 18cp of Core, 24cp of Specialist units and 12cp of the Capstone Project.
Along with this page, students should use the resources in the School of Computer Science Canvas page https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/15961/pages/master-of-computer-science-mcs-2
This includes academic advising details and a link to FAQ’s specific to Master of Computer Science students (including Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma).
Year 1 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | INFO5990: Professional Practice in IT | |
| 6 | INFO6007: Project Management in IT | |
| 6 | Computer Science Specialist units | |
| 6 | Computer Science Specialist units Note: The Specialist units chosen may contribute towards a designated Specialisation. See the Majors/Pathways tab for details of each Specialisation. |
Year 1 - Semester 2
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | INFO5992: Understanding IT Innovations | |
| 6 | Computer Science Specialist units | |
| 6 | Computer Science Specialist units | |
List | 6 | Select from Computer Science Foundation units Computer Science Specialist units Computer Science Elective units |
Year 2 - Semester 1
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 6 | Computer Science Specialist units | |
| 6 | Computer Science Specialist units | |
List | 6 | Select from Computer Science Foundation units Computer Science Specialist units Computer Science Elective units |
List | 6 | Select from Computer Science Foundation units Computer Science Specialist units |
Year 2 - Semester 2
| SITS Diet Block/Type | CP | Unit of Study/Unit Block |
| 12 | Select from COMP5703: Information Technology Capstone Project | |
| 6 | Computer Science Specialist units | |
| 6 | Computer Science Specialist units |
1. Algorithms and Theory Specialisation
Note: In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
2. Cybersecurity Specialisation
Note: In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
3. Data Science and AI Specialisation
Note: In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
4. Digital Media Specialisation
Note: In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
5. Human-Computer Interaction Specialisation
| Type | CP | CP From |
| 24 |
Select from
COMP5047: Pervasive Computing COMP5048: Visual Analytics COMP5427: Usability Engineering IDEA9106: Design Thinking |
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Note: In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
6. Networks and Distributed Systems Specialisation
Note: In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
7. Software Engineering Specialisation
Note: In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
8. Computer Science Specialist Units (unspecified specialisation)
Note: In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
Block 1 - Computer Science Core units (Min CP: 18,Max CP: 18)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| INFO5990 | Professional Practice in IT | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| INFO5992 | Understanding IT Innovations | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| INFO6007 | Project Management in IT | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Block 2 - Computer Science Foundation units (Max CP: 30)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| COMP9001 | Introduction to Programming | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP9003 | Object-Oriented Programming | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP9017 | Systems Programming | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP9110 | System Analysis and Modelling | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP9120 | Database Management Systems | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP9121 | Design of Networks & Distributed Systems | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP9123 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP9201 | Software Construction and Design 1 | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP9601 | Computer and Network Organisation | 6 |
Semester 1
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| STAT5002 | Introduction to Statistics | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Block 3 - Computer Science Specialist units (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 66)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| COMP5045 | Computational Geometry | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5046 | Natural Language Processing | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5047 | Pervasive Computing | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP5048 | Visual Analytics | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5216 | Mobile Computing | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP5270 | Randomised and Advanced Algorithms | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5310 | Principles of Data Science | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5313 | Large Scale Networks | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5318 | Machine Learning and Data Mining | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5339 | Data Engineering | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5347 | Web Application Development | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5348 | Enterprise Scale Software Architecture | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP5349 | Cloud Computing | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5405 | Digital Media Computing | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5415 | Multimedia Design and Authoring | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP5416 | Advanced Network Technologies | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP5425 | Multimedia Retrieval | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5426 | Parallel and Distributed Computing | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5427 | Usability Engineering | 6 |
Semester 1
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| COMP5530 | Discrete Optimisation | 6 |
Semester 2
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| COMP5618 | Applied Cybersecurity | 6 |
Semester 2
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| CSEC5614 | Data Privacy: Theory and Practice | 6 |
Semester 2
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| CSEC5616 | Cybersecurity Engineering | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| CSYS5030 | Information Theory and Self-Organisation | 6 |
Semester 2
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| ELEC5618 | Software Quality Engineering | 6 |
Semester 1
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| ELEC5620 | Model Based Software Engineering | 6 |
Semester 2
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| IDEA9106 | Design Thinking | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| INFO5301 | Information Security Management | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| STAT5003 | Computational Statistical Methods | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Note:
The Specialist units chosen may contribute towards a designated Specialisation. See the Majors/Pathways tab for details of each Specialisation.
In your enrolment portal, please choose the 24cp of Specialisation units from the relevant specialisation collection.
Block 4 - Computer Science Elective units (Max CP: 12)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| CISS6022 | Cybersecurity | 6 |
Semester 2
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| DATA5207 | Data Analysis in the Social Sciences | 6 |
Semester 1
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Int December
112 - Int December
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| ELEC5507 | Error Control Coding | 6 |
Semester 1
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| ELEC5508 | Wireless Engineering | 6 |
Semester 2
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| ELEC5509 | Mobile Networks | 6 |
Semester 1
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| ELEC5510 | Satellite Communication Systems | 6 |
Semester 2
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| ELEC5514 | IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking | 6 |
Semester 2
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| ELEC5517 | Software Defined Networks | 6 |
Semester 2
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| ELEC5619 | Object Oriented Application Frameworks | 6 |
Semester 2
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| INFO5010 | IT Advanced Topic A | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| INFO5011 | IT Advanced Topic B | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Block 9 - Computer Science Capstone Project units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)
| Unit Code | Unit Name | CP | Sessions Offered |
| COMP5703 | Information Technology Capstone Project | 12 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5707 | Information Technology Capstone A | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5708 | Information Technology Capstone B | 6 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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| COMP5709 | IT Capstone Project - Individual | 12 |
Semester 1
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Semester 2
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Note:
All candidates for the Master of Computer Science are required to complete a substantial project that will allow the student to apply and demonstrate their knowledge and skills from the program.
Professional Pathway Project Units
The minimum requirement for the Professional Pathway is 12 credit points of Computer Science Capstone Project units.
Candidates can complete either COMP5707 and COMP5708 (6+6 credit points - two semesters available for part-time students) or COMP5703 or COMP5709 (12 credit points - single semester). Most students are expected to take COMP5703.
The remaining 12 credit points in the Professional Pathway may be taken from Specialist, Foundation or Elective units.
| Course: | Master of Computer Science (advanced entry) (Capstone Pathway) (2025) |
| CP Required: | 96 |
| Min FT Duration: | 2.00 Years |
| Min PT Duration: | N/A |
| Faculty/School: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Years Offered: | 2025, 2024 |
| Requirements: | Summary Students must complete 96 credit points as follows: ► A maximum 30 credit points of Foundation units ► 18 credit points of Core units ► A minimum 24 credit points of Specialist units ► A maximum 12 credit points of Elective units ► 12 credit points of Capstone Pathway units, OR ► 24 credit points of Research Pathway units, OR ► 24 credit points of Work Integrated Pathway units The completion of a specialisation is not mandatory. If a student chooses to do a specialisation, it must be completed within the Specialist units credit points described above. Units of study counted towards one specialisation may not count toward any other specialisation completed. Candidates in the Master of Computer Science (advanced entry) stream may complete a maximum of two specialisations. University Handbook Refer to the university handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/ for more information. |
