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ProgramsSCSCS(PG)ITMaster of Information Technology (2019)


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Year 1 - Semester 1

SITS Diet Block/TypeCPUnit of Study/Unit Block
Core
6INFO5990: Professional Practice in IT
Core
6INFO5992: Understanding IT Innovations
Core
6INFO6007: Project Management in IT
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Specialist Units
Foundation Units


Note:  The Specialist units chosen may contribute towards a designated Major. See the Streams/Majors section of these tables for details of each Major.

Note:   Core units INFO5990, INFO55992 and INFO6007 can be taken in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.


Year 1 - Semester 2

SITS Diet Block/TypeCPUnit of Study/Unit Block
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Specialist Units
Foundation Units
Project and Research Units


Note:  Project Units may be taken by students after completing 24 credit points of study, subject to school permission. Research Pathway units may be taken by students achieving a Distinction average (or better) result in the first 24 credit points of units of study is required.

Year 2 - Semester 1

SITS Diet Block/TypeCPUnit of Study/Unit Block
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Specialist Units
Elective Units
Project and Research Units

Note:   The tables above assume completion in 1.5 years with a full-time load of 24 credit points in all three semesters (total of 72 credit points).


Additional Requirements for Major

TypeCPCP From
18Select from
COMP5206: Information Technologies and Systems
COMP5405: Digital Media Computing
COMP5424: Information Technology in Biomedicine
COMP5456: Introduction to Bioinformatics [not running]
ELEC5622: Signals, Software and Health
HSBH5003: eHealth for Health Professional
INFO5306: Enterprise Healthcare Information Systems
PUBH5010: Epidemiology Methods and Uses


Note:Award of this major requires a minimum of 18 credit points from the Specialist units listed above. This requirement for the (optional) major is additional to the requirements for completing the degree.

Candidates for the degree of Master of Information Technology must complete a total of 72 credit points from the units of study. Completion of a major is an optional requirement of the Master of Information Technology.

Biomedical and health informatics is a major related to the areas of information systems, computer science and health care. It is primarily concerned with enhancing health care delivery and patient outcomes through the effective use of and exchange of information. This major helps you to analyse and develop solutions from the biomedical as well as health informatics perspectives. A postgraduate major in biomedical and health informatics will include areas of study such as bioinformatics, information technology in biomedicine, enterprise health care information systems, epidemiology methods and eHealth for health professionals.

Graduate Opportunities: Graduates in biomedical and health informatics can work in a variety of roles including clinical data manager, clinical information manager, consultant, healthcare webmaster, information security manager, medical director for informatics, pharmacy systems analyst, and software engineer. There are career opportunities in hospitals, other healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, medical software companies, consulting companies, public health organisations, insurance companies.

Course: Master of Information Technology (2019)
CP Required: 72
Min FT Duration: 1.50 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: School of Computer Science
Years Offered: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Requirements: 1. Candidates for the degree of Master of Information Technology must complete a total of 72 credit points, and must fulfill all requirements for their award as defined by the Course Resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and IT.

2. Candidates commence their enrollment in the Professional Pathway.

3. After completing 24 credit points of coursework, students may then select 12 credit points of Professional Pathway Project units (COMP5703 or COMP5707 & COMP5708).

4. After completing 24 credit points of coursework, students who achieve Distinction average results or above may be eligible for the Research Pathway subjects with the approval of the Program Director.

5. Students in the Professional Pathway must complete 18 credit points of the Core units of study, a minimum of 18 credit points of the Specialist units of study, a minimum of 12 credit points of the Professional Pathway Project units of study, a maximum of 12 credit points of the Foundation units of study and no credit points from the Research Pathway units of study.

6. Students in the Research Pathway must complete a minimum of 18 credit points of the Core units of study, a minimum of 12 credit points of the Specialist units of study, a minimum of 24 credit points of the Research Pathway units of study, a maximum of 12 credit points of the Foundation units of study and no credit points from the Professional Pathway Project units of study.

7. A maximum of 12 credit points may be selected with the approval of the Program Director from units outside the School of IT (different unit codes than COMP, INFO or ISYS).

8. Enrolment in the Master of Information Technology may be either part-time or full-time with a maximum completion time of 6 years.

For further details of course rules, see the Faculty Handbook at http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks
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