Master of Information Systems (864BB) // Course structure

Course structure

All students must complete 150 points comprising:

• Lower Core subjects (50 points). Four Lower Core subjects must be completed. These are normally completed towards the beginning of study but may overlap with other subjects.
• Upper Core subjects (50 points). Four Upper Core subjects must be completed. Two of the Upper Core subjects (25 points, ISYS90032 Emerging Technologies and Issues, and ISYS90051 Impact of Digitisation) form the capstone of the MIS requiring students to engage in scholarly work within the discipline. The capstone subjects are normally taken towards the end of study.
• Discipline Elective subjects (50 points). Four elective subjects must be completed.

Subject options

Lower Core

50 credit points:

Upper Core

50 credit points:

Discipline Elective

Students would normally select four subjects from the following. Students may also study electives from elsewhere in the University and if interested they should discuss this option with the course coordinator.

IS Project and Change Management

IT Service Provision

Business Analytics

IT Innovation and Interaction Design

General Management

Accounting & Finance

Operations & Marketing

People Management

Spatial Information

eHealth

Information Technology

Other technical computing subjects can be selected from the MIT as elective subjects. See https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2014/MC-IT for a list.

Industry Based Learning

- An application process must be completed for these subjects, see each subjects handbook entry.

Research Studies *

*MIS Course Coordinator approval is required for each subject.

Last updated: 30 January 2024