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Melbourne School of Engineering
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: Course webpage
- Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Dr Sean Maynard
Course structure
The Master of Information Systems 200 credit point program has two specialisations: professional and research. Students take ONE specialisation.
MIS Professional Specialisation:
All students must complete 200 credit points comprising:
- Foundation Core subjects (50 points). Students normally complete four foundation core subjects in the areas of business and information systems to complement their first degree. The specific subjects selected will be determined after consultation with the MIS Coordinator taking into account the academic background of the student.
- Lower Core subjects (50 points). Four Lower Core subjects must be completed. They have no prerequisites are normally taken in parallel with the selected foundation subjects in the first year of full-time study.
- Upper Core subjects (50 points). Four Upper Core must be completed. Each has a prerequisite of 50 points of study (for students in the 200 point 2 year MIS) and the four are normally taken in parallel with elective subjects in a student's second year of full-time study. 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.
- Discipline Elective subjects (50 points). Four specific subjects will be selected taking into account the future career direction of the student.
MIS Research Specialisation
All students must complete 200 credit points comprising:
- Foundation Core subjects (37.5 points). Students normally complete three foundation core subjects in the areas of information systems and research.
- Lower Core subjects (25 points). Four Lower Core subjects must be completed. They have no prerequisites and, in a student's first year of full-time study, are normally taken in parallel with the foundation subjects selected.
- Upper Core subjects (50 points). Four Upper Core subjects must be completed. Each has a prerequisite of 50 points of study (for students in the 200-point 2-year MIS) and the four are normally taken in parallel with elective subjects in a student's second year of full-time study in the course.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.
- Discipline Elective subjects (37.5 points). Three specific subjects will be selected taking into account the future career direction of the student. These electives have prerequisites of 50 points of study (for students in the 200 point 2 year MIS).
- Research Project (50 points). This is typically taken in the form of two subjects: 12.5 points in one semester followed by 37.5 points in the following semester. The specific sequence of subjects will be determined in consultation with the MIS Coordinator and the student’s supervisor.
Subject options
MIS PROFESSIONAL SPECIALISATION
Foundation Core
The specific subjects selected will be determined by the MIS Coordinator taking into account the academic background of the student.
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
COMP90041 | Programming and Software Development |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
INFO90002 | Database Systems & Information Modelling |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90026 | Fundamentals of Information Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90004 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BISY90008 | |||
ECON90015 | Managerial Economics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90081 | Organisational Processes |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
GEOM90042 | Spatial Information Programming | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90140 | Management Competencies |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Lower Core
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90048 | Managing ICT Infrastructure |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90049 | Business Analysis Modelling and Design |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90045 | Professional IS Consulting |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90050 | IT Project and Change Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Upper Core
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90032 | Emerging Technologies and Issues |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90043 | Enterprise Applications & Architectures |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90038 | IS Strategy and Governance |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90051 | Impact of Digitisation |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Discipline Elective
50 points
Students would normally select four subjects from the list of electives (see MIS DISCIPLINE ELECTIVES below). Students may also study electives from elsewhere in the University and if interested they should discuss this with the MIS coordinator.
MIS RESEARCH SPECIALISATION
Foundation Core
37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90026 | Fundamentals of Information Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90031 | Research Methods in Information Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PLUS ONE of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MAST90070 | |||
EDUC90716 | Qualitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90717 | Mixed Methods Research & Evaluation | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
Note: The specific subject will be selected by the MIS Coordinator in conjunction with the student’s supervisor.
Lower Core
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90048 | Managing ICT Infrastructure |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90049 | Business Analysis Modelling and Design |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Upper Core
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90032 | Emerging Technologies and Issues |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90043 | Enterprise Applications & Architectures |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90038 | IS Strategy and Governance |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90051 | Impact of Digitisation |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Research Project
50 points
This would typically be in the form of two subjects: 12.5 points in one semester followed by 37.5 points in the following semester. However, the specific sequence will be made by the Specialisation Coordinator and the student’s supervisor.
The following subjects are available as building blocks to make up 50 points of the Research Project in a configuration to suit each student's study plan.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90065 | Information Systems Research Proj Major | No longer available | |
ISYS90064 | Information Systems Research Proj Major | No longer available | |
ISYS90063 | Information Systems Research Proj Major | No longer available | |
ISYS90062 | Information Systems Research Proj Major | No longer available |
Discipline Elective
37.5 points
Students would normally select three subjects from the list of electives presented below (see MIS Discipline Electives). However, students may study electives from elsewhere in the University and if interested they should discuss this with the MIS Coordinator
MIS DISCIPLINE ELECTIVES
IS Project and Change Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90037 | Managing IS Projects: People & Politics | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
ISYS90040 | Managing Change for IS Professionals | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90052 | Managing Large Projects | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
IT Service Provision
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90055 | Managing IT Outsourcing | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90036 | Enterprise Systems | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
ISYS90034 | B2B Electronic Commerce | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90070 | Information Security Consulting | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Business Analytics
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90086 | Data Warehousing | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90141 | Business Analysis & Decision Making |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90049 | Knowledge Technologies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IT Innovation and Interaction Design
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90039 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90035 | Knowledge Management Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90085 | Interaction Design and Usability | No longer available |
General Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90140 | Management Competencies |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MKTG90037 | Managing for Value Creation |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Accounting & Finance
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BISY90008 | |||
ACCT90009 | Strategic Cost Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BISY90009 | Managing Information Technology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
People Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90023 | |||
IBUS90004 | Cross Cultural Management and Teamwork |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90004 | |||
MKTG90004 | Marketing Management |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Operations & Marketing
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90032 | Operations and Process Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90017 | Digital Business and Marketing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90007 | Service Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Spatial Information
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOM90008 | Foundations of Spatial Information |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
GEOM90007 | Spatial Visualisation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90015 | Spatial Data Infrastructure | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90016 | Advanced Topics in GIScience | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
GEOM90018 | Spatial Databases | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
eHealth
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90069 | eHealth & Biomedical Informatics Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90078 | Health Data, Information and Knowledge | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INFO90001 | eHealth & Biomedical Informatics Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90077 | EHealth Applications and Solutions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90076 | IT Infrastructure for eHealth | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Information Technology
Other technical computing subjects can be selected from the MIT as elective subjects. For a list of subjects, please refer to: https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/current/MC-IT
Industry Based Learning
- An application process must be completed for these subjects, see each subjects handbook entry.
- Not available to students undertaking the Research Specialisation.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90080 | IT Industry Placement | No longer available | |
ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90473 | Melbourne Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENGR90033 | Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Last updated: 30 January 2024