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Master of Information Technology (MC-IT150) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
A/Prof Egemen Tanin
Email: etanin@unimelb.edu.au
Contact
Melbourne School of Engineering
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: Course webpage
- Email: Enquiry form
Course structure
Students must complete 150 points, made up of 50 points of Specialisation Subjects and 100 points of Advanced Specialisation Subjects (both based on the specialisation the student is enrolled in).
Subject options
Computing Specialisation
Specialisation Subjects -Computing Specialisation
25 points core:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP90049 | Knowledge Technologies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90015 | Distributed Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AND
25 points from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP90042 | Web Search and Text Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90043 | Cryptography and Security | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90045 | Programming Language Implementation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90048 | Declarative Programming | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90051 | Statistical Machine Learning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90039 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SWEN90002 | Engineering for Internet Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
Students may substitue 12.5 points with one of the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP30026 | Models of Computation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SWEN30006 | Software Modelling and Design |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Subject to the approval of the course coordinator, students may also take Computing - related subjects from other departments within the University.
Advanced Specialisation Subjects -Computing Specialisation:
37.5 points core
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP90055 | Computing Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| SWEN90016 | Software Processes and Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
62.5 points elective
Students must take 62.5 points from the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90050 | Advanced Database Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90051 | Statistical Machine Learning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90045 | Programming Language Implementation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90053 | Program Analysis and Transformation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90046 | Constraint Programming | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90017 | Sensor Networks and Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90018 | Mobile Computing Systems Programming | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90057 | Advanced Theoretical Computer Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90054 | AI Planning for Autonomy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGR90033 | Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| COMP90056 | Stream Computing and Applications | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students may also select from the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCEN90031 | Applied High Performance Computing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SWEN90004 | Modelling Complex Software Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Subject to the approval of the course coordinator, students may also take Computing-related subjects from other departments within the University.
Distributed Computing
Specialisation Subjects -Distributed Computing Specialisation
12.5 points core
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP90015 | Distributed Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Students must take 37.5 points from among the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP90049 | Knowledge Technologies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90048 | Declarative Programming | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90043 | Cryptography and Security | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90042 | Web Search and Text Analysis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90051 | Statistical Machine Learning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90045 | Programming Language Implementation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90053 | Program Analysis and Transformation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90046 | Constraint Programming | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90054 | AI Planning for Autonomy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90039 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Note:Subject to the approval of the course coordinator, students may also take Distributed Computing-related subjects from other departments within the University
Advanced Specialisation Subjects -Distributed Computing Specialisation
37.5 points core:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90050 | IT Project and Change Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90019 | Distributed Computing Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Students must take 62.5 points from among the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEN90002 | Engineering for Internet Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90024 | Cluster and Cloud Computing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90017 | Sensor Networks and Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90020 | Distributed Algorithms | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90018 | Mobile Computing Systems Programming | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90025 | Parallel and Multicore Computing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MCEN90031 | Applied High Performance Computing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90050 | Advanced Database Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90057 | Advanced Theoretical Computer Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGR90033 | Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Note:Subject to the approval of the course coordinator, students may also take Distributed Computing-related subjects from other departments within the University.
Health Specialisation
Specialisation Subjects -Health Specialisation:
| 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 |
AND
Students must take 12.5 points from among the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFO30005 | Web Information Technologies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90036 | Enterprise Systems | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| ISYS90039 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SWEN90002 | Engineering for Internet Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90049 | Knowledge Technologies |
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 |
Subject to the approval of the course coordinator, students may also take Health IT-related subjects from other departments within the University
Advanced Specialisation Subjects -Health Specialisation:
62.5 points core
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90050 | IT Project and Change Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90077 | EHealth Applications and Solutions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90079 | Health IT Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ISYS90076 | IT Infrastructure for eHealth | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Students must take 37.5 points from among the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90035 | Knowledge Management Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90018 | Mobile Computing Systems Programming | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90015 | Distributed Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90017 | Sensor Networks and Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| SINF90004 | |||
| COMP90057 | Advanced Theoretical Computer Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGR90033 | Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Note: Subject to the approval of the course coordinator, students may also take Health IT-related subjects from other departments within the University
Spatial Specialisation
Specialisation Subjects -Spatial Specialisation
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOM90008 | Foundations of Spatial Information |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| GEOM90015 | Spatial Data Infrastructure | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90018 | Spatial Databases | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
In addition, students must complete 12.5 points, in the form of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOM90042 | Spatial Information Programming | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
OR
one of the following subjects with the approval of the course coordinator:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEN90002 | Engineering for Internet Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| COMP90015 | Distributed Systems |
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 |
| COMP90050 | Advanced Database Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90017 | Sensor Networks and Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| ISYS90039 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90026 | Fundamentals of Information Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90035 | Knowledge Management Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90032 | Emerging Technologies and Issues |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| SINF90004 | |||
| CVEN90048 | Transport Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CVEN90043 | Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENEN90032 | Environmental Analysis Tools | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENEN90031 | Quantitative Environmental Modelling | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENEN90028 | Monitoring Environmental Impacts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Advanced Specialisation Subjects -Spatial Specialisation:
62.5 points core
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90050 | IT Project and Change Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| GEOM90006 | Spatial Analysis | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90043 | Spatial IT Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| GEOM90007 | Spatial Visualisation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
In addition, students must complete 37.5 points from the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOM90040 | Mathematics of Spatial Information | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90033 | Satellite Positioning Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90005 | Remote Sensing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90016 | Advanced Topics in GIScience | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| GEOM90017 | Spatial Industry Internship | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90057 | Advanced Theoretical Computer Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGR90033 | Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
* Subject to the approval of the course coordinator, students may supplement this list with other advanced Spatial-related subjects from within the University
Note: Credit may not be obtained for both GEOM90017 and ENGR90033.
Last updated: 30 January 2024