Master of Computer Science (MC-CS) // Course structure

Course structure

The Master of Computer Science requires the successful completion of 200 credit points.

All students must complete:

• 100 credit points of Year 1 subjects including
  • 12.5 credit points of Year 1 compulsory subjects
  • Between 25 and 37.5 credit points of Year 1 Foundational Computer Science subjects
  • Between 50 and 62.5 credit points of Year 1 elective subjects
• 100 credit points of Year 2 compulsory research project (in four parts) including
  • 50 credit points of Part 1 and 2 Computer Science Research Project subjects
  • 50 credit points of Part 3 and 4 Computer Science Research Project subjects

Subject Options

Year 1

Compulsory subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP90044	Research Methods	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

COMP90044 Research Methods should be taken in the semester immediately prior to the semester you commence your Research Project (i.e., second semester of study for full-time students).

Foundational Computer Science subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP90049	Introduction to Machine Learning	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90048	Declarative Programming	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90015	Distributed Systems	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90054	AI Planning for Autonomy	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
INFO90004	Evaluating the User Experience	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
GEOM90008	Spatial Data Management	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Elective subjects

Advanced Computer Science electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP90057	Advanced Theoretical Computer Science	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SWEN90010	High Integrity Systems Engineering	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90077	Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90056	Stream Computing and Applications	Not available in 2023	12.5
MULT90063	Introduction to Quantum Computing	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90084	Quantum Software Fundamentals	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Artificial Intelligence electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP90051	Statistical Machine Learning	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90042	Natural Language Processing	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90046	Constraint Programming	Not available in 2023	12.5
COMP90083	Computational Modelling and Simulation	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90086	Computer Vision	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90087	The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90089	Machine Learning Applications for Health	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ELEN90095	AI for Robotics	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Cybersecurity electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP90073	Security Analytics	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90074	Web Security	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
SWEN90006	Security & Software Testing	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90043	Cryptography and Security	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Human-Computer Interaction electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
INFO90003	Designing Novel Interactions	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
INFO90007	Social Computing	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
INFO90005	Information Architecture	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
INFO90006	Fieldwork for Design	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Programming Languages and Distributed Computing electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP90020	Distributed Algorithms	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90024	Cluster and Cloud Computing	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90025	Parallel and Multicore Computing	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90018	Mobile Computing Systems Programming	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90045	Programming Language Implementation	Not available in 2023	12.5

Spatial Information electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
GEOM90006	Spatial Data Analytics	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
GEOM90038	Advanced Imaging	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
GEOM90007	Information Visualisation	Semester 2 (Online)	12.5

Databases and Data Analysis electives

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP90050	Advanced Database Systems	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90014	Algorithms for Bioinformatics	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90016	Computational Genomics	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5
ELEN90094	Large Data Methods & Applications	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
COMP90088	Cryptocurrencies & decentralised ledgers	Not available in 2023	12.5

Year 2

Compulsory subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP90078	Computer Science Research Project Part 1	Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)	25
COMP90079	Computer Science Research Project Part 2	Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)	25
COMP90080	Computer Science Research Project Part 3	Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)	25
COMP90081	Computer Science Research Project Part 4	Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)	25

Students studying full-time must take Part 1 and 2 concurrently, and Part 3 and 4 concurrently.

This sequence supports both full-time and part-time study.

Last updated: 10 November 2023