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Are you seeking to begin or build a specialist career in information technology? CSU's Master of Information Technology delves into growth arenas of this ever changing and evolving industry.

Learn from highly qualified academic staff who work in collaboration with global industry and academic leaders, and delve into growth areas of this ever changing discipline.

This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.

Course highlights

CSU's Master of Information Technology (with specialisations) (16 subjects) is available to students with professional IT experience or with a bachelor's degree in any discipline.

At your pace and place

All subjects can be undertaken online and are supported by a host of educational technologies, including video lectures, lab simulations and chat rooms. You can also study this course on campus at CSU Study Centres in Melbourne or Sydney. As an online student you can complete the course in two years. You could fast-track completion by studying additional subjects. You can also choose to study fewer subjects or take temporary leave to fit in with your work and personal schedule.

Flexibility

Comprising four core subjects, eight elective subjects, and four specialisation subjects, course content is flexible and may be tailored to support your professional requirements.

Build expertise in your chosen arena

Choose subjects that relate to networking, programming, security, management, or business and systems analysis and learn skills across diverse fields as digital forensics, wireless networking, cloud computing, virtualisation, and object-oriented programming.

Your professional expertise is valued

We encourage students from different educational and work-experience backgrounds to apply for this course. We offer an entry pathway for students without an undergraduate degree but with previous IT experience. We also offer credit for a wide range of industry certificates from vendors such as Cisco, Microsoft and EMC, along with credit for previous academic study.

The renowned School of Computing and Mathematics

With strong external research and consultancy links, the school offers a range of opportunities for students to combine study with interesting research projects. The School of Computing and Mathematics boasts a research profile ranked at world level according to the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation.

Business Analysis

Business Analysts propose technology solutions to business problems. This specialisation prepares students for a business analysis role through a blend of management and technology subjects. Topics covered include management theory and practice, systems analysis, risk management and data analysis and visualisation.

Career opportunities

Utilise your skills across networking, software designing, cloud computing and system analysis. You could devise technology solutions to business problems as a business analyst, or you could work as a network security specialist to protect critical infrastructure of an organisation. Take your place at the cutting edge of an ever-evolving industry.