Masters of Information Technology

This course aims to retrain graduates with no IT background and prepare them for rewarding employment in the IT industry. Students are introduced to important fundamental computer science topics such as programming, database systems and computer networks, and progress to advanced topics in software engineering, database systems, intelligent systems, internet computing, or computer networks (including web-based multimedia and e-commerce systems). Students can complete the degree entirely by coursework, or incorporate an industrial software engineering team project and an elective minor research thesis. Students who already have knowledge of programming and data structures may move more rapidly to the advanced topics.

IELTS Requirement :                      6.0

Skill Assessment Authority:        Australian Computer Society(www.acs.org.au)

Subjects Offered (La Trobe University):

First year Core units (75 credit points)

TE-W05-W07 or TE-W26-W28 Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals CSE1OFA
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming CSE1IOO
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 Algorithms and Data Structures CSE2ALG
TE-SEM-1 Discrete Mathematics MAT1DM 15
TE-SEM-2 System Design Engineering Fundamentals CSE2DES

Second year Core units (30 credit points)

TE-SEM-2 Advanced Programming Project CSE4PRG 30

Elective units (135 credit points)

CSE units to the value of 135 credit points, including no more than four level 1, 2 or 3 units.

A typical enrolment for a semester 1 commencement would consist of:

• First year – five core units plus three level 1, 2, or 3 units.
• Second year –CSE4PRG and six other units (at least five at level 4). A minor thesis can replace four level 4 units. Students can apply to take CSE4PRA and PRB in lieu of CSE4PRG.

Level 1, 2 and 3 units (a maximum of four units may be chosen)
Most units have prerequisites.

Teaching period Unit name Unit code Credit points

TE-SEM-1 Artificial Intelligence - Logic and Reasoning CSE3ALR
TE-SEM-1 C Programming for Engineers and Scientists CSE1CES
TE-SEM-1 Computer System Architecture CSE2CSA
TE-SEM-1 Database Fundamentals CSE2DBF
TE-SEM-1 Database Management Systems CSE3DMS
TE-SEM-1 Intelligent Multimedia Systems CSE3IMS
TE-SEM-1 Intermediate Graphics Programming CSE3IGR
TE-SEM-1 Intermediate Network Engineering CSE3INE
TE-SEM-1 Internet Client Engineering CSE2ICE
TE-SEM-2 Metrics, Quality and Reliability CSE3MQR
TE-SEM-1 Network Engineering Fundamentals CSE2NEF
TE-SEM-1 System Design and Methodologies CSE3SDM
TE-SEM-1 System Testing and Quality CSE2STQ
TE-SEM-2 Artificial Intelligence – Fundamentals CSE2AIF
TE-SEM-2 Computational Intelligence CSE3CI
TE-SEM-2 Professional Environment CSE3PE
TE-SEM-2 Intermediate Games Technology CSE3IGT
TE-SEM-2 Network Engineering Fundamentals CSE2NEF
TE-SEM-2 Networks Systems and Web Security CSE3NSW
TE-SEM-2 Object-Oriented Application Development CSE3OAD
TE-SEM-2 Object-Oriented Programming using C++ CSE1CPP
TE-SEM-2 Operating Systems CSE3OSS
TE-SEM-2 Web Applications Engineering CSE3WAE

Level 4 units

Some units may not be available every year and some may have prerequisites. Subject to approval, up to two units from other areas of the University can be taken (such as level 4 business units from within the Graduate School of Management).

TE-SEM-1 Advanced Databases CSE4ADB
TE-SEM-1 Advanced Games Programming Technology CSE4AGT
TE-SEM-1 Advanced System Design CSE4ASD
TE-SEM-1 Decision Support Systems CSE4DSS
TE-SEM-1 Multi-agent Systems CSE4MAS
TE-SEM-1 Advanced Software Engineering Project A* CSE4PRA*
TE-SEM-1 Real-time and Fault-Tolerant Systems CSE4RFS
TE-SEM-1 Web Services Engineering CSE4WSE
TE-SEM-1 Wireless Network Engineering CSE4WNE
TE-SEM-2 Advanced Graphics CSE4AGR
TE-SEM-2 Advanced Quality and Reliability CSE4AQR
TE-SEM-1 Communication Protocol Engineering CSE4CPE
TE-SEM-2 Data Mining CSE4DMI
TE-SEM-2 Entrepreneurship CSE4ENT
TE-SEM-2 Mobile and Pervasive Computing CSE4MPC
TE-SEM-2 Performance Analysis of Computer Systems CSE4PCS
TE-SEM-2 Pervasive Network Design CSE4PND
TE-SEM-2 Advanced Software Engineering Project B CSE4PRB