Master of Technology (Research)

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of a recognised 3-year Australia Bachelor degree or overseas equivalent.

English language requirement

Overall Academic IELTS band score of 6.0, with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL iBT: 60-78 with minimum Reading 13 Listening 12,Speaking 18, Writing 21

Pearson: 50 (no band score less than 50)

Cambridge: 169 with no band less than 169

Course Details

This program aims to provide students a pathway to a research career in IT. Students without a background in IT can undertake this program and gain both the background IT knowledge plus the research skills to go on to further research oriented study.

Upon completion students will have a broad understanding of Information Technology plus a strong understanding of academic research in the discipline.

This program has a course work component that is comparable to a graduate diploma in Information Technology that focuses on Software Engineering and Enterprise Systems Technology. Additionally the course work provides an exploration of required research skills and methodology training to undertake a career in research

This program also requires students to undertake an individual academic research project that is equivalent in size and depth to an Australian Honours thesis. This project will be carried out by working with a research supervisor. This project will contribute new knowledge to the chosen field.

Professional Recognition: This course holds Professional Level accreditation with the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Career opportunities include:

Programmer

Systems administrator

SAP consultant

Systems designer

Software analyst

Systems tester

As a software engineer you will create, maintain and modify computer software as well as analyse current software products. You will also evaluate new programming tools and techniques. Graduates may find employment in a variety of industries with the production of medium to large scale software.