Masters (Coursework)
2 year program
You must have a recognised bachelor degree (or higher) in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.00 (on QUT's 7 point scale).
1.5 year programYou must have one of:
You must have one of:
2 year program
A completed recognised bachelor degree in any discipline with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale).
1.5 year program*
A completed recognised bachelor degree in information technology with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale); or
A completed recognised graduate certificate in information technology with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale).
1 year program*
A completed Australian honours bachelor degree in information technology with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale); or
A completed recognised graduate diploma in information technology with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 (on QUT's 7 point scale).
*Note: As part of QUT's application for admission process you will be automatically assessed for the 1.5 or 1 year program if eligible. If you wish to be considered for the 2 year program only please indicate this on your application form.
All market sectors are embracing new digital and technological advances to ensure they remain competitive (source: Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA)). The prevalence of digital technologies in industry is resulting in a growing demand for savvy IT professionals across a diverse range of sectors and roles.
Fields such as data science business process management process mining artificial intelligence machine learning cyber security virtual and augmented reality business analytics data visualisation and the Internet of Things continue to evolve rapidly. Business investment in these areas continues to grow as does the demand for expertise in these areas (source: Australia's Digital Pulse ACS/Deloitte).
In response to emerging industry trends QUT has revised our postgraduate IT offerings. In our Master of Information Technology we are offering three new majors and have updated our existing majors to align with those emerging IT industry trends.
We offer one of the largest range of study specialisations within a postgraduate IT degree with eight majors ranging from those connecting IT to business domains (e.g. Business Analysis) to those highly technical in nature (e.g. Software Development).
This course is designed to facilitate learning for an unknown future. As a graduate you will be proficient in IT knowledge production and use. You will have had the opportunity to apply this knowledge in a range of real-world contexts. You will be effective in complex and creative problem solving bringing an understanding of IT as a field of rapid change and emerging innovation.
You will be qualified to work with IT service providers consultancies and vendors and readily employed in software and application development companies. Additionally you will be in strong demand in government departments the finance and banking sector and within healthcare advanced manufacturing engineering mining and agriculture.
This program is Australian Computer Society (ACS) accredited giving eligibility for ACS membership recognition by ACS for certification and migration skills assessment and international recognition by signatories of the Seoul Accord.
To meet the course requirements for the Master of Information Technology (Study Area A) you are required to complete 192 credit points of course units consisting of:
To meet the course requirements for the Master of Information Technology (Study Area A) you are required to complete 192 credit points of course units consisting of: